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December 14th, 2009 by NZ Classic Car
The January 2010 issue of NZ Classic Car magazine has just hit the shelves, so grab your copy today.
In this month’s issue our cover car is a Kiwi motoring icon the 1964 EH Holden Premier. We have a young person’s guide to classic cars and feature a Fiat 124 Coupe, Ford Cortina and a Ford Capri all with young owners. We bring you all the action from the Drive NZ Classic tour and we have the latest installment from our Kiwi mechanic working in Europe. We check out all the bells and whistles on the brand spankers Mercedes-Benz E500 and we have a unique article on how your father may influence your choice in cars. Our Motorsport Flashback section returns to 1970 with Graeme Lawrence and the Ex-Amon Ferrari and our home mechanic guide is all about fitting and setting distributor points.
All this and more articles, news, reviews and technical support to keep you informed on the world of classic motoring. Pick up the January issue before it sells out.
October 23rd, 2009 by NZ Classic Car
Classic cars will be tearing through Manukau city centre streets tomorrow as part of the Full Throttle event this Labour Weekend.
Full Throttle has confirmed that the Flying 50 Street Race, which stars British and European classic cars, will be on Saturday 24 October in central Manukau. Full Throttle, an event started by Manukau City Council last year, has millions of dollars worth of cars on show and in action over the three days of Labour Weekend.
The Flying 50 Street Race, part of the Drive NZ Rally, will run in the format of Olympic cycling pursuits. The city street circuit will have two start/finish lines adjacent to each other. This allows two cars to race each other and the clock for four laps. It will be a challenging, twisting circuit that winds back on itself between the buildings of central Manukau.
As well as the Flying 50, a huge range of classic, performance, show, old school, hot rod and drift cars will be at TelstraClear Pacific events centre over three days.
There will be drifting demonstrations, soundoffs and motokhana where drivers put their skills to the test on grass and tarmac. Entertainment on one of the days will be provided by the Southside gig, part of the Manukau Festival of Arts (MFA) — starring Nesian Mystik.
Manukau City Council Thriving Economy Portfolio Leader Arthur Anae says the Flying 50 will add to the huge range of vehicles to check out at Full Throttle.
“Seeing classic cars in action on Manukau’s streets is going to be a great spectacle. This is another way of showing it’s possible to have fun in cars in a controlled environment, one of the aims of Full Throttle. Full Throttle will appeal to everyone in the family, not just keen motor fanatics. The events over the three days of Labour Weekend or all free or really cheap, which is another great reason to come. This is the opportunity for people all around the Auckland region to check out tens of millions worth of vehicles for free or very cheaply. We’ll be encouraging people to watch someone else do the driving and have a holiday at home this Labour Weekend, says Cr Anae.
Flying 50 organiser Roger Philips says he expects up to 10,000 spectators will come to check out the classic cars racing through Manukau city centre.
“This is Auckland’s opportunity to enjoy a street race with a difference. Classic cars will be racing on the streets of Manukau city centre, capturing the sights and sounds of last century in an event that pits drivers and rarely seen cars against each other.
“This will be a day of up-close and personal racing, as it was done in Mum and Dad’s day. There’ll be great spectator involvement in the pits, with great viewing and picnicking from the grounds of Hayman Park.
“The street display of British classics with owners in period dress will take you back to the good old post World War Two days, with fond memories of a more relaxed time with cars full of character displaying the best of period engineering and design. A great day out for all the generations,” Mr Philips says.
Saturday 24 October
Flying 50 Street Race — 9am to 5pm, Davies Ave next to Hayman Park, $12 adults, under 12s free
Classic British and European cars racing on a twisting street circuit between the buildings of central Manukau. Starring cars from the Drive NZ Classic and Targa Narva. Street display of British classics with owners in period dress. Parking in the council carpark off Wiri Station Road.
4 & Rotary Supershow — noon to late, TelstraClear Pacific events centre, free
Celebrating the diversity of interest in contemporary performance cars. Motokhana, drifting demonstrations and sound offs. Show and shine of performance, show, drag, old school and drift cars with trophies and prizes up for grabs. Southside gig, featuring graf art, Nesian Mystik and other entertainment.
Sunday 25 October – Dunlop Targa Rally preview, 9am to 6pm, TelstraClear Pacific events centre, free
Featuring the Targa Rally — known as the ‘ultimate road race’. See $25 million plus of Targa cars in action and up close before the rally start on Labour Day. Action-packed motorkana — where drivers put their skills to the test, and show and shine of some fantastic looking cars. Entertainment for the entire family.
Monday 26 October – Yester-Year Classic & Vintage, 10am to 3pm, TelstraClear Pacific events centre, free
Featuring the start of the Targa Rally, which is celebrating its 15th anniversary. The day for vintage and classic vehicle enthusiasts to see a range of machines on show. Hot rods, muscle cars, restored and collectors vehicles including military vehicles. Plus entertainment.
Find out more at www.manukau.govt.nz/fullthrottle
October 1st, 2009 by NZ Classic Car
Classic cars will be racing through Manukau city centre streets as part of the Full Throttle event this Labour Weekend.
