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Poor Man's Belair
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Poor Man's Belair

3 -SPEED AUTO

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Edition 81
New Sick Customs Shop
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New Sick Customs Shop

New Sick Customs Shop

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Edition 81
Dream GT40
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Dream GT40

Dream CT40

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Edition 81
Mean Machine
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Mean Machine

1956 FORD F-100 “THE GREEN MACHINE"

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Edition 81
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
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
Gavin Wilkins
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Gavin Wilkins

Our local SA motorsport Legends are not only created from the long circuit.. we have our share of Legends in every category of motorsport. One of our best-known drag racing Legends has to be Gavin Wilkins, famous for his 7 second Mustang!

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Edition 91
Stencil Worx
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Stencil Worx

Steve Erwin is a Cape Town based artist who specializes in painting classic and contemporary cars and bikes using a combination of mediums; stencil, air-brush, acrylics, water-colours, pens and pencils. He is a self-taught fine artist however is also a qualified interior designer with a B-tech from UJ specialising in 3D renderings.

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Edition 91
T Bucket
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T Bucket

In last month’s edition of our magazine, we met up with Jan Troskie, a retired airplane pilot who has a passion for mechanical and aviation designs and is also renowned for building the Ravin 500 airplane from scratch at his workshop in Pretoria.

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Edition 91
Royal Purple Synthetic Oil
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Royal Purple Synthetic Oil

Power Performance Lubricants is a privately owned South African company that has been in business since 2016 and is owned by Johan van der Linde and Mario Vingos. It all started off when Johan was looking for a high-performance lubricant for the Millennium 7 project cars they build. After months of research they selected Royal Purple and immediately started testing.

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Edition 91
Street Cred
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Street Cred

JP Jonker has always had an avid interest in cars but it was when he turned 16 that his interest in Hot Rods started. Some new neighbours had moved in next door and they were car people.

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Edition 98
Charged
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Charged

Kobus and Sons Classic Cars advert in the magazine has become a firm favourite amongst all of our readers. We hear very often that it is the first ad many of our readers check before looking at any of the others.

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Edition 98
Elemental
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Elemental

In the December/January edition of the magazine we spoke about the Legend Promotion – a 1957 Chevy Apache that was built as a giveaway car to be won by one lucky person.

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Edition 98
Grandeur
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Grandeur

The Grand National Roadster Show is now in its 70th year, and has the distinction of being the longest running indoor car show in the world.

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Edition 98
Cars!
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Cars!

The 23rd George Old Car Show, proudly driven by Oakhurst Insurance, was held on the 9th and 10th of February in the heart of the majestic Garden Route.

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Edition 98
Roco-Mamas #ROCKMYSTREET
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Roco-Mamas #ROCKMYSTREET

The ethos of RocoMamas “we’re not normal” is more than just a tagline, it’s how we approach everything we do.

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Edition 99
The Waiting Game
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The Waiting Game

My 2019 motorsport season has started with more of a whimper than a bang… the first major event on my team calendar is the Jaguar Simola Hill Climb in May!

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Edition 99
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
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