PACKARD SUPER 8 MERCEDES-BENZ 300SEL 6.3 LANCIA APRILIA R50.34 incl VAT May 2018 MERCURY COUGAR FORD’S MIDDLE CHILD AGAINST ALL ODDS HEAVYWEIGHT CONTENDER BEETLING THE ROOF OF AFRICA SA’S FORD CORTINA LEISURE BAKKIE MORGAN PLUS FOUR PLUS | 60 YEARS WITH AN MG TC | SUBARU IMPREZA WRX STI Porsche Classic_210x276.qxp_Layout 1 2018/04/11 12:17 PM Page 1 A Porsche doesn’t get old. It gains in character. Porsche Centre Cape Town. As a Porsche Classic Partner, our goal is the maintenance and care of historic Porsche vehicles. With expertise on site, Porsche Centre Cape Town is dedicated CLASSIC to ensuring your Porsche continues to be what it has always been: 100% original. Porsche Centre Cape Town Our services include: Corner Century Avenue and Summer Greens Drive, • Classic Sales Century City • Classic Body Repair Telephone 021 555 6800 • Genuine Classic Parts www.porschecapetown.com CONTENTS — CARS BIKES PEOPLE AFRICA — MAY 2018 THE GENERATION GAME AGAINST ALL ODDS 03 Editor’s point of view 66 Conquering the Roof of Africa CLASSIC CALENDAR MAGICAL MEN & 06 Upcoming events 70 THEIR FLYING MACHINES Powering pioneers NEWS & EVENTS 08 All the latest from the classic scene AT THE HEART OF THE MATTER 74 Karl Benz HISTORIC RIVALS REUNITED 16 SA Historic Grand Prix Festival FOUR-PLAY 78 Subaru Impreza WRX STI THE YOUNGTIMER 18 Delegate-it-yourself A REAL TEST OF MAN & MACHINE 82 Seventies rallying – Part 1 GROUP TOGETHER 22 Piazza Motorsport at Goodwood THE UNTOLD TRUTH 84 Reader’s ride – BMW 2002 LETTERS 26 Have your say THE ALL-ROUNDER 88 Remembering Jim Clark WHEN MORE MEANT MORE 30 Mercedes-Benz 300SEL 6.3 GEARBOX CLASSIFIEDS 96 Stuff for sale LET THE OWNERS DO THE TALKING 34 Packard Super 8 THE SILVER LINING 38 Morgan Plus Four Plus 56 THE HURST SHIFTER 44 AfFORDable NO COVER-UP 46 A man and his MG PILLARLESS PERSONALITY 52 Lancia Aprilia HEAVYWEIGHT CONTENDER 56 Ford Cortina 3000L MIDDLE CHILD SYNDROME 60 Mercury Cougar www.classiccarafrica.com | May 2018 | 1 Exotic Car Servicing & Repairs Mechanical & Cosmetic Restoration Custom One-Off Projects FUEL Customs has been in the motor trade Vehicle Interior Restoration for the last 15 years, specialising in intricate and comprehensive complete custom builds and renovations. With in-house paint and panel shop, fabrication facilities and workshop, there is no reason to go anywhere else for your motoring needs. FUEL Customs now offers custom car interiors and upholstery. Classic andR150 custom 000 | FIAT 600 D 1973 car re-trimming services, from seat refurbishment to carpets and door panels. ViewFocused more on at the needs and budget of the WWW.FUELCUSTOMS.CO.ZA customer, we will find the right solution every time. EDITOR’S POINT OF VIEW www.classiccarafrica.com Publisher Zig Zag Publishing Tracy Cilliers [email protected] Editor Stuart Grant [email protected] Deputy Editor Graeme Hurst [email protected] Art Director Ronel van Heerden www.nineninetynine.co.za Contributors Mike Monk, Gavin Foster, Mike Schmucker, Andre Langham, Craig Rode, Etienne Fouche, Robert Peché, Eric Fletcher, Denis Kloper, Patrick Gearing. Subscriptions & Editorial [email protected] Tel: 082 330 3446 THE Fax: 086 568 0193 Advertising [email protected] GENERATION GAME www.classiccarafrica.com he week leading up to our print in their bikes and flying machines. deadline is one of late nights, For the 1930s Mike Monk jumps into a Postnet suite 27 Private Bag X20 mild panic and long hours as luxurious Packard Super 8 and carries the Cresta we pull in articles and advert decade theme into the ’40s with a look at the 2194 material, finish off the odd engineering masterpiece from Lancia, the photoshoot,T edit the pictures and copy, create Aprilia. Graeme Hurst and I cover the ’50s beautiful design layouts for the stories and with a bit on a long-ownership MG TC and proof the PDFs a number of times. The very a Morgan Plus 4 Plus respectively, before last bit of work I do is to pen this very column. Graeme heads into the swinging ’60s with a It is very calming as the realisation sinks in that Mercedes-Benz 300SEL 6.3. The Mercury we’ve managed to pull an issue together on Cougar insert doubles up the 1960s years time, and it gives the first glimpse of how the and moves us into the 1970s. magazine flows. With the introduction of a ‘Youngtimer’ class This month was no different, but another to the world of classics we aren’t ashamed to aspect that crossed my mind was just how have included the iconic Ford Cortina 3000 varied our readership age is. I can say this Leisure as our star of the 1980s, or Andrew because most of our content is either inspired Langham’s Subaru WRX STi contribution as by reader ideas or even penned