Boating

3 min. di lettura

That pull to the water gets stronger over time, though, and when I started emailing my brother, Brent Vance, images of what I’d nicknamed the “Bond” boat, he poked around on Craigslist. Within a week, he was sending me phone pictures of what really w

dune buggies and hot VWs

1 min. di lettura

SOME INDIVIDUALS REMINISCE ABOUT L.A.’S BIG AND VIBRANT VOLK- swagen scene from the 1980s. Yet, we tend to forget that not everything was rosy in the city of Angels at the time, with high crime levels and VWs being coveted by thieves. Ask Tony Chavez

Street Machine

3 min. di lettura

CHANTELLE Cilia is studying psychology, so she can probably tell you a thing or two about the age-old ‘nature versus nurture’ debate. But it would be fair to say that the latter played a significant role when it comes to her love of cars. With a bona

Leisure Wheels

2 min. di lettura

✓ THE GOOD: Inconspicuous, practical, super economical daily runner × THE BAD: Short gear ratios ensure plenty of gear swaps in peak hour traffic (but we’ve adapted to the different driving style) THERE we were, driving a Nissan 370Z sports car, deck

Scootering

1 min. di lettura

If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck and quacks like a duck then it’s a duck. On that basis the engine must, at the very least, be a close relative of the old Piaggio unit. Although manufacturers tend to be evasive about details, it’s common pr

Custom Car

3 min. di lettura

This month, while Super CC suffered an embarrassing bout of premature ejection, our heroes back in the office were in the process of suffering an equally embarrassing bout of premature rejection by the readership, due to the recent management decisio

NZV8

2 min. di lettura

WHERE IS IT NOW? The evolution of Pat Croul’s Camaro from stocker to NZV8 cover car was an interesting one, made more interesting by its being Pat’s first foray away from modifying motorbikes and into cars. He didn’t just dip his toes in the water wi

NZ Hot Rod

6 min. di lettura

THE custom ’41 Ford pickup built by Berry & Chung in 1968 and shown within the Grahame Berry profile in the December ’20 NZ Hot Rod Mag, has recently been refurbished by Christchurch rodder Greg Hiddleston. But how did it get from there to here? Grah

Wheels

1 min. di lettura

Price as tested: $26,385 This month: 145km @ 12.6L/100km IT’S HARD TO GAUGE which Dan has been more significant in steering Victoria through the pandemic – Dan Andrews or Dan Murphy’s. Melbourne is now past the halfway point of the strict Stage 4 res

CAR

1 min. di lettura

Driver: Nikesh Kooverjee NikeshKooverjee 2 045 km 6,61 L/100 km + great standard features nowhere to safely store big smartphones While driving home in traffic one afternoon, I had a unique occurrence that I’d never experienced in a test car be

Independent on Saturday

1 min. di lettura

KLOOF classic car collector John Booth was working on the leather of the seat of an old Rover, that was once nearly turned into a Greased Lightning car, when he heard a “ping”. “And there was this coin,” he said. It was an old and unusual penny that

Fast Bikes

2 min. di lettura

A lot of time in the seat this month, notching up a third of my overall mileage with a couple of back to back long hauls over a four day period. At least on an R6 they felt like long hauls – a larger machine would have undoubtedly been a little easie

T3

1 min. di lettura

Your trusty motor is built for the cold, be it two-or four-wheel drive, but that doesn’t mean it won’t need help to handle the elemental onslaught ahead. A few simple tricks will leave you safer on the roads this winter. Top of the list: run your usu

Fast Car

1 min. di lettura

This pint-sized spanner-jockey has had a hand in more than a few feature cars over the years. Scanning back through the files, we can see that his rollcall of personal build includes the Fiesta Zetec-S that he bought himself as a 20th birthday presen

Classic American

3 min. di lettura

Words: Nigel Hole & Ben Klemenzson Donald Trump’s UK visit may have been in the headlines, but when it comes to Anglo-American special relations, nothing could have trumped this year’s outstanding 2018 Stars & Stripes show. It was one of three car sh

