Classic Car News and Drives

Unique Road & Race Car Collection in Johannesburg

by Hannes Oosthuizen
Unique Road & Race Car Collection in Johannesburg
Although this collection is primarily focused on German vehicles, it all started with an English car. We visit a wonderful collection in Johannes...
Posted in car collection, classic cars

Small-Town Treasures in Ceres

by Hannes Oosthuizen
Small-Town Treasures in Ceres
Sometimes we find the most interesting collections in the smallest towns in South Africa. We head to Ceres in the Western Cape to view a collectio...
Posted in barn find, car collection, Ceres car collection

COLLECTION: Second-Generation Passion

by Hannes Oosthuizen
COLLECTION: Second-Generation Passion
Outside Cape Town we visit a collector who has not only amassed an impressive array of cars, but who has furnished the building with all things re...
Posted in car collection, stellenbosch

German Only! Neat Local Collection focuses primarily on Mercedes-Benz

by Hannes Oosthuizen
German Only! Neat Local Collection focuses primarily on Mercedes-Benz
A collector opens his newly-built garage to us to share his passion for German cars, particularly those of the Mercedes-Benz persuasion. Words &am...
Posted in car collection, mercedes sl500, mercedes sls, porsche 911

Eddie Assad's Cool Porsche Collection

by Hannes Oosthuizen
Eddie Assad's Cool Porsche Collection
There might be only a single water-cooled 911 in his collection, but as for the rest it is Eddie Assad’s passion for Porsche’s earliest model that...
Posted in car collection, eddie assad, porsche

COLLECTION: "I only buy cars I'm in love with"

by Hannes Oosthuizen
COLLECTION: "I only buy cars I'm in love with"
In a purpose-built building next to his house Mike Salomon has created his "man cave". He opens the doors and shares his cars and (car) stories wi...
Posted in car collection, johannesburg car collection, mike salomon

COLLECTION: Graham Webb's European classics

by Hannes Oosthuizen
COLLECTION: Graham Webb's European classics
Surrounded by collectible cars and in a classy office with a full workshop, Graham Webb tries to keep their cars running and in most cases in tip-...
Posted in aston martin, car collection, classic ferrari, Graham Webb, jaguar, lagonda, lotus

COLLECTION: Italian Passion in Pretoria

by Hannes Oosthuizen
COLLECTION: Italian Passion in Pretoria
A passionate Pretoria-based collector opens his doors to us to showcase his lifelong love for Italian cars, and in particular Ferrari.       Wor...
Posted in car collection, ferrari bb, fiat 500, italian collection

Pre-war stunners in Bot River car collection

by Hannes Oosthuizen
Pre-war stunners in Bot River car collection
We all have our fantasy garages, and often the cars inside will be from a specific era. This is indeed the case for the collector featured in this...
Posted in bentley, Bot River, car collection, pre-war

Inside the Sultan of Brunei's incredible car collection

by Hannes Oosthuizen
Inside the Sultan of Brunei's incredible car collection
It is the car collection that has fascinated many of us for decades. In this article we delve a little deeper into the most impressive, but (argua...
Posted in Car collection, Sultan of Brunei

Simon Town's Warrior Toy Museum & Shop

by Hannes Oosthuizen
Simon Town's Warrior Toy Museum & Shop
If you like cars it is highly likely that you also appreciate (or even collect) scale model vehicles. We head to one of the most famous model shop...
Posted in car collection, diecast, model cars, warrior toy museum

Eclectic car and bike collection in Joburg

by Hannes Oosthuizen
Eclectic car and bike collection in Joburg
"This was never planned, it just happened," says the owner of one of most diverse car and bike collections in South Africa. We take a stroll throu...
Posted in car collection