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CONTENTS — CARS BIKES PEOPLE AFRICA — FEBRUARY/MARCH 2016 CLASSIC CALENDAR PUTTING THE ADVENTURE BACK 08 Motoring events in 2016 72 Honda’s legendary Africa Twin returns NEWS & EVENTS 10 The latest from the classic scene ALL THE INGREDIENTS 76 The locally built DAY OF CHAMPIONS Broadway Ford Escort 18 Classic bike racers return to the track NO ONE-TRICK PONY LETTERS 82 Best of both worlds in a ’65 Mustang 20 Have your say 9 HOUR RETURNS WITH A BANG FIRING THE BIG GUNS 86 The 2015 African Endurance 24 Ford GT 40—50 years of winning 9 Hour review CHAPMAN’S PEAKS GEARBOX 30 Lotus Elan and Elise tested 95 Classifi ed adverts THE WEST WIND OF STYLE A FULL HOUSE 36 Lincoln Zephyr V12 96 Classic cars, the Doll House and milkshakes CITI SLICKER 40 Volkswagen SA’s magically marketed Citi Golf DARKEST BEFORE THE DAWN 46 The civilian Jeep CJ 2A 86 MOPAR MILES 52 Classic road trip in a Valiant Barracuda DREAM RACER 58 Tasman Cars and the Kernick family SCHMITT-EN 64 The fi rst cars in South Africa TREADING CAREFULLY 68 Insight into tyre terminology www.classiccarafrica.com | February/March 2016 | 1 www.dinosclassics.co.za I C R E S T O R AT A S S I O N C L S CLASSIC QUALITY SUPERIOR SERVICE With a passion for classic cars our workshop has been specifically designed to restore your automotive assets to original condition and colour. 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Subscriptions & Editorial elcome to 2016 and With Ford racing at the forefront of the mind [email protected] welcome to the new look and a Group 5 Escort built during the 1970s gets a Tel: 060 329 0970 rebranded Classic Car Africa. look in alongside the fascinating Manufacturers Fax: 086 568 0193 Here’s to a year filled with Challenge tale. motoring memories being I haven’t completely lost the plot, with a look Advertising [email protected] Wrecalled as well as new ones being made. Our at the Volkswagen Citi Golf feature you’ll find [email protected] name might have reverted back to the original in this issue. This is a uniquely South African title given 21 years ago and the logo updated but story that revolutionised not only the car www. classiccarafrica.com nothing has changed as far as the rest: we still industry but also that of the advertising game. strive to be the heartbeat of the South African Graeme Hurst returns the sanity with a PO BOX 987 Jukskeipark classic scene. look into tyre technology as well a pitting two 2153 This means no major shift in the type of generations of Lotus against each other. Even content you will find on the pages and we still more unlikely though is the V12 that Mike want to hear from our readers, uncovering those Monk takes a drive in – no, it isn’t a Ferrari – hidden gem stories that are often left untold. rather a 1930s Lincoln Zephyr. Mike also tells With the rebrand so too comes a new website the tale of the first cars in South Africa, while (www.classiccarafrica.com) which will soon offer Roger Gaisford talks about the civilian Jeep a fully integrated system for online subscription we all know as the C2. processing to both the hardcopy magazine and Gavin Foster gives us a two-wheel fix with a soon-to-be released digital version. Classic a look at the recently launched Honda Africa orientated products can be found in our online Twin that re-introduces a legendary name to shop and the part we are most excited about is the adventure biking mix, while muscle fans The publishers makes every effort to ensure this the section that allows the reader to submit his can skip through to articles on a ’65 Mustang magazine’s contents are correct. All material published in Classic and Performance Car Africa own vehicle for a future feature story. 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Stuart www.classiccarafrica.com | February/March 2016 | 3 FRANSCHHOEK MOTOR MUSEUM NEWS FMM & BMWAT THE HORSES Hot summer weather favoured a sell-out integral part of the occasion with a display of crowd who attended SA’s leading weight-for- some mechanical thoroughbreds from its stable. age horse race, the L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate, This year the museum joined forces with BMW which brought together the country’s top 16 SA – which will be celebrating its centenary thoroughbreds competing for the R1 million in March – to put on an impressive display of purse. This year’s race was the 155th running horseless carriages. FMM’s collection started with of the event and sponsored for the 11th time in a 1926 Austin 7, the likes of which formed the succession by L’Ormarins. Over 5 000 attendees basis of BMW’s first car, the Dixie. Also exhibited kept with tradition by donning their finest blue- were a 1938 BMW 328, 1953 BMW 502, Nelson and-white fashions to help create a colourful Mandela’s 46664 Mandela Day School Library setting to the activities both on and off the track. Project 760iL Security and the BMW-powered According to LQP’s Coordinator Katherine McLaren F1 road car designed by South African Gray, the internationally-recognised L’Ormarins Gordon Murray. As part of the BMW Group, Rolls- Queen’s Plate is considered to be the Cape’s Royce was represented by a 1928 Phantom 1. most prestigious horse racing and social BMW presented its latest range of cars with the occasion. Excitement heightened when out on main focus on the new 7 Series. the course, the field left the starting gate on the Among the international celebrities and season-opening 1 600-metre Queen’s Plate. punters who were present were ex-F1 team Just over half way, champion jockey Anton boss and grand prix pundit Eddie Jordan, and Marcus thrilled punters when he edged outsider managing partner of Coys of London, BBC Legal Eagle into the lead and comfortably held Channel 5 Classic Car Show presenter and on to win the prestigious race, and by doing so FMM’s international consultant Chris Routledge. gaining entry into the elite Breeders’ Cup Mile Other sporting personalities included legendary in the USA. professional jockey Lester Piggott and SA’s As has become the custom, FMM was an surfing star Jordy Smith. NEW DELI MENU Ahead of the festive season rush of visitors, FMM’s popular Pitstop Deli introduced a new menu. The culinary ‘starting grid’ now comprises health food, a croque monsieur, a ploughman’s platter and various salads, wraps, sandwiches, waffles and ‘smores’. Vegetables, herbs and berries are all locally produced. Prices range from R35 to R65. VISITOR RECORD PARTY TIME The month of December is FMM’s major visitor period In December, the entire staff complement of L’Ormarins, Drakenstein Stud, Anthonij and each year the number increases. The 2014 figure of Rupert wines, FMM and invited guests all squeezed into one of the FMM display 9 329 visitors gave hope of breaking the 10 000 mark in halls for the group’s annual year-end function.