by Classic Corner | Oct 1, 2025 | _Classic Corner_, _Top Shops_
I was sitting next to one of the stalwarts of the Ford Model T preservation movement in the country, when I mentioned that years ago I happened to own a Kawasaki triple, a motorcycle of fearsome repute. Kevin Casey asked me, “Which one, the H1 or H2?” At that moment...
by Classic Corner | Aug 1, 2025 | _Classic Corner_, _What's Hot_
We are burbling along the road out of Knysna with the lagoon on our left, and I glance across at Mark Barendse and wonder what it must be like to own one of the most beautiful cars in the world. I also wonder if he has any James Bond images scrolling through his mind...
by Classic Corner | Jun 1, 2025 | _Classic Corner_, _What's Hot_
The Simola Hillclimb held at Knysna last month marked the 15th edition of this iconic motorsport event, where Charles Arton secured his second Classic Conqueror title, a decade after his first victory in 2015. Known as South Africa’s premier motorsport event and...
by Classic Corner | Apr 1, 2025 | _Classic Corner_, _What's Hot_
One of the questions I am often asked at a car show is: “Which car, to my mind, is the star of the show?” It’s a question I never answer directly, not because I don’t want to give anything away, but because, to me, it’s like asking: “What is your favourite Bob Dylan...
by Classic Corner | Jan 31, 2025 | _Classic Corner_
The 4¼ litre model is one of the first so-called “silent” sporting saloons and coupés built by Bentley after the take-over by Rolls-Royce in 1931. It was a pivotal model for Bentley, which had been financially vulnerable ever since the company was founded in 1919 by...
by Classic Corner | Nov 30, 2024 | _Classic Corner_, _What's Hot_
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...
