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Automania Preserving and promoting the history of Hot Rodding in New Zealand Clubs and individuals are invited to loan items of interest and significance.

In addition to providing safe & secure storage for hot rods and classic cars, Automania is home to the NZ Hot Rodding Foundation collection of auto memorabilia helping to tell the story of our Hot Rodding history.

Thanks to Dave Gibson for dropping off these club jackets to display at Automania. Both Bay Rodders jackets, but with d...
05/09/2026

Thanks to Dave Gibson for dropping off these club jackets to display at Automania. Both Bay Rodders jackets, but with different club patches. Can anyone assist with dating these? Not sure which logo came first, but I do recall the story about when the printers got the Bay Rodders logo wrong and the licence plate on the bucket came out back to front…..

Here’s a rare bit of auto memorabilia - when Ford was releasing the new 1932 Ford, these cards were supplied to customer...
30/08/2026

Here’s a rare bit of auto memorabilia - when Ford was releasing the new 1932 Ford, these cards were supplied to customers inviting them to book a test drive. This is a NOS example, not a reproduction. One of many genuine momentos on display at Automania.

Thanks to Warwick Dawes for dropping these collectables from East Bay Rods for display at Automania. Good to see the clu...
03/08/2026

Thanks to Warwick Dawes for dropping these collectables from East Bay Rods for display at Automania. Good to see the club represented in the collection as we seek to preserve and promote our hot rodding history.

Busy month at Automania - 3rd group visit. This time the Hawkes Bay V8 car club locals. Neat group of people. Remember ...
29/05/2026

Busy month at Automania - 3rd group visit. This time the Hawkes Bay V8 car club locals. Neat group of people. Remember we are open to the public most Saturdays 10-12 and admission to general public is free, although for group tours we invite a donation to Hospice.

Another great club visit today - this time the Ford Performance Vehicle (FPV) were in town . Well organised and a nice g...
28/03/2026

Another great club visit today - this time the Ford Performance Vehicle (FPV) were in town . Well organised and a nice group of people who also made a kind donation to Cranford Hospice. Thanks for coming !

Local photographer Bruce Jenkins has been a long time supporter of Automania. His work regularly appears in NZ Hot Rod M...
15/03/2026

Local photographer Bruce Jenkins has been a long time supporter of Automania. His work regularly appears in NZ Hot Rod Magazine. He has travelled internationally with his motorsport photography and we have some of his Bonneville pics in the collection. His latest contribution is this wild shot he took of Anthony Marsh hand-grenading his rail at Meremere in January 2016.

With it being Art Deco here in the Bay this weekend, we'll only be officially open from 10am - 11am this moring, to give...
20/02/2026

With it being Art Deco here in the Bay this weekend, we'll only be officially open from 10am - 11am this moring, to give people (including us) time to get to the main parade. We welcome visitors. 68 Thames St. Free admission. Latest NZ Hot Rod Magazine will be on sale too.

Great to recently host many participants from the Street Rods Nationals at Automania and to explain a bit about the visi...
20/02/2026

Great to recently host many participants from the Street Rods Nationals at Automania and to explain a bit about the vision for all NZ hot rod clubs to be represented so we can preserve and promote our hobby.

Cool donation for the museum today - an authentic original Ford parts listing. We have several other dealer versions, bu...
09/02/2026

Cool donation for the museum today - an authentic original Ford parts listing. We have several other dealer versions, but didn’t have this service station version. Thanks Clive !

Automania will be open again tomorrow, 27 December, 10-12 am. If you're in Hawkes Bay come and check out some hot roddin...
26/12/2025

Automania will be open again tomorrow, 27 December, 10-12 am. If you're in Hawkes Bay come and check out some hot rodding history, and grab a copy of the latest NZHRM, NZ Rodder, and Wheel Hub. MARINELAND STREET ROD AND KUSTOM KLUB, Eastside Streetrods Inc members welcome.

Address

68 Thames Street
Napier

Opening Hours

10am - 12am

Telephone

+6421436432

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