theAFICIONAUTO is back with another fantastic video – but this time it is neither a television nor a movie car! It IS a Batmobile – the first one built in fact – but it was built to be a promotional vehicle! The Original Bat is based on an Oldsmobile and is the worthy star of […]
Tag: Classic
This week’s BLAST comes from Ruapuna in 1996, where the ’96 TraNZam champion, Andy McElrea, roars through the second ess in the mighty AC Delco Camaro. Many thanks to Terry Marshall!
We head to Wigram for this week’s BLAST FROM THE PAST courtesy of Terry Marshall. Here we see Alec Dickies and Neil Doyle’s Anglia Corvette leads Don Halliday’s wheel hopping Escort out of the Loop corner! Thanks to Terry Marshall for the pic!
XCAR takes a great look at the history of one of the most iconic cars of all time: the Volkswagen Beetle. From its not-so-humble beginnings as Hitler’s “People’s car” and its near-death experience after the war, through to its global success and its current “replacement”, the video traces the Beetle’s history and what it is […]
XCAR interviews Rob Dickinson, the founder and brains behind Singer Vehicle Design, otherwise known as that outfit that makes those incredibly awesome restored and modernised Porsche 911s. Beautifully filmed and utterly fascinating, this is one video that is definitely worth your time!
We head to Wigram in 1972 for this week’s BLAST – Jim Richards at his brilliant best three-wheeling the Carney Escort out of Hanger bend and around towards the Control Tower bend! Thanks to Terry Marshall for the pic!
We head to Levin in 1971 for this week’s BLAST FROM THE PAST. David Oxton’s F5000 Lotus 70 Boss Ford leads Chris Amon’s March 701 Cosworth DFV. Both cars were bought to NZ by the Granatelli STP concern. Thanks to Terry Marshall for the great pic!
Our favourite semi-domesticated photographer, Terry Marshall, has been hanging out at the first South Island running of the Targa New Zealand and the following brilliant pics are the result!
St. John “Jock” Horsfall was a keen racer before the war. He also help change the course of WWII and ensure the Allies of a very important victory. He was also legally blind and just might have been the inspiration for James Bond… The XCAR crew take a look at Jock’s remarkable life and racing […]
We head over to the world of single seaters with HUGE wings for this week’s BLAST – namely the legendary Jochen Rindt in a Lotus 49T at the NZIGP in Pukekohe in 1969. Many thanks to Terry Marshall!
