Classic Car News and Drives
Black Beast: The wild Toyota MR2 rally car that almost was
Toyota has a proud history in world rallying with its Celica, Corolla and, more recently, Yaris, contenders. But did you know of this beastly MR2 ...
Lancia restoration leads to stunning Aurelia Outlaw
Classic and vintage restoration specialist, Thornley Kelham, has revealed the full story behind its restoration of possibly the most famous Lancia...
Forgotten Heroes Part 5: Ford Mondeo ST220
In a country where sporty, powerful Ford sedans were once as easy to sell as candy floss to a moaning seven-year old child's dad, the Mondeo ST220...
Top 10 Memorable Stillborn Supercars
Positioned at the top of the automotive food chain, supercars are powerful brand builders - if they're done right... and sometimes even when they ...
R.I.P. Stirling Moss
The world mourns the passing of the original "Boy Wonder", Sir Stirling Moss at the age of 90.
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120 Years of Mercedes - the girl and the brand
120 years ago, this month, Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft decided to call its automobiles Mercédès, after the 11-year old daughter of Emil Jellinek....
Tazio Nuvolari and the rise of Abarth
70 years ago, on 10 April 1950, the great champion Tazio Nuvolari ended his illustrious racing career behind the wheel of the Abarth 204A, the fir...
SentiMETAL, the digital magazine for petrolheads, now available
Cars.co.za's growing car-culture sub-brand, SentiMETAL, has launched a new digital magazine aimed at petrolheads. The first edition is available f...
Retrospective: South African Roadhouses
The boom in car ownership and the arrival of American fast food in the 1950s and ’60s saw roadhouses become a once hugely colourful part of our ...
Forgotten Heroes Part 4: Mazda6 MPS
The Mazda6 MPS arrived in South Africa late in 2006, eager to take on the established performance sedans from Germany. Sadly, nobody noticed. It's...
Neglected for 40 years, barn-find E-Type gets complete restoration
One of the UK's leading E-Type specialists, E-Type UK, has completed an intense restoration on a "barn-find" Jaguar E-Type Series 1 3.8 FHC.
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Mazda 100th Anniversary: Celebrating the RX-7
Japanese marque Mazda is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year, and as a first in a new series, we'll be taking a closer look at the cars th...