NZ Hot Rod

Published since 1967, N.Z. HOT ROD is dedicated to portraying every sphere of Hot Rodding. From traditional and modern Hot Rods to Street Machines, Muscle Cars and Race Cars, NZ Hot Rod features them all. Plus there's coverage of many of the 100 or so hot rod events, including Drag meets from around New Zealand and overseas.

NZ Hot Rod

Publisher's PODIUM

Box 8 Waipu LETTERS

Just in PASSING

Sunburst • MEL & KERRY SILK'S 1933 FORD FORDOR SEDAN

Street Rod Nationals • 2026 Novus Glass NZHRA Street Rod Nationals presented by Eastside Street Rods

Taupo R&CC 50th Anniversary

Waipu Car & Bike Show • Presented by BBS Timbers in association with the Waipu Lions Club

Trick Ride • RENOWNED MUSCLE CAR BUILDER TRANSFORMS THE SHELBY LEGEND INTO A MODERN MASTERPIECE, BLENDING CLASSIC HERITAGE WITH ADVANCED ENGINEERING.

Upcoming EVENTS

Overseas EVENTS

Box 8 Waipu LETTERS

Strength to Strength • LISA BROWN'S ’46 CHEVROLET PICKUP

TRILLO METALS MUSCLE CAR #36 MADNESS RANGIORA SHOWGROUNDS - 22ND - 26TH JANUARY

Comp 3 • Featuring the Vintage Gassers at NAPA Auto Parts Dragway, Meremere, 31st Jan ‘26

The Grand National Roadster Show Pt2

Flashback A Travelogue • The Ultimate Seventies Adventure in a model A

Off and Running • Jim Blum's travel diary (abridged) written in 1973 (with some explanatory notes for 2020)

Toolbox TALES • Out of Body Experience