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The WestRand Car Show has various competition classes depending on which Show Section you enter. The Show is divided into two Sections A Real Show in August Every Year and an International Virtual Show. Exhibitor’s Entrance Fee to the Real Show has always been by donation. Exhibitors Entrance Fee to the International Virtual Show is […]
This is the fourth in an ongoing series of “A Car for Every Year”. Part one covers the period 1886 to 1900. Part 2 covers the period 1901 – 1920 and thereafter each part covers a period of 10 years up until 1999. That ties in with our annual car show competition rules, and the […]
This is the third in an ongoing series of “A Car for Every Year”. Part one covers the period 1886 to 1900. Part 2 covers the period 1901 – 1920 and thereafter each part covers a period of 10 years up until 1999. That ties in with our annual car show competition rules, and the […]
This is the second in an ongoing series of “A Car for Every Year”. Part one covers the period 1886 to 1900. Part two covers the period 1901 – 1920 and thereafter each part covers a period of 10 years up until 1999. That ties in with our annual car show competition rules, and the […]
The Ford Torino was manufactured in the USA between 1968 and 1976. The car was named after the city of Turin in Italy (Torino, in Italian), which is considered the main vehicle manufacturing area of the country. The Ford Torino was initially an upscale variation of the Ford Fairlane, which was produced between 1962 and […]
The Fiat 126 was a small rear-engined Italian car which replaced the famous Fiat 500. It was first built in 1972. Production ceased in Italy in 1993 and in 2000 in Poland, where most of the Fiat 126 were built. A total of 4,673,655 units were built. Apart from Poland and Italy, the car was […]
The UK Ford Pilot was replaced by the Ford Zephyr which was manufactured by Ford of Britain from 1950 to 1972. Originally the 4-cylinder was known as the Ford Consul but from 1962 both four- and six-cylinder versions were named Zephyr. In later years a luxury version called the Zephyr Zodiac and later just Zodiac […]
The Ford Model Y was produced mainly by Ford UK and Ford Germany from 1932 to 1937. It was the first Ford automobile specifically designed for markets outside the United States, replacing the Ford Model A in Europe. It was also known as the Ford Model 8 in the UK. The Ford Model Y was […]
. This Austin was a derivative of and successor to the Austin 20 range. It was launched with a new body shape and a new engine in July 1938. Only 300 units were sold and production was ceased at the outbreak of WW II. Features of the Austin 28 were items such as a reverse […]
The Austin A125 Sheerline was a large luxury British car produced 1947 to 1954. It replaced the 4 litre Austin 28 Ranelagh first produced in 1938. The Sheerline was designed in the style of the contemporary Rolls-Royce or Bentley but at a much lower price and offering the same levels of luxury. It cost a […]