Motor Boat & Yachting

1 min. di lettura

BUILT: 2005 PRICE: £169,950 When Sealine launched the S48 at the Southampton Boat Show in 2001 it was the largest sportscruiser the company had ever built and came with a host of brand-new features that were quickly adopted by other manufacturers, su

CAR

2 min. di lettura

DRIVEN TO DISTRACTION I truly enjoyed your feature on the Datsun 1200 GX Coupé/Fiat 128 Rally 1300 in CAR’s July issue. Those years I dreamt of owning one of them but none of that materialised. Instead, I settled for a much more affordable standard

Classic Ford

4 min. di lettura

There’s no doubt, Rob Squire has got it bad. To say he’s a serial restorer is putting it mildly because there’s a string of successes under his belt. The last of Rob’s Fords we featured was his gorgeous Mk2 Granada he found on a bloke’s driveway in v

Practical Caravan

1 min. di lettura

Clip-on straps help pull the awning  through the caravan’s rail Some potential buyers might dislike  the lack of any carpet option PRIMA’S DELUXE INFINITY series, introduced this season, comes in three widths, with this, the 260, being the smallest

Unique Cars Australia

1 min. di lettura

LONG-TERM collector and museum owner Charlie Schwerkolt is one of those rare people who has been able to turn his unquestionably quirky tastes into a public resource and have some fun along the way. Located at Arthurs Seat on Victoria’s Mornington Pe

Classic Ford

2 min. di lettura

“This is my pride and joy, which I’ve owned for seven years now,” says Dean. “It was green with micro blisters all over it when I bought it, but it’s since had a full bare metal rub down and all the inner and outer seals replaced, plus a beautiful ne

T3

2 min. di lettura

The Q7 is ice-cool, uncompromising and ruthlessly efficient. The spacious seven-seater has all of the entertainment and technology to make long journeys as smooth and comfortable as possible. From £65,750, audi.co.uk The i3 is a responsive, highly pr

Heritage Commercials

1 min. di lettura

Around 30,000 attendees headed to Birmingham’s NEC over the three-day show to see over 1,000 cars in various conditions, from a rusty heap to a concours stunner. They were treated to amazing vehicle displays, live working on projects and informative

Unique Cars Australia

2 min. di lettura

GLENN TORRENS MY P-PLATE car was a 1974 Lancer two-door sedan. Between its Chrysler badges it was all-Mitsubishi (fully imported from Japan – if that matters now!) and like most peoples’ first cars over the years it was more than a decade old. Think

Boating

2 min. di lettura

▸ This boat’s pickle-fork style speaks for itself. The roomy spaciousness and aggressive exterior profile make this one of the most striking boats on the water (or on a trailer or lift). ▸ Available QuickFill hull-flooding ballast system adds 1,000 p

Classic Jaguar

1 min. di lettura

If a Jaguar Mk2 appeals but you can’t afford the kind of money that excellent examples sell for these days, there are more affordable alternatives – including the entry-level 240, the model that replaced the 2.4-litre Mk2 in September 1967. It was es

Classic Car Buyer

1 min. di lettura

East Anglian Motor Auctions is set to host its final Classic & Retro Auction of 2020 on December 5, having delayed the sale from its previous November 14 date. As you might expect it’s being held behind closed doors, with details on how to bid – plus

VWt

1 min. di lettura

Engine: Standard 150ps 4Motion Chassis: Bilstein lifted suspension, BF Goodrich All-Terrain T/A 245/65/17 tyres, 17-inch Weller Faux Beadlock wheels Exterior: Front skid plate underbody protection, side rock sliders, lower side and wheel arch prote

Classic American

3 min. di lettura

Words and pictures: Geoff Carverhill Anyone who has restored a classic American car of any type will know of the perils of finding specialist companies that have the knowledge and expertise to carry out work to a required standard. Having found that

Practical Caravan

2 min. di lettura

THE AFFINITY IS a popular range in the Elddis line-up; from the launch for 2013, it fitted neatly between the Avanté and the Crusader. Built for those wanting luxury touches at a reasonable cost and weight, the Affinity fitted the bill really well. N