What began as an idea in Canada’s north-west has become a passion at a workshop in Queenstown, where New Zealander Malcolm King is converting North America’s Toyota Tundra pick-up trucks to right-hand drive. Not just any Tundra, but the top spec Crewmax Platinum. Because the big part-time four-wheel-drive critter comes equipped from Canada with a braked towing capacity of 5 … [Read more...] about Turning Toyota Tundras into RHD workhorses in Queenstown
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Mitsubishi up but Toyota and BMW January registrations plummet
New vehicle registrations for January show mixed results, the first sign that carmakers have reason to pause after years of year-on-year record numbers. Overall registrations of 13,938 units were short around 900 vehicles compared with a January 2018. Passenger cars and SUVs were down almost 8.0 per cent and commercials 1.0 per cent . Motor Industry Association (MIA) … [Read more...] about Mitsubishi up but Toyota and BMW January registrations plummet
Self-levelling trailer just ticket for off-road adventurers
The team at Australian outdoor company Bruder has introduced the EXP-4 performance trailer, a towable carry-all that adds another dimension to off-road adventures. See the video. The EXP-4 is a smaller version of Bruder’s recent EXP-6, a 6.7m-long, self-contained trailer described as being ‘built for the Apocalypse.’ EXP-6 can sleep six and is being trialled by military … [Read more...] about Self-levelling trailer just ticket for off-road adventurers
Porsche that Seinfeld sold for $US1.54m is fake, says lawsuit
A lawsuit lodged in New York claims a rare Porsche that comedian and car collector Jerry Seinfeld sold at a Gooding & Company auction in Florida is a fake. The restored 1958 Porsche 356A 1500 GS/GT Carrera Speedster was bought for US$1.54 million by Fica Frio Ltd, a company registered in Jersey, Channel Islands. It was when Fica Frio Ltd looked to resell it that … [Read more...] about Porsche that Seinfeld sold for $US1.54m is fake, says lawsuit
Ssangyong aids rhino campaigner – now for medical-grade honey
‘Saving the Wild’ campaigner and Ssangyong ambassador Jamie Joseph was watching a South African veterinarian treat the wounds of a female black rhino, shot in the foot by poachers in Kruger National Park. “I noticed the vet applying medical-grade Manuka honey to the wound and later found out they are desparate for more honey,” she said. “As a New Zealander based in Africa and … [Read more...] about Ssangyong aids rhino campaigner – now for medical-grade honey