When you think of the Mini, a couple of things spring to mind. A students first car, The Italian Job (lets go with 1969 original, for the purposes of this discussion), two Monte Carlo rally wins, Twiggy, the Swinging 60s, and a whole lot of other pop culture idealism. And lets not forget Mr Bean.
When boss man Joe put me in contact with Kobus & Sons Classic Cars it was to shoot a recent project of theirs. An awesome 1967 Pontiac, but the car was still in need of a few finishing touches and so that shoot was postponed. But when I arrived, the guys had a replacement for me to shoot. A 1955 Ford F100 Pickup.
According to the VIN, this 1937 Nash Lafayette Coupe was born on Tuesday 02 February 1937, Groundhog Day and the same day I was born 23 years later. I got to work on it as soon as I had it in the garage.
He wanted to build an Outlaw, with a bigger motor, bigger wheels, upgraded suspension and a custom interior. The 1958 Porsche 356 Coupe started with a 2332cc engine.
Owner/Builder: Marius de Villiers. Location: Krugersdorp North
Marius started restoring American muscle and German sports cars in 2010. He was a plumber when, in 2012, he decided to quit construction to make car restoration his full-time business. He worked on Mustangs, Corvettes and Chevy pickups. In 2016, he bought his first 1979 911sc which was followed by a 1978 930 Turbo.
Most hotrod builders work from the approach of finding a car body in a style that they like (and often have to take what they get). A lot of the time this works out just fine and most of the classic, famous rods are well-knownvehicles, perhaps only slightly altered from the original..but what if your ideas of style come from a little out of the left field if Ed Roth and Aaron Grote are among your heroes. Then you end up with the Volk Rodster.
Words: Fenton Stromberger, Pics: Martin Van Niekerk
There are so many of us who could only dream about surprising someone special in our lives with their dream car. For brothers Mitch and Mike Rodrigues, this dream became a reality. Mitch is a huge Mustang fan and has a 1966 MustangCoupe and Mike has always been a huge fan of the 1968 Chevrolet Camaro.
Cars were invented to be driven! You cannot argue with that. Whether going to work, to the shop, taking the kids to school or going out for the night, you use the car. This 1932 Ford Roadster was made to be driven.
