hot rod
June 26th, 2009 by NZ Classic Car
Century Yuasa Batteries is proudly sponsoring the National Hot Rod Association raffle for a 1930 Model A Roadster. The car complete with Ford 302, C4 and nine-inch rear, and is valued at over $50,000.
Just 20,000 tickets will be issued and the winner will have the car just in time for Christmas.
The lottery hot rod will be on display Street Rod Nationals which is also sponsored by Century Yuasa.
Century Yuasa Hot Rod Lottery tickets will be available from NZHRA clubs, individual members, at selected retail outlets and at NZHRA events from September, for just $6 each. All NZHRA clubs will receive $1 from any ticket sales they make.
December 17th, 2008 by NZ Classic Car
The very first car show in the world for 2009 is on at Whangamata RSA car park on January 1st, 2009. Hosted by Hot Rod Promotions there will be live music, prizes, and a bar (RSA). All classics, muscle cars, hot rods, imports and any special interest vehicles will be welcome to enter.
To find out more, click here to visit the Hot Rod Promotions website
November 25th, 2008 by NZ Classic Car
The future of the U.S automobile industry may be in doubt at present, but there is no denying older American models are still popular down here in NZ. Some brilliantly prepared American cars from the 1940s through to the 1960s featured at the Stragglers Rod and Custom Club’s third annual Classic Car Display at Lake Te Koutu Domain on Sunday.
More than 600 vehicles were on display making it a massive event for classic car enthusiasts. Display models ranged from U.S built Chevrolets, Fords, Buicks, Dodges, Cadillacs and Lincolns to the quaintly British Vauxhall Veloxs and Ford Anglias and Zephyrs. Thousands of admirers were in attendance with more than $8000 raised for Cambridge’s Riding for the Disabled.
A mixture of hot rods, street machines and muscle cars packed out the domain but there was a touch of English class in the form of a 1972 Aston Martin DB5 and a 1971 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow.
October 8th, 2008 by NZ Classic Car
American CNG conversion company AFVTech is at work developing a dedicated compressed natural gas hot rod based on a 1933 Ford Roadster.
AFVTech is determined to make a statement being, “that natural gas can be fun to drive, fast and wrapped up in a package that will turn heads,” said AFVTech President Kevin Fern in a recent interview.
“We are investing a lot of engineering time in this project, highlighting the technological advancements that we use in the Natural Drive Dedicated EPA Certified CNG retrofit systems,” he said.
The clever conversion uses a modified General Motors LS7 seven-litre V8 engine (as used in the Chevrolet Corvette Z06), a six-speed transmission, drive-by-wire controls and ABS disc brakes. Power output is expected to be around 600hp.
The special Hot Rod is being prepared for the upcoming Alternative Fuels and Vehicles Institute Expo over in the States next May.
