NZ Hot Rod

ON the 9th of February 1933, Ford officially announced the new Model 40 (1933 Ford V8) to the public. It was another revolutionary model, surpassing the firsts of the Deuce. It marked the first year of annual model changes and featured a new, stiffer

IN the March issue, we published news about the new WoF requirement for a front number plate. Just three days before it came into effect and with the magazine delivered and in shops on sale, we received news from NZTA via the sharp-as-a-tack team at

PUBLISHERS: Hot Rod Publishing Ltd P O Box 8, Waipu, 0545, New Zealand PROPRIETORS: Paul & Liz Grace Ph: +64 9 432 1270 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Website: www.nz-hotrod.com MANAGING EDITOR: Paul Grace ACCOUNTS: Liz Gr

HI PAUL & Liz, I Hope your summer has been going well and that you are enjoying every moment. I know one thing: you've been very busy with the magazine over the last year (2023), and at the start of this year, that mag has been over the top in all as

16th September 1962 – 20th February 2024 GRAHAM joined the PNHRC in the mid-1980s and was an active member, first building his big block-powered 1927 Track Nose T Roadster which was featured in NZHRM's April ’84 mag. That was followed by his big bloc

LIFE is full of highs, lows, twists and turns, and I was stunned after receiving an email from Chris Gorringe in England advising of the passing of his uncle Roger Gorringe. We had just celebrated Roger's induction into the British Drag Racing Hall o

MIKE Chilando and his team at Alky Digger have stepped up and now make a wide selection of parts for your fuel-injected engine. Their range includes injectors, Barrel valves, nozzles, hoses, stops, arms, ram tubes, pill holders, pills and even abille

> 3-5 30th Annual Rod Run hosted by Marineland in Art Deco Napier featuring the 90th anniversary of the ’33-34 Fords. > 5 Hot Rod Breakfast at the Cars Museum, 6 George Daniels Drive, Trentham, Upper Hutt from 8.30 am ‘til 10.30 am. > 11-12 Pukekohe

Back around the turn of the century and beyond, The Garage used to raffle off diecast 1/18 scale model cars to raise funds: hot rods, muscle cars and classics. Several shops would cut Grazee Collins a good deal when he would bulk buy eight or ten die