Often the NZ Petrolhead and NZ Rodder team will take several hundred images at an event, but only a dozen or so will find their way into the magazines. This is where you’ll find photos from selected shows and rod runs that that didn’t get published in print.

 

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Hot Rod Rampage III

Te Marua Raceway, 17 February, 2013
Pics by Craig ‘Style’ Counsell

The flag drops, the pedal’s pushed to the floor, tyres spin and they’re racing! Plenty of sideways dirt track action was happening at the third annual Hot Rod Rampage.  (View Images)

Spectacular Car Show

Shannon, 10 February 2013
Pics by Craig ‘Style’ Counsell

Shannon’s Spectacular Car Show, an annual community fundraiser, offered a great selection of all vehicle makes and models and all it cost to enjoy the ‘spectacle’ was an optional donation!  (View Images)

 

Classic Car Breakfast Club 66

Palmerston North, 10 February, 2013
Pics by Craig ‘Style’ Counsell

The Classic Car Breakfast Club celebrated its 66th breakfast gathering with a Route 66 themed cruise. (View Images)

Lead Central Kustom Car Show & Swap Meet

Turangi, 9 February, 2013
Pics by Craig ‘Style’ Counsell

Sliced and diced, metalflake and nostalgia… kustom lead sleds were joined by a couple of hundred cool rides of all types at this Turangi NSRA hosted day. The swap meet offered parts and projects and the day finished with a live show from the NZ Blues Brothers Tribute Show.  (View Images)

American Vehicle Day

Trentham Racecourse, 3 February, 2013
Pics by Craig ‘Style’ Counsell

Thirteen’s a lucky number for Moonshine Rod & Custom Club. Its 13th annual American Vehicle Day was the biggest yet and packed with cars, trade stands and plenty of family entertainment.   (View Images)

Manawatu Ford Club All Aussie Day

Manfeild Park, 2 February, 2013
Pics by Craig ‘Style’ Counsell

Australian’s are awesome… especially the four-wheeled variety, and they showed up at Manfeild Park in force for the Manawatu Ford Club’s All Aussie Day.   (View Images)

 

Rods & Pistons Chrome Show

Mangatainoka, 27 January, 2013
Pics by Craig ‘Style’ Counsell

The Tui Brewery in Mangatainoka is hard to miss, but surround it with cool cars and bikes for a day and you’ve really got a landmark.  (View Images)

Otaihanga Picnic

Otaihanga Domain, 20 January, 2013
Pics by Craig ‘Style’ Counsell

Hosted by Road Runners in Wellington, the annual Otaihanga Picnic blew out 40 candles in 2013.   (View Images)

 

NSRA All American Car Display

Palmerston North, 25 November, 2012
Pics by Craig ‘Style’ Counsell

American rides, and a few ‘others’, rolled onto the Railway Land in Palmy for NSRA’s annual All American Car Display.  (View Images )

2012 Century Yuasa NZHRA Street Rod Nationals

Whitianga, 1-4 November, 2012
Not only was the 2012 Century Yuasa NZHRA Street Rod Nationals a high calibre event, the quality of the 230-ish cars was also extremely good. The Coromandel Peninsula proved to be the ideal venue, and a visit to Leadfoot Ranch was one of many highlights.  (View Images )

Road Knights Rod & Custom Club swap meet, 2012

Taupiri, October 28, 2012
Pics by Debbie Jarvis
A well-packed swap area and more cars than ever before; 2012’s Taupiri swap meet was a ripper event in the Waikato.  (View Images )

Papakura Rod & Custom Club’s swap meet and car display, 2012

Walters Road, Papakura, Auckland, October 7, 2012
Pics by Debbie Jarvis
Before settling in for an afternoon of Bathurst Aucklanders, and those from further afield, took themselves to Papakura for a morning of parts picking and car gazing. (View Images )

Chuck’s Restoration Supplies Palmerston North Swap Meet and Hot Rod Display, 2012

Palmerston North, August 4, 2012
Pics by Craig ‘Style’ Counsell

Hot rods, classic cruisers and muscle cars; trailers, utes and small trucks laden with old parts and new… all made their way to the Palmerston North Hot Rod Club’s annual Swap Meet and Hot Rod Display at Manfeild. (View Images)

 

Hustlers Rod & Custom Club’s Winter Rod Run, 2012

Wellington, July 29, 2012
Pics by Craig ‘Style’ Counsell

Blue skies and sunshine greeted participants at Hustlers’ annual Winter Rod Run, the club dishing up a fun day that included a mystery run around Wellington, finishing at Wainuiomata for food, refreshments and prize giving.  (View Images)

 

Star Insurance 2012 National Classic Motorcycle Show

Auckland, August 4-5, 2012
Pics by Debbie Jarvis

Two-wheeled classics descended on the Telstra Pacific Events Centre at the beginning of August for the Rotary Club of Papakura’s inaugural classic motorcycle show. The well-presented two-day event had all generations of motorcycles from a 1904 Peugeot through to a highly modified 1992 Yamaha V Max. (View Images)

 

CRC Speedshow 2012

Auckland, July 21-22, 2012
Pics by Debbie Jarvis

Nowhere else in New Zealand will you find so many different types of vehicles, automotive retailers/wholesalers, enthusiasts and the just plain curious, in one place than at CRC Speedshow.  (View Images)

 

Advanced Automatics 2012 Hot Rod Round Up

Whangarei, July 14-15, 2012
Pics by Debbie Jarvis

Northern Street Rods gathered 64 club cars plus selected guests and a few motorcycles and put on a great show at the ASB Stadium in Whangarei. Classics, street machines, muscle cars, hot rods, live music and more made it easy to wile away the hours enjoying the spectacle. (View Images)

 

Speed Shed opening, 2012

Cambridge, July, 2012
Pics by Alistair Davidson

Speed Shed, a new Cambridge business that specialises in Mustang parts, servicing and restoration, and incorporates the former Xtreme RPM Speedshop, had its grand opening July 7 and 8. The festivities attracted a huge number of cars and car club members who enjoyed seeing what Speed Shed has to offer. (View Images)

 

Rotorua Swap Meet and Car Show, 2012

Rotorua, July 7, 2012
Story and pics by Alistair Davidson

‘Awesome’ is the best word to describe the Central North Island Swap Meet and Car Show, held at Paradise Valley Raceway. Fine but crisp weather, plenty of automotive bargains, less household junk and happy helpful hosts, the iconic event didn’t disappoint. (View Images)

 

NZ Petrolhead breakfast, Auckland, 2012

Auckland, July 1, 2012
Pics by Graeme Haslam

Approximately 90 vehicles converged on Bellagio Cafe on Plunket Ave, Manukau City in Auckland for July’s NZ Petrolhead/NZ Rodder breakfast.
The breakfast continues to be a popular gathering for car enthusiast from Auckland and beyond; it’s on the first Sunday of every month, from 7.30am. (View Images)