by readers. our child of the 1990s and 2000s. Check it out, I think we have something for The latest news, events and calendar bring The publishers make every effort to ensure this magazine’s contents are correct. All material almost every decade from the last 100-plus the book right up to date and of course there published in Classic Car Africa is copyright and years in here. are some more fillers in between to keep unauthorised reproduction is forbidden. The opinion of contributors, as published, are not Jake Venter covers the latter part of the you busy until the next mad deadline rush is necessarily the opinions held by the publishers or 1800s and into the early 1900s with a fictitious done. Please enjoy and continue to feed the editors of Classic Car Africa. The publishers and editors make no representations, nor do they give interview with Karl Benz. Gavin Foster takes CCA machine. any warranties, guarantees or assurances, for any goods or services advertised herein. the timeline into the 1920s with a look at the madmen that played with monstrous engines Stuart www.classiccarafrica.com | May 2018 | 3 FRANSCHHOEK MOTOR MUSEUM NEWS PORSCHE OWNERS’ CLUB TOUR In early April, a group of 11 Porsche Club owners from around the world Everyone in the group got to ride in each of the cars and thoroughly embarked on a nine-day tour of Namibia and South Africa organised by Jason enjoyed the unique opportunity to experience such a collection of rare and Furness’s Cape Town-based Rock Star Cars. Apart from the usual sight-seeing classic cars at one time. aspect of the tour, as part of the itinerary the group did a tour of the Cape in Porsches of various vintages before visiting L’Ormarins for some wine tasting and a visit to FMM. As well as a presentation and being given a guided tour of the museum’s operation, the group was taken out to the PlaasPad circuit for some chauffeured laps. But instead of using Porsche models, curator Wayne Harley organised some chauffeured laps with a difference. To give the guests an opportunity to sample something other than latter- day Porsche models, from the museum’s collection came a half-dozen cars with links to either Porsche founder Ferdinand Porsche or to the company’s current structure. Ferdinand was once employed by Austro-Daimler and during his tenure was involved with the development of the 1934 Austro- Daimler Bergmeister. He also developed the engine that was used in the 1929 W06 Mercedes-Benz S-Type. Porsche company links with the Volkswagen- Audi Group are shared with Bugatti, Bentley and DKW/Auto Union and these brands were represented by FMM’s 1928 Bugatti T35B, 1930 Bugatti T46, 1928 Bentley 4½-litre and, in complete contrast with the other cars, the 1936 DKW Cabriolet. FMM SLOT CAR CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND 2 The second round of the 2018 FMM Slot Car Championship took place in April and a bonus point is awarded for the fastest lap in each category. with an excellent turnout of regular and new drivers, some with new cars. The Meetings are held at 19h00 on the first Wednesday of each month and some driver line-up was quite an eclectic mix of young and old, male and female, intense racing takes place during the evening. The championship looks set to experienced and novice, all quickly getting down to setting quick and consistent be close fought during the coming months. lap times over the challenging two-lane track layout designed by experienced slot car organiser Jon Lederle. In the popular Touring Car championship, Thys Roux was the winner with his Maserati MC Trofeo, setting the fastest lap of the night in the process. In second place was Joe Inus with his small but rapid Fiat Abarth TC1000, who beat a closely matched pack of cars headed by young Günther Ras’s Ford Zakspeed Capri. As a result, Joe and Thys share leadership of the championship with Günther in third spot. In the Sports Car category, Jon Lederle was once again the man to beat with his Audi RS5 DTM but, once again, the fastest lap went to his arch-rival Donny Tarentaal with his RS5. Japie Aranjies raced his Chaparral for the first time and was fast and consistent enough to finish third. The championship log sees Jon and Donny on top with the same points, with Andre Loedolff’s Porsche 956 in third. When not racing, competitors take turns to marshal for their fellow drivers and in this regard youngsters Günther Ras, Bully Smit and Armin van der Walt certainly set the example for enthusiasm and super-quick reactions. As indicated above, the championship is made up of two categories, Touring Cars and Sports Cars (effectively Le Mans/DTM cars), with modern and historic classes within both.