Classic Car News and Drives

How the Cortina changed Ford's footprint in South Africa

by Hannes Oosthuizen
How the Cortina changed Ford's footprint in South Africa
Ford’s Cortina was a car that redefined the boundaries between small and medium-sized cars that existed until that time. Word By: Stuart Johnston ...
Posted in Ford, Ford Cortina

Ford's Southern African Legacy - Iconic Cars Through the Decades

by Hannes Oosthuizen
Ford's Southern African Legacy - Iconic Cars Through the Decades
Ford South Africa has developed and launched several iconic cars for local enthusiasts over the decades. Many of these developments have been uniq...
Posted in classic ford, ford, ford capri perana, ford cortina interceptor, ford cortina springbok, ford sierra xr8

Ponies galore at Shelby's breakfast run

by Hannes Oosthuizen
Ponies galore at Shelby's breakfast run
Shelby South Africa in conjunction with Novel Ford Paarl recently hosted the first-ever Shelby SA breakfast run. With over 30 cars in attendance, ...
Posted in carmeet, Ford, Ford Mustang, musclecar, Mustang, Peter Lindenberg, ponycar, Shelby

Ford celebrates heritage with Digital Archive

by Hannes Oosthuizen
Ford celebrates heritage with Digital Archive
To celebrate 119 years of Ford and its vehicles, the Dearborn-based company has digitally archived more than 5000 Ford and Lincoln brochures, phot...
Posted in ford, ford f100, ford falcon, Ford heritage, ford mustang

Full Throttle in a '31 Ford Model A at the Simola Hillclimb

by Hannes Oosthuizen
Full Throttle in a '31 Ford Model A at the Simola Hillclimb
The Simola Hillclimb attracts some fast and crazy metal each year but the Classic Car Friday event showcases some spectacular classic cars that ru...
Posted in Ford, Ford Model A, Simola Hillclimb

South African Racing Legends Build Cobras, GT40s and Daytona Coupés for Shelby’s Heritage Collection

by Hannes Oosthuizen
South African Racing Legends Build Cobras, GT40s and Daytona Coupés for Shelby’s Heritage Collection
For many motoring enthusiasts the thought of owning a classic car is likely to feature high on their bucket list, but nameplates that carry credib...
Posted in Cobra, Ford, GT40, Hi-Tech Automotive, Jimmy Price, Shelby, Superformance

FORGOTTEN CLASSIC: Ford Sierra 3.0i RS

by Hannes Oosthuizen
FORGOTTEN CLASSIC: Ford Sierra 3.0i RS
The Ford Sierra was a firm favourite in South Africa throughout the 1980s and early '90s. The Sierra XR-8 (watch our video here) was the most pow...
Posted in Ford, Ford Sierra

Celebrating the Ford Model T

by Hannes Oosthuizen
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...
Posted in ford, model t

Ford's "Bokkie Bakkie"

by Hannes Oosthuizen
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...
Posted in cortina, Cortina Springbok Edition, Ford

Remembering Ford South Africa's homegrown models

by Hannes Oosthuizen
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...
Posted in Bantam, Capri Perana, cortina xr6 interceptor, Ford, ford cortina xr6, Sierra XR-8

SentiMETAL Episode 14: Ford Sierra XR-8

by Hannes Oosthuizen
SentiMETAL Episode 14: Ford Sierra XR-8
For SentiMETAL Episode 14 we head back to the Free State for another fast, locally-developed Ford, the XR-8. There are few words that get us petro...
Posted in ford, Ford Sierra XR-8, Sierra XR-8, xr8

Our own cars: Life with a 1966 Ford Mustang 289GT

by Hannes Oosthuizen
Our own cars: Life with a 1966 Ford Mustang 289GT
2019 marks twenty years of Graeme Hurst having the keys to his Mustang…a brand that’s arguably the automotive equivalent of Coca-Cola when it co...
Posted in ford, Ford Mustang, Mustang