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1956 Land Rover Series I (short wheelbase)

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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1961 Unimog 411

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...

FIRST-CLASS. Eniel Viljoen’s restored 1961 Unimog was awarded the best vehicle title at the national Veteran Tractor and Engine Show in Cradock in November last year.

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1973 Chevrolet C20 4x4

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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1984 Land Cruiser Station Wagon

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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1985 Mercedes-Benz Geländewagen 230 GE

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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1986 Nissan King Cab 720 4x4

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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1992 Nissan Sani 3-litre V6 4x4

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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1993 Suzuki Samurai 4x4

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.

SHINING IN MOZAMBIQUE. In 2006 the Suzuki was towed behind a Land Cruiser to the border, from where it travelled and holidayed on its own.

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1994 Hilux 2.2 D/C 4x4

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.

A TOUGH ACT TO FOLLOW. The fine dust of the Richtersveld can wreak havoc with mechanics, but the Hilux sailed through with flying colours.

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1995 Land Cruiser 75-series (conversion)

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...