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1939 Rolls-Royce Wraith claims ‘Best in Show’ at inaugural Ayrburn Classic in Queenstown

March 24, 2025

A brand-new motoring festival has cruised into Queenstown’s event calendar with style, as the Ayrburn Classic made a roaring debut over the weekend. Around 5000 car lovers flocked to Arrowtown’s hospitality precinct at Ayrburn, where a breathtaking 1939 Rolls-Royce Wraith wowed the crowds and secured the coveted ‘Best in Show’ award. Global Automotive Icons Spanning three days of world-class automobiles, fine dining, and live entertainment, the Ayrburn Classic celebrated the pinnacle of automotive innovation...

Aston Martin

2004 Aston Martin Vanquish

As Aston Martin entered the new millennium, it had a fresh flagship offering. The V12 Vanquish was a new machine...

by Alex Schultz

March 1, 2025

Classics

MG100 – The Centenary of MG

The MG brand began in 1924 as a dealer of Morris cars in Oxford. This is where Cecil Kimber, the...

by Alex Schultz

February 19, 2025

Classics

Government proposes longer WOFs for classics

The government is moving to ease compliance requirements for vintage vehicles and privately owned motorhomes, proposing a reduction in the...

by Richard Edwards

February 10, 2025

Autozam AZ-1 Mazdaspeed with gullwing doors open, in red

Classics

1993 Mazda Autozam AZ-1 Mazdaspeed

A tiny mid-engined kei car wouldn’t be our first choice for a commuter but that doesn’t stop the owner of...

by Kyle Cassidy

January 1, 2025

Ford Thunderbird third generation bullet bird, in blue, M-code

Classics

Ford Thunderbird Haven

Birds flock together, and on a once rural property in South Auckland, we check out a colony of Ford Thunderbirds...

by Kyle Cassidy

December 26, 2024

Classics

Get Set For Americarna 2025

Americarna is on again, the event taking place 19-22 February 2025 in the central North Island. It kicks off in...

by Peter Louisson

December 10, 2024

Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow 1970, green, parked in front of Auckland War Memorial Museum

Classics

1970 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow

by Kyle Cassidy

December 1, 2024

Nothing projects a high roller lifestyle quite like a Rolls-Royce. Here we check out an uber cool 1970 Silver Shadow, which is remarkably affordable. There was a time when the Rolls-Royce badge rightfully sat on the grille of ‘the best car in the world’. That was a long time ago however, when the automobile was in its infancy,...

Classics

1974 AMC Javelin 401

The AMC Javelin may be the forgotten one of the pony car era but that makes it a bit special....

by Kyle Cassidy

November 2, 2024

Honda S660 Mugen in red, parked in front of an urban wall

Classics

2017 Honda S660 Mugen RA

The S660 channels Honda’s commitment to its sporting heritage. It’s from a long line of dynamic heroes, and is one...

by Kyle Cassidy

September 22, 2024

Chevrolet Impala front quarter view, parked at an Auckland park

Classics

1959 Chevrolet Impala Sport Coupe

The 1959 Chevrolet Impala Sport Coupe is a prime example of American chromed excess. It’s big and shiny and draws...

by Kyle Cassidy

August 24, 2024

Mitsuoka-Le-Seyde in white, parked, shot from behind a flax bush

Classics

1990 Mitsuoka Le-Seyde

Some cars attract attention, and then there is the Mitsuoka Le-Seyde. It’s out there man. Japanese automakers have been responsible...

by Kyle Cassidy

July 28, 2024

Ford Mustang GT 2007 in yellow, parked on a wet road

Classics

2007 Ford Mustang GT

The fifth-generation Ford Mustang mixed the great style of the nameplate’s legacy with modern mechanicals to make a retro special....

by Kyle Cassidy

July 7, 2024

Subaru Brumby 1981 in red, parked on a beach, being admired

Classics

1981 Subaru Brumby

Subaru is renowned for its AWD vehicles, not for its pick-up trucks. But the Japanese firm did turn out a...

by Kyle Cassidy

June 1, 2024

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1939 Rolls-Royce Wraith claims ‘Best in Show’ at inaugural Ayrburn Classic in Queenstown

2004 Aston Martin Vanquish

MG100 – The Centenary of MG

Government proposes longer WOFs for classics

1993 Mazda Autozam AZ-1 Mazdaspeed

Ford Thunderbird Haven

Get Set For Americarna 2025

1970 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow

1974 AMC Javelin 401

2017 Honda S660 Mugen RA

1959 Chevrolet Impala Sport Coupe

1990 Mitsuoka Le-Seyde

2007 Ford Mustang GT

1981 Subaru Brumby

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