BMW’s 5 Series from the early eighties wasn’t a common car in New Zealand at the time, especially the Motorsport variants of the 535i model. Here we detail a NZ new example with strong family ties. The BMW E28, built from 1981 to 1988, marked the second generation of the 5 Series and a step forward for the brand. It was the first BMW designed with the aid of a computer, extraordinary...
Read moreDetailsSouth Africa is known for its wildlife, and it’s also the birthplace of a wild Alfa Romeo. Here we tell...
We return to the ever-changing Classics Museum in Hamilton, home to a trove of collectible automotive treasure. It had been...
Here we tell the tale of a mammoth undertaking to recreate a famous lost Bugatti. While having one rare and...
Each enthusiast will have their favourite generation of BMW’s M3. This clean-looking E46 is the gen-three version, the one with...
As the clouds of an impending Second World War began to gather during the late 1930s, Allied Governments began to...
TVR mashes together a mix of parts to deliver a sportscar low in weight and heavy with power. The Chimaera,...
Mention the words ‘Ford’ and ‘touring car’, and most enthusiasts will likely think of the Falcon, Sierra or Escort. Few Kiwi fans recall the Ford Capri, the stylish coupe that some consider made Ford sexy during its tenure. It enjoyed a motorsport career that lasted the majority of its 18-year production run. Originally homologated as a (relatively disastrous)...
Read moreDetailsThe Mitsubishi GTO is one of the forgotten Japanese heroes. It was a technological showpiece packing equal amounts of power...
The hot-hatch revolution never really kicked off here like it did in Europe. Nonetheless, TNZ developed the ripper little Corolla...
A brand-new motoring festival has cruised into Queenstown’s event calendar with style, as the Ayrburn Classic made a roaring debut...
As Aston Martin entered the new millennium, it had a fresh flagship offering. The V12 Vanquish was a new machine...
The MG brand began in 1924 as a dealer of Morris cars in Oxford. This is where Cecil Kimber, the...
The government is moving to ease compliance requirements for vintage vehicles and privately owned motorhomes, proposing a reduction in the...
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