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A Retro look at some of the cars of my childhood 1960-1969 1970-1980 Retro Racers
When I was young, like most boys I played with cars; matchbox, dinky, tin plate and plastic (many worth a small fortune today). The real thing eluded me till 1989 and since then I have had 3. As a boy I was fascinated by Mini's and always seemed to assume they would be around forever, alas like so many other things this has not been so. And while the new mini is a stunner, those old ones are very rare. There were certain cars in SA which were never bought because of their theft value, a Valiant, Peugot 504 or a Colt Gallant, these were highly prized for use as "3rd Class Taxis's" and I doubt whether there are many left with their White owners. I am keeping an eye open to photograph some oldies and add to this page, it is going to be a long process though. Many of the pics here come from various websites and the Autotrader magazines.
 1960 Kharman Ghia |
 1960 Mercedes Benz |
 1961 Alfa Guilietta
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 1961 Opel Record 1700 |
 1961 Renault P4
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 1961 Morris Minor 1000
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 1961 Ford Zodiac
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 1961 Ford Consul
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 1962 Volvo 554
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 1964 Ford Zephyr
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 1964 Mercedes Benz
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 1964 Opel Rekord
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 1964 Austin 1100
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 1965 Vauxhall Velox
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 1966 Ford Twin Beam 100
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 1965 Chev Malibu |
 1966 Ford Cortina
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 1966 Jeep Gladiator
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 1967 Volvo Sedan
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 1968 Toyota Corona
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 1968 Ford F150
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 1968 Valiant Rebel
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 1969 Toyota Corona
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 1969 Volvo 122S
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 Ford Anglia
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 Line up of Toyota Models in the late 1960's. Little did we know the carnage that the minibus would cause
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Interesting websites.
Historic Racing Car Register
James Hall Museum of Transport
Classic Cars in South Africa
Classic Fords in South Africa
©DR Walker. 2003 - 2010. Updated 06 July 2010
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