NZ Historic Muscle & Saloon Cars

NZ Historic Muscle & Saloon Cars This is the official page for NZ’s Historic Muscle Cars

Trans-Am racing in New Zealand, almost! This pic was taken at Bay Park on 28 December 1970, and described by Motorman ma...
06/10/2026

Trans-Am racing in New Zealand, almost! This pic was taken at Bay Park on 28 December 1970, and described by Motorman magazine as "the greatest collection of racing saloons ever assembled in NZ." Over from Australia were the big block Camaros of Bryan Thomson and Terry Allan, while Joe Chamberlain made the trip from the USA with his Trans-Am Camaro. Despite running a small 302 motor (as required by the Trans-Am regs) and 8-inch wide wheels, Chamberlain still qualified second fastest to Paul Fahey's brand new Boss Mustang. That little Camaro was fast! The Kiwi contingent included the Camaro of Rod Coppins, the Mustangs of Red Dawson and John Riley, and the PDL Falcon of Clyde Collins. 23,000 spectators packed themselves in, and the organisers had to turn punters away because the place was full! It was an epic event, an amazing period in Kiwi motorsport history, and one which inspired the creation of our NZ Historic Muscle & Saloon Cars group.

How about some more great pics of the NZ Historic Muscle & Saloon Cars good times at the 3 October TACCOC event at Hampt...
05/10/2026

How about some more great pics of the NZ Historic Muscle & Saloon Cars good times at the 3 October TACCOC event at Hampton Downs!

05/10/2026

Fantastic video by Chelsea Media Co from the 3 October TACCOC event at Hampton Downs. Spot the NZ Historic Muscle & Saloon Cars strutting their stuff throughout! Very cool

04/10/2026

Thanks Tania Allingham for the fantastic video capturing our NZ Historic Muscle & Saloon Cars grid rolling out for one of our handicap races on Saturday. How cool is our fleet of cars! Thanks to TACCOC for putting on such a great event.

Some fantastic action shots by Neville Bailey from our 2026/27 season opener; the excellent TACCOC event at Hampton Down...
04/10/2026

Some fantastic action shots by Neville Bailey from our 2026/27 season opener; the excellent TACCOC event at Hampton Downs yesterday. More to follow!

More pics from the opening round of our 2026/27 season, the TACCOC event at Hampton Downs. More to follow...
03/10/2026

More pics from the opening round of our 2026/27 season, the TACCOC event at Hampton Downs. More to follow...

Photo dump incoming folks! Lots more to follow from the opening round of the NZ Historic Muscle & Saloon Cars 2026/27 se...
03/10/2026

Photo dump incoming folks! Lots more to follow from the opening round of the NZ Historic Muscle & Saloon Cars 2026/27 season at Hampton Downs today. What a great start to the season! Thanks Dale Mathers for the pics.

How's this for a grid! This was the big Bay Park extravaganza on 28 December 1970. Pictured are the Mustangs of Paul Fah...
01/10/2026

How's this for a grid! This was the big Bay Park extravaganza on 28 December 1970. Pictured are the Mustangs of Paul Fahey and Red Dawson, Don Halliday's Es**rt, John Riley's Mustang, Clyde Collins' Falcon, Dave Silcock's Jaguar, and the Aussie Camaros of Bryan Thomson and Terry Allan. This appears to be the grid setting off for qualifying, because Dawson suffered an early engine failure and didn't start any of the races. This would also explain the small crowd, because Bay Park was packed to the gunnels that day! But what a grid, and what an era! This is the inspiration behind NZ Historic Muscle & Saloon Cars. We love celebrating our incredible heritage, and of course, although the Dawson Mustang didn't get to race that day, its now an integral part of our fleet, and you can watch it in action this season. See you all at Hampton Downs on October 3!

The Cambridge Monaro is locked and loaded!
01/10/2026

The Cambridge Monaro is locked and loaded!

How's this for a cool and varied collection of historic cars! Mike Coory in his Datsun 240K leads John Sampson in his Ca...
30/09/2026

How's this for a cool and varied collection of historic cars! Mike Coory in his Datsun 240K leads John Sampson in his Capri, Mike McCaughan in his Falcon, and Brett Pearce in his Monaro. Photo from Hampton Downs during the 2025/26 NZ Historic Muscle & Saloon Cars season. This Saturday we go again!

Address

Tauranga
3118

Website

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when NZ Historic Muscle & Saloon Cars posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Organization

Send a message to NZ Historic Muscle & Saloon Cars:

Shortcuts

Share

Category