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TOUGH COMMODORE

FOX BODY MUSTANG

MAR. 2019 ISSUE 166

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URNS T E R O N HER A C I R E TAM THE LAS

ROUGH O B N I T AR CRUISE M

E M I L B LER U A U H S C E P SHOW-S

ACHINE M T R A P N, ART MA P — S R RIVE GRANT

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contents MARCH 2019

The Cars

22: VANISHING POINT — THE LAST AMERICAN HERO’S DREAM MACHINE 30: DOIN’ IT BIG — TROPHY-HAULING PICKUP 66: QUICK BLUE FOX — 20-YEAR LOVE AFFAIR 82: MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE — BOOSTED BOOZE CRUISER 106: GOING FOR BROKE — AUSSIE-SPEC VH

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The Events

52: CRUISE MARTINBOROUGH 114: ENZED CMC ROUND FOUR

The Other Stuff

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04: SHORT SHIFT 08: NEWS 10: TORQUEBACK 12: JUST QUICKLY 14: ONLINE THIS MONTH 16: DAILY GRIND 18: IN THE BUILD 20: EVENTS 38: SUBSCRIBE AND WIN 40: STRAIGHT TALK 60: DRAGGED UP 62: NZ’S QUICKEST 64: AEROFLOW RACE DIARY 90: SOCIAL SCENE 92: CONCEPT CORNER 120: CMC NEWS 122: CARGO 124: A DECADE AGO 126: LOCAL SPECIALISTS 128: COMING NEXT MONTH

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74 Special Features 42: MR MOTIVATION WE MEET GRANT RIVERS

74: AN INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE WHAT DO THEY THINK?

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94: DREAM SHED ONE OF EACH

100: LIVING THE NIGHTMARE WHEN IMPORTING A VEHICLE GOES BAD

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FEATURE 1970 DODGE CHALLENGER CAR

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WORDS: TODD WYLIE PHOTOS: ADAM CROY

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THIS MAY NOT BE THE FAMOUS WHITE DODGE CHALLENGER FROM THE MOVIE VANISHING POINT, BUT IT’S SET TO BE EQUALLY AS FAMOUS FOR REASONS OF ITS OWN!

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FEATURE 1951 CHEV 3100 CAR

WORDS: CONNAL GRACE PHOTOS: JARED HUNT

JUST SOME NICE PAINT AND AFTERMARKET WHEELS? YEAH, NAH — COLIN AND SHELLEY POPE’S FIRST VENTURE INTO THE WORLD OF CLASSIC VEHICLES IS THE WHOLE HOG, AND THEN SOME!

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FEATURE 1984 VH COMMODORE SLE CAR

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WORDS: TODD WYLIE PHOTOS: ADAM CROY

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CAM NORTH COMBINES AUSSIE STYLE WITH KIWI KNOW-HOW TO CREATE A FAIR-DINKUM KNOCKOUT VH SLE

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FEATURE 1970 FORD MUSTANG CAR

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WORDS: TODD WYLIE PHOTOS: DUNCAN ROURKE

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HE MAY HAVE WRECKED IT IN HIS YOUTH AND PUSHED IT ASIDE FOR MANY YEARS, BUT, FINALLY, MARSHALL GARE’S BEHIND THE WHEEL OF HIS BELOVED FOX BODY!

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