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Stop Press!
Surprise!! -25th October 2011
Historic Racing Driver Magazine produced in NZ is no more!!
Only 6 issues of this fabulous magazine were produced here
Jack Quin has sold the magazine and magazine will soon be produced from the UK with a target audience aimed at Elite Car Clubs!
23rd Jan 2012 -here is Latest one
NZ Classic Driver Dec-Jan 2012 Issue 40
- features Citroen;Mini Cooper and Hudson special features and finally info via letters on exsistence of Ford Zephyr Mk3 Special into a Pickup ute for the NZ market -..phew
Vale ...with Saddness
Auto legend Carroll Shelby, father of Cobra, dies age 89
Update May 18th 2012
April 2012 NZCC
Issue 256: Chrysler 300C 1957 stick shift former race car;Historic Muscle Cars debut; Jaguar SS100 No 8 Replica; Jim Boyd; Mercedes-Benz 250SE Cabriolet 1967; Riley Car Club Annual Rally; Wally Wilmot
Sorry for the Delay - bit behind at present as working on older material Will be doing May on today
May 2012 NZ Performance Car
Issue 185: Mazda Focus issue -Mazda 626 1980 Ecto; Mazda RX-7 (FD35) 1992 of Ricky Lee;Mazda -Rail Drag Car on 2007 Spitzer ; Events-Rotary Summer Drags 2012; others; D1NZ Round 5; Wings and Wheels at Ardmore
FHM Australia - May 2012 Issue is the last one to be produced due to falling sales "Publisher ACP yesterday announced the May issue of FHM would be the last and the magazine's website would close at the same time. Redundancies are likely. -Once-dominant in the "lad's mag" market that emerged from the UK in the 1990s, FHM - For Him Magazine - shocked market observers when it shed half its circulation in the last six months of last year.."
May 2012 NZ Autocar
BMW 320d 4 door Gen 6; Jag XF 2.2D; Leadfoot Festival Report; Mazda RX-8 Spirit R; New Lamborghini Aventador on our Roads; Porsche 911 C2S; Stillen 370z: Subaru XV 2.0i 5 door cross over; Suzuki Swift Sport 5 door Hatch
May 2012 NZ4WD
Vol 17 #1 Events-2012 Micky Thompson NZ Manukau; NZ National 4x4 Trials Thames Final Round ; Safaris -Hunterville Lions; Project Promise Hokianga; ; Feature off Road Tyres ; Test-Suzuki Jimny Sierra HT 1.3i
May 2012 NZV8 #84
Issue 84: Beach Hop 2012; Cheetah 1963-1968 Part 1; Chevrolet Camaro SS 1969 -468ci; CMC round 5; Ford Falcon XB GT Coupe 1974; Ford Mustang Fastback 1968 -Stroked 302; Rising Star Businesses going Global -
Where is Wheel Buyers Guide Guys?
Yep bit behind Been busy on older material NZPC and 4x4 Action coming
April-May 2012 Beaded Wheels produced by NZ Vintage Car Club Inc
Issue 315:Motorcycle focus 1900 De Dion Tricycle ;1903 Pebok Motorcycle; Miltaire 1918; cars Buick and Rolls Royce : an Insight into their Relationship" Part 1;Jaguar Xk120 DHC tracking 3 that came to NZ; The 39th Far North
April 2012 4x4 Action & Adventure
April 2012 NZ Company Vehicle
BMW 1 Series M Coupe ;Citroen Berlingo 1.6HDI van; Fiat Abarth 695 Tributo Ferrari; Honda CR-Z 1.5 IMA Hybrid Coupe;Range Rover Evoque SD4; SsangYong Actyon ute; Suzuki Splash; Toyota Camry all new
(one better mag issues for a while great to see more Driving features
*****
5 stars from me -
lets face it over the years all those Lease stories from leasing companies etc are getting bloody boring!! - same old dry advertorial!! - Best thing thats ever happened to this magazine was employing Damien O'Carroll
April 2012 Autotalk
Volume 3 Issue 2: 5 BOP dealers shutting their doors; Lead Foot Festival 2012 Event report; Sales Stats March 2012 analysed; Mazda CX5; The Real Cost of an Hour; Western Motor Group
April 6th 2012 AutoFile
BMW 3 series & Hyundai Veloster ; Chrysler take back Alfa Romeo & Fiat; Consumers accepting higher miles cars ; WOF & Reg shakeup
Been a bit behind on these - not really my core business but I understand quite a few of my readers my readers are the dealers -I try and do the latest ones (with old back issue when I have time!)
April-May 2012 Classic Driver Issue 42
Issue 42: Fiat Focus issue Fiat 1500; Fiat 125T built by Torino; Fiat Dino Coupe 2.4; Fiat Coupe 1993-2000; others BMW 327 DHC ex U-Boat Cptn; Nascar Chev Montecaro 2001 & BMW E30 M3; Restoration shop feature
(sent to me Monday it taken me 2 days to review..phew
***** One of Best!) Thanks Wes
Note A lot of you are looking on info on Carlos Neate - I found some stuff from Forums -there is a Carlos Neate in Australia on the Linkedin website
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creator of The Lemon Guide does not answer phonecalls or emails
!.(I since found there is an syntax error in his email address god knows how he does business!) ..as I have asked for a copy of one of the last paper editions...to see whether its improved from last one I did in 2010 -apparently from 2012 they are now gone Electronic!
New Driving rules tips
Found a good practice sight which I recommend Suzuki used the Streets of Palmerston-North an old stomping ground of mine
www.giveway.co.nz
update 8th Feb 2012
19th January 2012 Autofile
This week will be doing NZ Trucking; AutoTalk and NZ Classic Car
Feb 2012 Autocar has not arrived!
December 2011 Classic Cars (GB) also known as its original name
Thorougbred & Classic Cars (last did then in 2007)
Happened to be in Wgtn Library and did this then highlights Austin-Healey 100/4 1953 Wks car -100S spec from 1954; Sunbeam-Talbot 4.0 Tourer 2D 1938 Mysterious beauty; Lotus Carlton Omega Comparsion - Have a Read (have indexed of- line most their mags 1973-2001)
http://www.carmagreviews.co.nz/NonCms/Review.aspx?MagReview=1032
2012 NZ4wd Annual
4wd Memories & 5 medium recreational comparsion-surprising Renault comes out on top!
and yes FHM - I keep getting sent these - Way Behind at present here is Oct 2011 Issue 162 hardly any car stuff in it - not really a priority for me nice pics of Audrina Partridge
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was at the Feb 12th 2012 Trentham Memorial Park - 26th British Classic Car Show display
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New
from Feb 7th 2010
New Section: Book Reviews of Automotive Books
Racing Jaguar in New Zealand by Brian Watson
this Month March 2011
A Farmers Affair -The Legend of the Land Rover by Duncan Munro
Adding in Q & A
Most popular Searches this month: References For: Daimler SP250 Dart Roadster 1959-1964 & Ginetta G15 & G15S 1969-1974