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So here's another compilation of interesting cars, buggies and wheeled beasties I find as I go about my travels on the South African Interweb. Part one is here.

Lada Niva 1600 Project Car:
R8500 - Cape Town

Not running, but de-rusted, resprayed, rubberized, with mags a towbar and sparewheel rack.

1971 Citroën DS20 5spd:
R20000 - Cape Town

As I mentioned in my last cars post, I've really gotten to love old Citroen shapes, which is a complete turnaround from when I was young. One of the most beautiful is of course the DS, a nice white example here for 20k.

1972 Chevrolet El Camino:
R39500 - Cape Town

A great looking Camino, nice and original with 150k on the clock and a straignt 6. So damn pretty (to me..)! Great to see another one for sale, hoping for many more, hopefully some earlier versions.

1966 Volkswagen Kombi Bus:
R10000 - Cape Town

OK, it needs a lick of paint and a few other bits (!) but here's a nice splittie bus shell for a project. I'm wondering how badly affected all these Capetonian cars are with rust, compared to Durbs - presumably Joburg cars are quite sween in comparison on the rust front..?

1968 Mercedes 230 'Fintail':
R16500 - Johannesburg

Original condition, and such a nice shape. So much less aggressive than modern Mercs. He also has a 1965 230S for sale, in need of restoring.

1985 Volkswagen Golf 2.0 8v:
R15000 - Johannesburg

I don't often go for the newer cars, but they're still making these 5dr golfs in SA, so they look nice to me (old look, new car!), but also, I always wanted to shave the doorhandles and install hydraulic poppers on a car as seen here. It's a very oldschool custom trick to clean the lines up, but takes some effort.

1967 Ford Cortina MK2 1600:
R16000 - Johannesburg

Love it! Such a great looking 'tina. I wasn't sure about the colour at first, but must admit it's grown on me. Perhaps it's the sun combined with the orange which does it. Interior looks tidy too.

Kango VW Beach Buggy:
R70000 - Ballito (Durban)

Easily the nicest looking Kango -bodied beach buggy I've seen so far. Usually they look a bit 80's, but here the t-top looks fantastic. It is rather 'expensive', but all so carefully put together. Just down the road from me too! Still think ratty looks better though, hehe...

MK1 Ford Escort 2dr 1300:
R24900 - Johannesburg

Tidy, original looking Mk1 for a reasonable price in a sweet colour. And it's a Gauteng-er so presumably rust-free.

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