A very interesting evening at the Wellington Club, with Dennis Martin for an insight into New Zealand’s renowned SpeedSport Scholarship programme that has helped launch the careers of some of our most successful racing drivers, including early graduate Sir Scott Dixon and, more recently, Liam Lawson
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A slick-looking 2002 Jaguar XKR 100 Coupe, paint chip repairs, new battery, and our Cquartz UK Ceramic Paint Protection package. It looks so wet and glossy
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Final preparation and detailing to this beautiful Ford Mustang Mach 1, before it heads down to the 2026 Ayrburn Classic
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The “GT8” came back for more work. The engine was running rich, so we removed altered inlet manifold, fitted standard Buick manifold with adaptor for volley carb. Modified air filter housing for bonnet clearance, reset idle mixtures with a Ray Tech lambda king tuning device to set carb. It’s running really nice now, cruising about on this beautiful sunny weekend
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Such a cool red fiery beast, Shelby GT350. Old lip spoiler removed, New Spoiler installed and fully detailed for collection.
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A very cool spoiler upgrade for this Shelby GT 350. It really finishes off its powerful persona
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This is among the tidiest examples of an 1996 Mazda MX5 in the country. With some paint touch ups, a fresh interior, repairs to the convertible roof, corrosionX anti rust application, detailing package and CarPro ceramic coating, it’s now ready to go back into the wild.
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If you want to create a standout muscle car, then look no further for inspiration than some of the impressive movie star cars that have exploded out of Hollywood. Our poster car from our last issue is a prime example. Steve McQueen encouraged our fascination with creating US movie tribute cars, with that famous chase scene around the hills of San Francisco in the 1968 movie Bullitt. Using a modified 1968 Ford Mustang 390 Fastback, versus the bad guy in the ’68 Dodge Charger for
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A fiery and V8 modified Triumph “GT8” had some interior work carried out, finishing up a new seat kit and sound proofing under the upholstery.
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The weather wasn’t ideal, but that didn’t stop us opening the doors to the workshop for the local Ford Mustang and Corvette owner’s group. It was a great turnout, and everyone really enjoyed learning about what goes on behind our closed doors.
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This 1972 MG BGT was restored by The Surgery over 20 years ago. Now passed on to his son in-law, who needed a couple of small WOF items addressed. All done, WOF and ready to get back on the road again, for hopefully another 20 years of happy motoring
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A 1960 MG MGA was collected and brought back to our workshop to begin its entry compliance process after being stored in NZ for many years.
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What a great day we had for the third round of the 2025 Surgery Sprints. Great turnout with some new faces too and perfect track / weather conditions, great day had by all.
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We have started a series of posts on DriveLife NZ to document what’s involved in getting into The Surgery Sprints, and the journey of our racecar build. It’s a bit of a dummies guide to getting ready, which many of you don’t need. But If you know of anyone looking to join the event, but they don’t know what they need to do, or have overcomplicated it, please share it on.
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