ATTACK IN STYLE
Words Stuart Grant and images Henri Snyman
Author: paul@classiccarafrica.co.za
FRENCH MADE
Say “cool van” and most people will automatically picture a split-window kombi with a couple of surfboards on its roof, trundling along a scenic coastal road in Southern California. Indeed, VW kombis these days, despite having been the vehicle of choice for dope-smoking, love-not-war-making (and…
MOTORING PAR EXCELLENCE
Back in the March 2019 issue, I doffed our cloth cap to 60 years of the mighty Mini with a look at a 1275E variant, one of the last versions made at South Africa’s Blackheath production plant. But when the chance came to join in…
BLITZ BOKKE
Emblazoned with badges depicting a Springbok head, featuring a healthy dose of local parts content and marketed as ‘South Africa’s own car’, the Ranger could possibly be the ultimate SA pinup poster car. But it is not that but rather a long forgotten exercise in…
UNCOVERING THE UNCONVENTIONAL
Despite never having seen or heard of Honda’s diminutive 1300 Coupe 9 before I stumbled across it in a Johannesburg basement, I quickly became enamored thanks to some interesting and not-so-common engineering, ingenuity and stylishness. Oh yes, and there is the fact that it was…
MIRACLE WITH A HUDSON
Two cell phones, three cameras, one handbag and an x-ray … a list of items a typical 79-year-old who’s circumventing the world to celebrate her retirement might need en route. But not if you’re Heidi Hetzer who has also needed a spare straight-eight engine, a…
50 4 THE MIGHTY 504
To some (read: most) people, French cars are objects of ridicule and derision. But fifty years ago, a certain French car made its appearance and stubbornly refused to disappear. The mighty 504 certainly made an impression on me, but then I’m a little biased…
THE FIRST SOUTH AFRICAN GRAND PRIX
Classic Car Africa founder Ken Stewart takes us through the first South African Grand Prix and Border 100.
SHADY DEALINGS
An Arancio Orange 1968 Lamborghini Miura P400 powers over a viaduct and up an Italian mountain pass. The driver, cigarette in hand, sports sideburns and snazzy sunglasses; it’s clear he’s the king of the road. As the backing music fades away, the Miura enters a…
A MASTER STROKE
A combination of excellent performance and practicality combined with the ‘sheer driving pleasure’ characteristic, made the BMW 2002 an instant hit and the saviour of the German giant. These traits also saw to it that it was a natural base for tuning when going racing…