I can’t really remember a time in my life when I haven’t been acutely aware of Ford’s redoubtable Anglia. At the age of about 10, I learned to drive in an old three-speed 1951 model popularly known as the Puddle-Jumper, then a year or two later one of my...
Rolls-Royce has a reputation for building cars that are exceptionally quiet, but here’s one that gives “the sound of silence” new meaning. It’s a 1933 Phantom II model, one of the most revered Rollers in a long history of exceptional cars, and what makes this one even...
One of the great things about the annual Simola Hillclimb at Knysna in May is the way the Classic Car Friday component of the weekend has grown each year in status and the depth of the entry. This year we had three or four cars vying for fastest time of the day, and...
Kobus Mostert is a car collector extraordinaire. He recently opened a private museum in George to house some amazingly rare and valuable American cars that form just part of his vast collection, inviting members of the Southern Cape Old Car Club for a preview to drink...
You know that discussion topic experts have on a Friday night after they have been to the pub about who the greatest racing driver is? All sorts of facts and figures are quoted and debated. Some might say Senna or Prost, some Schumacher and of course there’s Hamilton,...
It’s 24 years ago, not since Alice moved out from the house next door, but since the Mercedes-Benz 300SL was named as the Sports Car of the Century, the century in this case being the previous one. During the 20th century, the motor car as we know it shape-shifted...
