Sestig Jaar Citroën DS
Citroën is ‘n ander soort motor en dit is nou sestig jaar sedert die “anderste”, vaartbelynde haai-op-wiele die aandag wêreldwyd getrek het, en nog steeds fassineer.
History
Interested in old cars or the history of a certain vehicle manufacturer? You’ve come to the right section!
Lineage: BMW 3-Series
Compact, agile and good-looking, the 3-Series is one of BMW’s best-selling sedans for many other reasons, too. NamWheels gives you a quick tour of the Bavarian sporty sedan history. Which one is your favourite?
Geskiedenis: Oos-Afrika Safari
Elizabeth ll, Land Rovers en die Oos-Afrika Safari
Dit is vanjaar sestig jaar wat koningin Elizabeth ll as Britse vorstin regeer en ons het al heelwat oor hierdie mylpaal te hore en te siene gekry; vanaf BBC televisie tot stories in Die Huisgenoot met foto’s oor hierdie merkwaardige vrou en natuurlik ook die troonopvolgers met hulle huwelike, hoogtepunte en laagtepunte.
Five-cylinder engines
The fantastic five
A gruff, off-beat sound usually accompanied by a whistling turbo charger can only mean one thing: five cylinders. With even numbers being the preferred stencil for engine manufacturing, the five-pot is just as quirky and potentially unbalanced as those little three-cylinders.
S-Class turns 40
The Mercedes-Benz S-Class turns 40
As an automotive media company we get hundreds of car-flavoured press releases a month. Most make it onto our website, some get sent around the office for further discussion and very few give birth to their own story. This time it’s the turn of the Mercedes-Benz S-Class which is celebrating its 40th birthday.
Peugeot wins again!
This was the caption of an advertisement in the British magazine, The Motor, in May 1962; fifty years ago.
The reason for this jubilation was that Peugeot – again – won the East African Safari. And they did have reason to be over the moon since they finished 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th in the 1600-2000 cc class in one of the most gruelling endurance rallies at the time. The winning 404 was driven by local driver, the Kenyan Nick Nowicki with Paddy Cliff as his co-driver.
Borgward Saamtrek
Die Borgward Saamtrek by Gariepdam in April
Die Britte het iets geweet waarvan Suid-Afrikaners nie geweet het nie, en tot ons nadeel! Reeds vanaf 1952 was Borgwards op die Koninklike Eiland te koop. Dit was veral die diesel vierdeur sedan en stasiewaens wat die aandag daar getrek het omdat brandstof na afloop van die oorlog nog steeds gerantsoeneer was en brandstofverbruik vir vervaardigers baie punte getel het.
Geskiedenis: Borgward
DR (H.C.) CARL FRIEDRICH WILHELM BORGWARD (10.11.1890-28.7.1963)
‘n Paar dekades gelede het die bekende motorjoernalis, Fred Schnetler, ‘n boek geskryf met die selfverklarende titel: Motors en hul Makers. Hierin het hy ook die geskiedenis van Carl Borgward en sy verskillende motormaatskappye, opgeteken.
Happy birthday, car!
Mercedes-Benz: 125 years of innovation
Don’t you just love birthdays? The cake, the presents, the smiles of loved ones. Do yourself a huge favour and go to the garage / driveway and wish your car a happy birthday, irrespective of what make it may be. Give it a wash, change its oil or just smile at it for a while.
2011 DAKAR Rally
2011 DAKAR Rally
On a sunny Sunday afternoon in mid-January this year, the world’s toughest rally concluded in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The 2011 (and 32nd) Dakar rally concluded after 13 gruelling stages through Argentina and Chile’s amazing but demanding scenery.