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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.
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.
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:
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.
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.
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.
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?
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.
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.
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.