Month: July 2023

1989 Chevy Camaro T Top – Forever IROC-Z

When I was a 16 year old Grade 10 pupil in high school, I always looked forward to spending my school holidays with my mum’s youngest sister, Lienie, who was only ten years older than me. She always had cool vehicles like beach buggies, superbikes (Suzuki 1100 Slingshot), a Mercedes 300 AMG upgraded to a Stage 4 and an E28 5 Series M5.  I arrived during one of these holidays and waited for her to get home. When she came up the driveway, I heard a loud V8 which immediately sent goose bumps running up my spine. I ran outside and there was a maroon Camaro Iroc-Z.

 

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Marco Diez Jaguar E-Type Low Drag Coupe

Built in collaboration with Fast Cars Ltd., the stunning Jaguar E-Type Low Drag Coupe, which was inspired by classic Jaguar racer “49FXN,” debuted on the lawn of The Quail Lodge Resort & Golf Club following an eight-year build.

 

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Potent power meets expressive design – the Audi RS 6 Avant performance and RS 7 Sportback performance

More powerful and faster than any RS 6 and RS 7 to date: the new Audi RS 6 Avant performance and the RS 7 Sportback performance are bursting with equipment that sharpen the models’ appearance and make for a more emotive driving experience. The potent 4.0-litre V8 biturbo TFSI engine now has an engine power of 463 kW and a maximum torque of 850 Nm. Customer deliveries of these two new models will commence in South Africa during the month of July, with the public being able to experience these models at the Audi driving experience from September 2023 onwards.

 

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1942 Ford Pickup – Sweet Cherry Cola

Patience. A quality that increasingly fewer people seem to possess these days. We need weapons-grade microwave ovens to nuke our dinner in under a minute. Long gone are the days when your average movie fan was willing to queue up outside your local Ster-Kinekor to catch that new eagerly-awaited premier of their favourite flick. These days people have downloaded leaked torrent files before they’ve even reached the cinemas. And the same characteristics can be found in many car owners.

 

When we heard that Rodger Govender took 5 years to build this 1942 Ford Pickup, we knew we had to have a closer look.

 

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