Issue 186 has 20 pages of Beach Hop images, brought to you even before the exhaust fumes have cleared in Whangamata. The cover feature is a recently imported ’34 Ford Coupe fuel altered; there’s an in-depth feature on Pete ‘PJ’ Jenkins’ trad Model A Coupe, and a chopped ’54 Cadillac Coupe de Ville kustom. We take you back 50 years to the first Palmerston North Swap Meet, look at drag racing at Ruapuna in the ’70s and ’80s, showcase hot rod plaques, and bring you coverage of the Stragglers charity car display and the Classic Cover NZHRA Street Rod Nationals.