Motorsport and Vintage Vehicles
  • 1965 Shelby Mustang GT 350

    After Ford released their new Mustang 'pony car' in 1964 the company’s vice-president, Lee Iacocca, contracted Shelby American to produce a version of the car that would be suitable for racing in ....

  • 1930 Alfa Romeo Zagato 6C -- Restored

    The Southward Car Museum has a fabulous collection of over 400 motor vehicles, many of which are unique. One of the superbly restored vehicles in their collection is this stunning 1930 Alfa Romeo ....

  • State Highway 1 - Before and After Kaikoura Earthquake

    At two minutes after midnight on the 14th of November 2016, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand. Ruptues on multiple fault lines caused seabed uplift ....

  • 1971 Chevrolet Camaro

    The mid-size Camaro has been produced by Chevrolet (a division of General Motors) since 1966 when it was first introduced as a competitor to Ford’s popular Mustang ‘pony car’. When the first ....

  • The Little Hunter That Wouldn't Go

    "Let's go for a drive in a classic British car from the 1970's", he said, "It'll be fun." Foolishly I agreed, and it was at that point that the day started to unravel... The 1975 Hillman Hunter ....

  • The Lochead Quasar Motorcycle

    The concept of the Quasar was first mapped out in 1968 by Malcom Newell and Ken Leaman when they met up in Scotland on holiday. The design is unlike any standard motorcycle design as the rider sits ....

  • A Stunning Collection At Southward Car Museum

    In Paraparaumu, just north of Wellington (New Zealand) you'll find the Southward Car Museum, which houses a simply stunning collection of almost 400 motor vehicles, over 150 motorcycles, and three ....

  • Shelby Cobra 427R

    Founded by former racing driver Carroll Shelby in 1962, Shelby American developed their first ‘Cobra’, a Ford V-8 powered car built by AC Cars in the UK to Shelby’s specifications, and raced the type ....

  • Lawrence Of Arabia And His Post-WW1 Motorcycles

    After WW1, Colonel T E Lawrence, better known as Lawrence of Arabia, decided to join the RAF under the assumed name of T E Shaw, in part to escape some of the fanfare surrounding his wartime ....

  • Thunderous Formula 5000 Motor Racing in New Zealand

    Ken Smith is a legendary New Zealand motor racing driver who won the New Zealand Grand Prix in 1976, 1990, and 2004, and who has completed over 60 consecutive seasons on the motor racing circuit, ....