Full Throttle has confirmed that the Flying 50 Street Race, which stars British and European classic cars, will be on Saturday 24 October in central Manukau. Full Throttle, an event started by Manukau City Council last year, has millions of dollars worth of cars on show and in action over the three days of Labour Weekend.
The Flying 50 Street Race, part of the Drive NZ Rally, will run in the format of Olympic cycling pursuits. The city street circuit will have two start/finish lines adjacent to each other. This allows two cars to race each other and the clock for four laps. It will be a challenging, twisting circuit that winds back on itself between the buildings of central Manukau.
As well as the Flying 50, a huge range of classic, performance, show, old school, hot rod and drift cars will be at TelstraClear Pacific events centre over three days.
There will be drifting demonstrations, soundoffs and motokhana where drivers put their skills to the test on grass and tarmac. Entertainment on one of the days will be provided by the Southside gig, part of the Manukau Festival of Arts (MFA) — starring Nesian Mystik.
Manukau City Council Thriving Economy Portfolio Leader Arthur Anae says the Flying 50 will add to the huge range of vehicles to check out at Full Throttle.
“Seeing classic cars in action on Manukau’s streets is going to be a great spectacle. This is another way of showing it’s possible to have fun in cars in a controlled environment, one of the aims of Full Throttle. Full Throttle will appeal to everyone in the family, not just keen motor fanatics. The events over the three days of Labour Weekend or all free or really cheap, which is another great reason to come. This is the opportunity for people all around the Auckland region to check out tens of millions worth of vehicles for free or very cheaply. We’ll be encouraging people to watch someone else do the driving and have a holiday at home this Labour Weekend, says Cr Anae.
Flying 50 organiser Roger Philips says he expects up to 10,000 spectators will come to check out the classic cars racing through Manukau city centre.
“This is Auckland’s opportunity to enjoy a street race with a difference. Classic cars will be racing on the streets of Manukau city centre, capturing the sights and sounds of last century in an event that pits drivers and rarely seen cars against each other.
“This will be a day of up-close and personal racing, as it was done in Mum and Dad’s day. There’ll be great spectator involvement in the pits, with great viewing and picnicking from the grounds of Hayman Park.
“The street display of British classics with owners in period dress will take you back to the good old post World War Two days, with fond memories of a more relaxed time with cars full of character displaying the best of period engineering and design. A great day out for all the generations,” Mr Philips says.
Saturday 24 October
Flying 50 Street Race — 9am to 5pm, Davies Ave next to Hayman Park, $12 adults, under 12s free
Classic British and European cars racing on a twisting street circuit between the buildings of central Manukau. Starring cars from the Drive NZ Classic and Targa Narva. Street display of British classics with owners in period dress. Parking in the council carpark off Wiri Station Road.
4 & Rotary Supershow — noon to late, TelstraClear Pacific events centre, free
Celebrating the diversity of interest in contemporary performance cars. Motokhana, drifting demonstrations and sound offs. Show and shine of performance, show, drag, old school and drift cars with trophies and prizes up for grabs. Southside gig, featuring graf art, Nesian Mystik and other entertainment.
Sunday 25 October – Dunlop Targa Rally preview, 9am to 6pm, TelstraClear Pacific events centre, free
Featuring the Targa Rally — known as the ‘ultimate road race’. See $25 million plus of Targa cars in action and up close before the rally start on Labour Day. Action-packed motorkana — where drivers put their skills to the test, and show and shine of some fantastic looking cars. Entertainment for the entire family.
Monday 26 October – Yester-Year Classic & Vintage, 10am to 3pm, TelstraClear Pacific events centre, free
Featuring the start of the Targa Rally, which is celebrating its 15th anniversary. The day for vintage and classic vehicle enthusiasts to see a range of machines on show. Hot rods, muscle cars, restored and collectors vehicles including military vehicles. Plus entertainment.
Find out more at www.manukau.govt.nz/fullthrottle
July 22nd, 2009 by NZ Classic Car
Organisers of Drive NZ Classic — scheduled to run from October 9th to October 25th, 2009 — are taking steps to ensure that all the tour’s official safety cars will be classics. Drive NZ Classic have already prepared a stunning replica of Tom Walkinshaw’s Bathurst-winning Jaguar XJ-S and have also prepared an early Range Rover as a recovery vehicle. It is also hoped that the first NZ-bound Lotus Evora will arrive prior to the event — in which case, the stunning Evora will make its public debut on Drive NZ Classic.
The event organiser’s latest official car is lovely old Daimler 250-V8 (pictured) — this Olde English white classic, complete with chrome wire wheels, has been tastefully refurbished and kitted out to look like a ‘60s British police car. Seen here with a ‘police’ blue roof-mounted flashing light, the Daimler will carry a flashing amber light during the event — just to ensure that members of the general public don’t think they’re being pursued by a genuine police car.
NZ Classic Car is planning a feature on the Drive NZ Classic cars in an upcoming edition of the magazine. For now you can find out more about Drive NZ Classic by visiting www.drivenzclassic.com
