Today, I received my entry to Simola Hillclimb 2021. This journey started way back in 2017, when I chanced upon my dream car in a container in the Northern Suburbs. After a year in storage, I decided to bite the bullet and build a fast road 105, the best my budget could afford. Thanks to … Read more
Throwback Thursday. This Year will be my 5th Simola Hillclimb and I am pleased, but pretty nervous, that my entry has been accepted in my yet to be completed 1967 Alfa Romeo RescueMod, a project started around 18 months ago…. but far from finished. The last three years, I have placed myself under immense pressure … Read more
4th #JaguarSGC done and dusted. Still reeling from last years frantic experience, once again left everything to the last minute. Only managed to swap out cylinder head on Monday, rewired (more or less) the dashboard, fitted seats, rechromed lights & surrounds, before realizing the license had expired… Lovely roadtrip to knysna via R62, abruptly halted … Read more
Scalino returned from blasting today. First sight was a bit of a shock revealing a lot more work and rust than originally visible. However, the important structural parts look very good. Suspension components have also had a makeover and look great. Let the hard work begin! [Best_Wordpress_Gallery id=”76″ gal_title=”Scalino Blasted”]
[Best_Wordpress_Gallery id=”24″ gal_title=”Jaguar Simola Hill Climb, Knysna, 2017″] Well, that did not go to plan, but thats racing as they say!!! At least I had a blast, experienced race pressure at a very high level with some of the best drivers in the country and had the privledge of sharing my pitts with some really … Read more
