The original Boss 302 Ford Mustang was sold only in 1969 and 1970, but that's all it took - the car's sole job was to be the basis of the racer that would claim the Sports Car Club of America's Trans-Am championship for Ford, and that mission was accomplished.
What better way to round out 2009 than by looking back at the cars that made a real impression on Drivesouth's road-testing team? David Thomson and Richard Bosselman make their picks.
Hayden Paddon, arguably New Zealand's most promising rally driver since the late Possum Bourne, often pays tribute to the wise, older man who tells him where to go. Motorsport writer Catherine Pattison talks to Paddon's co-driver.
Richard Mason decided there was no need to reinvent the wheel and bought an ex-Prodrive current model hatchback Impreza to contest this year's national rally championship.
Nurturing a child's talent - in anything - is a parent's prerogative. When that ability is in a sport such as motocross and is exceptional, miles travelled and money invested can certainly add up.
Sitting on Katherine Prumm's dresser is a huge peanut butter jar that houses some serious hardware - all the metal rods and screws that held her together when her racing world fell apart.
Rally driving is like a virus. It often remains in the bloodstream, re-surfacing just when you thought you had shaken it off. Waimate's Deborah Kibble, one of the country's top female drivers, has the affliction.
Keeping Treble Cone's slopes well-groomed is Paul Kirkland's responsibility. He took Catherine Pattison for a ride in his snow cat and showed her how to stitch together the "perfect corduroy''.
As a cold southern winter puts thoughts of eating outdoors and sleeping under awnings on ice, Catherine Pattison casts back to a summertime North Island sojourn in a hybrid Spaceship.
More than 40 motorcycles left from outside Motorcycle Replacements' (MCR) premises in Dunedin just after 7am on a recent Saturday, to make a weekend trip across the South Island.
Cam Sinclair somersaulted on his motorbike - twice - ramp to ramp in Napier last week, his landing was a far cry from the cushy foam pit he had been pitching himself into for six months.
Roy MacDonald sometimes has to work the weekends, although not many would consider it a chore to drive a rare convertible 1958 Corvette C1 Roadster over the Crown Range today.
Following on from the popular drive destinations series in last year's Summer Times, the ODT motoring team has been out exploring again. Today, Catherine Pattison heads from Tarras to Tekapo.
