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Drift City Life
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Drift City Life

When we talk about drifting, it’s usually about the General Tire Mustang, loads of tyre smoke and serious angle.

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Edition 95
Apocalypse Now!
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Apocalypse Now!

1956 Chevrolet 210.

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Edition 95
Classy Pick Up
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Classy Pick Up

1974 Chevrolet C20 Pick Up

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Edition 95
Two-Tone Era
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Two-Tone Era

1955 Chevy Belair 2 Door Sedan.

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Edition 95
Pist 'N' Broke
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Pist 'N' Broke

1940 Ford Pick Up Rat.

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Edition 95
Hot Wheels
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Hot Wheels

Bernidene Fischer comes from a family of real ‘car people’. She has always loved the various cars, bikes and automotive projects that she has been exposed to growing up in a petrol head family.

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Edition 103
Rusted muscle
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Rusted muscle

Vuil Van Zyl has had his fair share of Muscle cars over the years.

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Edition 103
Road Rage
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Road Rage

Are you sure this is a street machine?

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Edition 103
'32 FORD T BUCKET
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'32 FORD T BUCKET

I wanted to send some information to you with regards to my 1932 Ford T Bucket that is currently being restored by myself and my wife Madelaine.

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Edition 103
As Big As It Gets
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As Big As It Gets

American-based Feld Entertainment and leading local promoter, Showtime Management, in association with SuperSport and regional radio media partners East Coast Radio, Kfm 94.5 and JacarandaFM are bringing Monster Truck Juggernaut Monster Jam® to South Africa for the first time ever this year, debuting at Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban on Saturday, 20 April, followed by Cape Town Stadium on Saturday 27 April and ending at FNB Stadium, Johannesburg on Saturday, 04 May 2019.

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Edition 97
The 10 Most Expensive Muscle Cars Sold At An Auction
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The 10 Most Expensive Muscle Cars Sold At An Auction

The 10 most expensive Muscle Cars is a pretty exclusive club as entry starts at about $1 million. Let’s see how high the prices go on these rare classics.

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Edition 97
Streetrod Nationals
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Streetrod Nationals

The 18th South African StreetRod Nationals are happening on the 20th April 2019. The is held every 2 years and is hosted by a different StreetRod Club from around the country.

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Edition 97
Hot But Not Bothered
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Hot But Not Bothered

On the 16th December SA HotRods and Dolphin Motors (based in Oudtshoorn) came together to take part in the SA HotRods Round up.

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Edition 97
Back In Black
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Back In Black

Gerhard Niemand is a proud petrolhead, and one of his biggest dreams was to build an early 70’s Chevy Pick-up.

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Edition 97
Seaker
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Seaker

Ringbrothers™ Co-founders Jim And Mike Ring Unveil “seaker,” An Ls3-powered 1971 Chevrolet K-5 Blazer Restomod At The Sema Show

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Edition 97
The Cape Town Motor Show Is Building A Classic MG And You Could Drive It Away
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The Cape Town Motor Show Is Building A Classic MG And You Could Drive It Away

The Cape Town Motor Show takes place on the weekend of 2-3 March this year. Thousands of car enthusiasts will descend upon the Grand West Casino and Entertainment World to see the rarities, classics, customs and prototypes on show.

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Edition 98
Restoring A Rare Promotional Model
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Restoring A Rare Promotional Model

During the 1950s, the U.S. car makers were commissioning 1/25 scale pre-assembled plastic models of their cars from suppliers that included AMT and Johan.

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Edition 98
Master Welder Rob Godwin
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Master Welder Rob Godwin

I discovered Rob Godwin by chance. We often visit a delightful coffee shop and bakery in Benoni, The Victorian Secret, owned by Les Godwin.

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Edition 98
Coffee & Cars
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Coffee & Cars

Sunday 3 Feb was the first Coffee Round up Hosted by SA HotRods Magazine along with The Kartel Exchange and Delfino’s Restaurant.

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Edition 98
Super Short
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Super Short

Danie found the 36 Chevy on a farm in Delmas Mpumalanga.

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Edition 98
Restoring A Rare Promotional Model
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Restoring A Rare Promotional Model

It was with sadness that model enthusiasts heard about Hobbico, the owners of Revell USA’s bankruptcy early in 2018 and everyone wondered if they will ever see Revell USA kits on the shelves again.

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Edition 99
Down Low
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Down Low

It was about 2 years ago that Ralph Kumbier from Motown Autoparts thought about building a shop truck but he did not really put a lot of effort into finding a suitable vehicle.

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Edition 99
Supersport
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Supersport

It is easy to see where Allen Boonzaaier’s passion for muscle cars came from and in particular, the Chevy Camaro.

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Edition 99
Decadence
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Decadence

Like a whale easing past a deep-sea diver, the 1959 Cadillac Coupe DeVille cannot simply be taken in in a single glance.

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Edition 99
Duotone
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Duotone

As a youngster, Daneel’s dream was to own a big truck with a big engine.

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Edition 102
Showroom Shack-Up
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Showroom Shack-Up

On the 19th of May, SA HotRods Magazine and Creative Rides got together again for the second Showroom Shack-Up.

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Edition 102
My First Love
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My First Love

Back in 2009, when I was 17, I developed a passion for vintage cars.

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Edition 102
Workhorse To Wow
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Workhorse To Wow

This bakkie was an old workhorse that Willie purchased way back when he had a construction company.

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Edition 102
Super Cuda
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Super Cuda

While Johan Lubbe was growing up in PE, his dad used to have a Valiant Station wagon and so, like many South Africans at that time, the Chrysler Valiant was ingrained into his DNA.

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Edition 102
Taming A Tiger
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Taming A Tiger

This month I am going to attempt to convert the stock interior of the Tiger into a reasonable racing car interior.

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Edition 102