Classic Car News and Drives
Classic MGB reborn as RBW EV Roadster
A UK-based firm called RBW EV Classic Cars has revealed a retro electric roadster "inspired" by the iconic MGB of the '60s.
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Remembering the monstrous Mercedes-Benz SL 73 AMG
Before powerful AMG variants of just about every Mercedes-Benz line was commonplace, the two companies partnered to develop a beastly, and very ra...
70 Years of the Volvo PV444
Swedish marque Volvo this year celebrates the launch of a car that truly put it on the world map, the PV444.
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The "humpback" PV444 wa...
German Style & Performance Week at Crossley & Webb
Cape Town-based classic and collectible car dealer, Crossley & Webb will from 5 to 12 October be hosting an online auction for 14 special Germ...
Celebrating the Ford Model T
It is a fascinating exercise to think of what October’s Transport Month would look like, were it not for cars like the Ford Model T - which went o...
Event Announcement: SentiMETAL Gathering Cape Town 18 October
The wait is over! The first SentiMETAL Gathering since March this year is scheduled for Sunday, 18 October at the Killarney Raceway in Cape Town. ...
Mercedes-Benz's S124 celebrates 35 years
A very desirable modern classic these days, the iconic Estate version (T-Modell in German) of the 124 Series Mercedes-Benz made its debut at the F...
Ford's "Bokkie Bakkie"
A few years after the first Cortina bakkie was launched in South Africa in 1971, Ford released a limited edition of the Cortina MK3 bakkie, badged...
Retro Drag Race: BMW 325iS vs Opel Kadett Superboss
In this video we pitch two legendary local cars against one another, the iconic BMW (E30) 325iS "Gusheshe" and the Opel Kadett GSi "Superboss". B...
UK Classic Car Market stable during crisis
The latest UK Hagerty Price Guide reveals that the classic car market has proved a relative safe haven during the global pandemic. The guide, whic...
SentiMETAL Episode 17: Volkswagen SP2
We have seen it often... When a division of a car company develops its own cars, the interesting results are often very appealing. This could be i...
Remembering Ford South Africa's homegrown models
With a local history dating back to 1905 and various uniquely South African models developed since then, the "Blue Oval" has a lot of local celebr...