NZV8 — February 2018

ISSUE NO. 154

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DON’ T

MISS OUT

WRECK ’EM ALL

If you had access to a crash-test facility, what

would you do when you weren’t crash-testing

cars? You’d probably be spending all of your free

time thinking of other things you could launch

at a wall at 200kph, right? The good people at

Switzerland’s Dynamic Test Center did just that,

and they decided that smashing toys and filming

the process was a thing.

Unlike cars, whose occupants can survive even a

horrific crash, thanks to modern safety features,

the toys in this video didn’t stand a chance. A jolly

plastic Santa is turned into flying shrapnel, while

Barbie unfortunately loses both of her legs when

her dream car meets its demise.

Watch the full clip by searching ‘Xmas for the DTC

Dummies’ on youtube.com. It’s mesmerizing.

BRUTE

FORCE

HOLDEN HZ

POWERHOUSE

SURTIFIED SHED

You’ve seen Neil Surtees’ radical hot rods in

this issue; now take a look at their home. A few

years back, we were lucky enough to be able to

feature Neil’s wild collection, and the full shed

raid has been posted online. Admittedly, this

feature happened before his two most recent

builds had been completed, but it’s nonetheless

a truly spectacular shed well worth a look. Just

search ‘Surtees’ on themotorhood.com.

BAJA MANIA

It’s an event that has a certain mystique about

it, and one that only the toughest of the tough

survive, so there’s no way we could fit it and

all its glory into just a few pages in this issue. If

you’re keen to see more photos from the epic

event, jump on to themotorhood.com and

search ‘Baja’.

THE HISTORY

After 51 years, the Port Road Drags has

cemented itself as an event not to be missed,

but, these days, people tend to take all the hard

work that was involved in the early days for

granted. Thankfully, though, we have managed

to collate an in-depth history of the iconic

event, complete with countless period photos.

You can find it by searching ‘Port Road’ at

themotorhood.com.

Before you go ...
CHECK OUT THE EXTRA CONTENT WE
COULDN’T FIT INTO THIS ISSUE

PLUS:

RETRO-TECH XW WAGON,

WICKED HOT ROD PICKUP,

SUMMER EVENTS GALORE,

INSANE PRIVATE CAR

COLLECTION, AND MORE