Classic Car News and Drives

Dodge Viper GTS - American Muscle in Cape Town

Dodge Viper GTS - American Muscle in Cape Town
When we made the most of an unexpected opportunity to drive a Dodge Viper GTS, we found that the iconic American supercar is not the hairy-chested...

Checker A11 New York Cab - Cape Town's drug-busting taxi

Checker A11 New York Cab - Cape Town's drug-busting taxi
For the past 2 decades a rather special Checker A11 New York taxi has been cruising the streets of Cape Town. It's the only such cab in all of Afr...

Alfa Romeo GTV6 3.0 - African Special

Alfa Romeo GTV6 3.0 - African Special
The locally developed GTV6 is undoubtedly the most revered Alfa Romeo model ever sold in South Africa. Bred for the track, the 3.0-litre “Alfetta”...

VW Split-Window: Splitty Vibes in Episode 8

VW Split-Window: Splitty Vibes in Episode 8
Classic Volkswagen buses, or Type 2s as they are more formally known, were supposed to be hardy, cheap commercial alternatives to the VW Beetle of...

Ferrari Testarossa - Poster Child features in Episode 7

Ferrari Testarossa - Poster Child features in Episode 7
Words by Sudhir Matai; Images by Justin Pinto Few cars epitomise the 1980s in the same manner as the Ferrari Testarossa. And few cars adorned as m...

Mercedes-Benz 190SL - filming an iconic beauty for Ep6

Mercedes-Benz 190SL - filming an iconic beauty for Ep6
Beautiful, timeless lines are a hallmark of the 190SL. This particular car is a Concours SA Show&Shine winner.  Several stunning cars emerged ...

Opel Kadett Superboss - Motorsport legend

Opel Kadett Superboss - Motorsport legend
"Born on the racetrack" is an often-used term when it comes to high-performance cars, but few road machines can rightfully lay claim to that descr...

BMW 333i - South African Special in Episode 4

BMW 333i - South African Special in Episode 4
    In the mid-80s BMW fanatics in other parts of the world were enthralled by the debut of the first-ever M3, a vehicle that has since become a h...

Nissan's Hakosuka Skyline - Rare find!

Nissan's Hakosuka Skyline - Rare find!
For our third episode of SentiMETAL we travelled to Bothaville in the Free State to uncover the crowning jewel in one of the world's largest Nissa...

Porsche 911 (930) Turbo - Meeting the Widowmaker

Porsche 911 (930) Turbo - Meeting the Widowmaker
For the second episode in our SentiMETAL classic car series we time warp to the decade of excess, big hair rock and the whaletail Porsche 911 Turb...

SentiMETAL Pilot - Creating Episode 1

SentiMETAL Pilot - Creating Episode 1
What is it that makes cars more than just machines? Why are they idolised, revered... and even loved? There is no easy answer – certainly not one ...

BMW 100 Years Celebration Visit (video)

BMW 100 Years Celebration Visit (video)
BMW celebrated 100 years of building cars in 2016, and to mark the occasion, the company virtually took over its hometown of Munich, Germany, to ...