African Muscle Cars - Forum

For those in Jo'burg do you know that this year they have a hall allocated for a car show there. Not the new stuff, V8's, Hotrod's and customised classic's. Started today runs until the end of the show I think. There was a good turnout today.

49Shoebox wrote:That first one isnt a Mustang for those that want to get technical

Mercury Capri - inline-6 ??

Graeme, there's the 5-stud GM pressed steel 14 ich rims you looking for.

Considering a shaker here costs 10K that is just cheap. Is dianind blue not the more pale blue? That looks the metalc Tiaan's was.

Tim, exactly so unfortunately this is how the wheel spins now. There are still quite a few of the pleasant okes around but generally this whole scene is now something completely different to what was once a relaxed pass-time.

Still a couple of cars around, Torana as raced by BvR and Gerry Marshall in 1977 at Bathurst still completely original inside and out, think the F1 Mclaren may have been rebuilt. There's another car called a "Davey" something like that which since BvR raced it has been parked unused as it was since ...

14 Sept 2003, think John Amm had it before D.v.B. So does it go back to Brian Evans car was his first was'nt it as a race car? That would have been around early 90's maybe?

Best is to check with those that were closer to the car if it's authenticy is an issue. As with the fate of the Hepburn XR8 at the end there was very little except parts of the upper shell that died with the rest of the completely re-modified car. Same may apply here except it's most probably not th...

Person that had the car in the 90's was Brian Evans (Jo'burg). He was in East London with it at a big Classic weekend there round about 1994. Classic Car Africa was launched there that weekend. During his ownership as I understand the car was damaged/re-shelled. Fred Goddard has since passed away (r...

That pic could fool, very acurate looking Lucky Strike Mustang replica and still "youthfull" BvR. Give away is the neat outfield and the grandstand which the old Jo'burg punters should recognise as the old Gosforth Park pavilion. That was around 2005 a nice write-up apeared in Classic Car Africa whi...