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A Great Day Out
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A Great Day Out

The Cape Town Motor Show (CTMS) is celebrating its 2019 success, having hosted over 24 000 petrol heads and families at GrandWest on 2nd and 3rd of March.

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Edition 99
Blue Shed Coffee Roastery
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Blue Shed Coffee Roastery

The Blue Shed was started by Mossel Bay businessman Albert Wiffen.

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Edition 99
Defector
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Defector

World renowned custom car builder and parts manufacturer Ringbrothers has unveiled “Defector,” an extensively modified 1969 Dodge Charger.

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Edition 99
Styling
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Styling

Hannes Meyer has always had a love of cars.

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Edition 99
Patina Over Drive
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Patina Over Drive

What began as a shiny new Chevy C10 build quickly shifted gear when a customer saw Johan’s oxidised darkgreen cab at his workshop and exclaimed: “My brother would love that!”

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Edition 75
Meth Head
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Meth Head

ken Block reveals his retro modern all-wheel drive mustang, boosted on meth.

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Edition 75
Madam V
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Madam V

Jim and Mike Ring, cofounders of the world renowned custom car builder Ringbrothers, unveiled a 1948 Cadillac fastback coupe called “Madam V” in the Flowmaster booth at the 2016 SEMA Show on November 1, 2016. “Madam V,” commissioned by car dealership mogul Wes Rydell, perfectly melds early and late model Cadillacs to create a one-of-a-kind Cadillac with the benefits of a modern car with the style and panache of a vintage Cadillac. 

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Edition 75
Ford Approved Shelbys Now in SA
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Ford Approved Shelbys Now in SA

Full range of Shelby Mustangs available in South Africa.

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Edition 80
Monstang
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Monstang

In last months edition, we started talking about the 2 X National Drift Champion, Jason Webb’s new Ford Mustang Convertible that will be competing in the Super Drift Series here in South Africa. On the 24th May, people came together from all around SA for the launch of the Roush 5.0 Mustang aka “The Monstang”. This was held at the Ford Performance Centre, based in Centurion.

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Edition 80
Clone Runner
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Clone Runner

In 1965, Muscle Car production was in full swing and manufacturers were putting mid-size models on the market with big V8’s. The Plymouth Satellite was first introduced in 1965 and was available in a two door hard top and also a convertible. The Satellite was the top of the line model and stayed there until 1967 when Plymouth introduced the GTX as its new top model. However, this was short lived because in 1968 Plymouth introduced the Road Runner.

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Edition 80
Orange A Clockwork
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Orange A Clockwork

1973 Ford Mustang 2-Door grande coupe.

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Edition 80
Road Tripping
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Road Tripping

Clare Vale heads to Kimberley for a round of Supadrift and reflects on the recent road carnage.

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Edition 79
The Reef Street Rod Club
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The Reef Street Rod Club

1972 – the year of bellbottoms, polyester, The Godfather, The Poseidon Adventure, Don McLean’s American Pie, bright colours and the start of The Reef Street Rod Club.

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Edition 79
Rocking The Cradle
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Rocking The Cradle

The founders of Kenjara Lodge, Jack and Karen, established the restaurant and lodge facilities in the early nineties.

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Edition 102
Deuce
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Deuce

The immortal deuce, the ultimate hot rod… this is the car that started it all.

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Edition 102
Night Riders
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Night Riders

A night of rumbling V8 engines, rock ‘n’ roll music, good food and cold beer… sounds pretty good right? Well, that’s exactly what Cruise Nights is all about and more!

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Edition 102
Phanthom CBX
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Phanthom CBX

Legend has it that back in the 70’s when the men in white coats at Honda were about to kick off the CBX-Z project, they spent 10 days at the Hyakuri Japanese Air Force base first. Why? Well to record the sound of the Phantom jet fighters of course.

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Edition 74
Hero Material
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Hero Material

The Cars in the Park events are huge, quite possibly one of the biggest single-day gatherings in the country, so when you see one being advertised it’s well worth your while to clear the calendar, send the family off for lunch somewhere and get to the venue to soak up some automotive awesomeness.

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Edition 74
New Arrivals
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New Arrivals

First New Plastic 427 Sohc Ford Motor In 40 Years And Some Local Resin And Overseas Aftermarket Goodies.

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Edition 96
True Blue
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True Blue

There are so many of us who could only dream about surprising someone special in our lives with their dream car.

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Edition 96
Rat Ta Tat Tat
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Rat Ta Tat Tat

Jannie Viljoen is an experienced Rodder with years of building whatever he could find – from a Lotus 7 to bikes.

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Edition 96
Chlorophyll
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Chlorophyll

We always love seeing young blood coming in to the Hot Rod industry. It gives us a warm and fuzzy feeling knowing that the love of building cars will continue into the new generation.

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Edition 97
Dash Of Cream
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Dash Of Cream

Adrian Willox from Rod & Rides has been building and managing Hot Rod projects since he was 16 years old. His first project was a mini panel van and he was hooked after that. He has probably built/worked on close to 30 cars over the years.

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Edition 97
Reloaded
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Reloaded

The Custom Coach Builder And Continuation Car Manufacturer Unveiled The First Vehicle Under Its New License From Ford Motor Company In The Centerforce Clutches Booth.

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Edition 97
My Austin Healey
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My Austin Healey

61 YEARS AGO, in 1957, I was in Matric & couldn’t wait to get my driver’s license.

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Edition 97
Franco Di Matteo
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Franco Di Matteo

One of the nicest things about writing a series on Motorsport Legends is spending time with the subjects, listening to them reminisce about races past, Championships won and share their personal stories.

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Edition 103
RPM Round-Up
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RPM Round-Up

On the 7 July, petrolheads got together for a Round Up Run from Mossel Bay to George for the opening of Race Performance Motorsport.

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Edition 103
Iconic GTO
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Iconic GTO

When Kevin from Creative Rides told me he had a 1967 Pontiac GTO with a post (B-pillar) I was a bit confused.

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Edition 103
Fiat Racer
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Fiat Racer

I stopped at work one Friday morning in May and my toppie set me some pictures of a Fiat 500 with a bike engine in it.

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Edition 103
Rumbling Under The African Sun
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Rumbling Under The African Sun

With the smell of fuel and the sound of thundering engines that hung in the air, the first Road Bandits® Invitational sure went off with a huge bang.

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Edition 95