1903: William S. Harley and Arthur Davidson build their first motorcycle.
1910: The “Bar & Shield” logo is used for the first time. It is trademarked one year later.
History
Interested in old cars or the history of a certain vehicle manufacturer? You’ve come to the right section!
Lineage: AMG C-Class
The satin sledgehammers
A recent purchase by one of our staff members has spurred us on to finally delve into the history of certain performance cars. But don’t worry – we shall use this opportunity to cover other brands, genres and eras as well. In fact, why don’t you drop us a line and tell us which car’s history you’d like to see?
Geskiedenis: Unimog
Mercedes-Benz het toevallig die legendariese Unimog begin bou…
Dit was die grensoorlog wat die Unimog, of sommer net “Mog” in troepetaal, ‘n plaaslike legende gemaak het. Op 7 Oktober 2016 het Mercedes-Benz wêreldwyd die sewentigste verjaardag van hierdie baie unieke nutsvoertuig gevier en talle pers-verklarings uitgereik om die Mog se ontwikkeling en sy geskiedenis bekend te stel.
Lineage: Golf GTi
Volkswagen just announced the last Golf 7 GTi model, so we take a look at a car closing in on 45 years of existence. To this day, VW’s front-wheel driven high-performance hatch remains a true car for the people. So much so, that 33% of all new Golf owners in South Africa opt for a GTi badge on theirs. That ranks Southern Africa as one of the top 10 countries, when it comes to GTi ownership, worldwide. N.B.: These are local / ZA specs while photos are of international models. Other high-performance Golfs like VR6 or Golf R have been excluded from this list.
Geskiedenis: 50 jaar Bokser enjin!
Goliath en die berg Fuji – Subaru vier 50 jaar van die waterverkoelde bokserenjin.
Hierdie is nie ‘n Bybelse storie met ‘n snaakse nadraai nie; dis ‘n doodgewone mouterstorie. Dit kom uit die dae toe motors in Duitsland nog buitengewone name gehad het en die berg Fuji in Japan ook die naam geword het van ‘n maatskappy wat skepe, vliegtuie en later motors begin maak het.
Geskiedenis: Peugeot
Van Kaapstad tot Parys – en nou Dakar!
Dit was die legendariese Peugeot 203 wat in die vyftigerjare aan hierdie vervaardiger ‘n reputasie as ‘n kanniedood en geharde voertuig vir Afrika-omstandighede gevestig het. Hierdie reputasie was hoofsaaklik te danke aan twee Franse, monsieurs Mercier en Se Cortanze, wat in 1951 met ‘n 203 stasiewa ‘n nuwe rekord geslaan het deur die afstand van Kaapstad na Parys in 17 dae en 9 uur af te lê.
Lineage: Mercedes G models
Confused?
Don’t worry, we also took a while to grasp what is going on here. Mercedes-Benz renamed most of their off-road vehicles, the Geländewagen lends its first letter (G) to all other off-roady Mercs from now on.
Lineage: Land Rover / Defender
A Series what?
Who knew that Land Rover had so many models, to most people these old Landies just look like the same car! So, if you’ve ever wanted to know the difference between the various Defender ancestors, here’s a concise list of all the models that preceded it:
Peugeot 202 Camionette
1945 Peugeot 202 Camionette
Johan & Ian Loubser
Onder ‘n stofkombers in ‘n oorvol plattelandse stoor het hierdie eienaardige ryding die Loubser kinders altyd beindruk waar dit weggesteek en toegepak vir jare gerus het. In ‘n era van groot Amerikaanse motors, myl per uur spoedmeters en regterstuur, kon hulle nie mooi begryp waarom hierdie bakkie, in sy Tweede Wêreldoorlog-gewaad en linkerstuur, dan instaat sou wees om 140 myl per uur te haal nie. Wat het hulle dan nou geweet van kilometer per uur in die 1960’s.
Lineage: C-Class
Like the Audi A4 and BMW’s 3-Series, the Mercedes-Benz C-Class firmly belongs in the daily traffic around Namibian towns. NamWheels gives you a brief lineage (model history) of this accomplished German sedan.