Gas-guzzlers go head to head with plug-ins in Taranaki
Americarna organiser John Rae. Photo: Robin Martin / RNZ About 780 vehicles are attending the 14th Americarna festival, while rival gathering Electricarna involves a more humble gathering of enthusiastic locals. Over the four-day Americarna festival, the distinctive rumble of a V8-powered motorcades can be heard as participants from around the country cruise to Opunake, Waitara and Inglewood form their New Plymouth base. Organiser John Rae, the proud owner of four American muscle cars, explained the vehicles' attraction. "For a lot of us we grew up watching you know in our younger days we wa...
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