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You have to double-clutch each gear, pump the brakes every time you want to stop and need serious strength to handle the steering wheel, but when Leo du Plessis of Stellenbosch gets into his yellow...
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Where a baboon needs a walking stick, boffins say, a Unimog can drive. The baboons may not be too worried about Eniel Viljoen from Villiersdorp’s restored 1961 model, but his handiwork has recently...
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It may be a relic from the days when bell-bottoms were the in thing, but Pierre Strauss from Sasolburg isn’t planning to trade in his sprightly Chev C20 for something younger.
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As is to be expected of a true gentleman, Danie Pienaar of the Strand thought it a good idea to court a real Lady; one that’s not too fickle, and fetching enough to turn the boys’ heads as she goes...
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If you want the guys from the G-Wagenklub to choke on their schnapps, says Reuben Heydenrych from Pretoria, you should compare the Mercedes-Benz Geländewagen “to that English (now Indian) vehicle...
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When Villiers Steyn’s dad bought this bakkie in 1999, it already had 172 000 km on the clock. Earlier this year, the odometer hit 248 699 km, but “Groenes” (The Green One) is still going strong.
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His 1992 Nissan Sani 3-litre V6 4x4 may be a gas guzzler, admits Richard Poulter from Cape Town, but it gets him to the back of beyond − and he likes the space.
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She can write a novel about her 1993 Suzuki Samurai, says Thea van der Merwe of Roodepoort, but describing it as “the cutest 4x4 by far” will have to suffice.
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For many months Francois Steyn searched for the right Hilux. He found it, and it has only failed him once − deep in the Karoo. But apparently it wasn’t the Toyota’s fault.
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Becoming the owner of your dream machine is not always easy. Ask Francois Beyers of Port Elizabeth. He invested heavily in the “university of life” when he converted his Land Cruiser pickup into a...
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