The event is the ultimate celebration of the
classic car life-style, with over 100 clubs and
thousands of private classic owners participating.
If you are thinking about investing in a classic car, the best thing you can do on Sunday, August 2, is to pay a visit to the 36th
Cars in the Park, the biggest car show in
South Africa, with the accent on classic and
special-interest cars.
Last year over 3 000 classic cars turned up
for this amazing event, as well as 15 000
paying spectators, so, be warned! Cars start
rolling in under the chill half-light of dawn
from 6am onwards, and by 11am the entire
venue, which is at the Zwartkops Raceway,
west of Pretoria on the R55, is packed to capacity. So to avoid the queues, dress nice
and warm and get there early!
The event is the ultimate celebration of the
classic car life-style, with over 100 clubs and
thousands of private classic owners participating. Nowhere else will you have such
an opportunity to check out what’s available on the classic car scene, and here
you will be able to see cars ranging from
humble Datsuns and Anglias from the 1960s
and 1970s to much more exotic classics like
Porsche 356s and 911s, Jaguar E Types, Aston
Martins, Ferraris, Lancias, and much older
cars too which are in effect pre-classics.
Here we should point out that this year the
organisers are putting on a Special Invite Vehicles display in the pit area which will focus
on early Fords, such as the Model T, as well as
the Model N and Model S Fords that actually
pre-date the Model T, dating back to 1907.
Expect extremely impressive displays from
the Mercedes-Benz Club, the BMW Club, and
other thriving clubs like the Studebaker Club.
And there will be a plethora of perfectly-restored be-finned American classics from the
1950s, such as Cadillacs, ’55-to-’57 Chevies
and the like.
Then there are the modern-interpretation
movements in the classic realm, such as the
Street Rod fraternity, where there is a huge
Intro pic: A 1959 Cadillac Eldorado coupe. These
Caddies sell for well over R1,5-million in fine condition.
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