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Herman says:

The vehicle started as a project in Hermanus that was abandoned. The owner had it on the internet and Ivan Snatched it up. Ivan dad had originally built the Hot Rod to her brother Wayne’s specifications and preferences, with a Cummins 5.9l turbo diesel engine and 5 ton Mercedes tip truck manual gearbox. Unfortunately her brother Wayne was killed in a car accident when the project was all but complete.

The body of the car was in very bad condition at it was originally a drag car. As the body was fiberglass, rust was no issue. The chassis was the only part that had to be sandblasted by Pro Strip Media & Powder Coating in Mesa, Arizona. The body work took about 4 months to finish. 

I had been trying to buy this car for the past 5 years. I had never seen it but Ralph at Motown Auto Parts had been to the owner’s house to do some minor work on it and had told me it had a Chevy 383 in it but that was all he knew. 

Some fathers bond with their sons over fishing trips or camping weekends. Others find it on the sports field. For Durban airline pilot Mark Ovenstone and his son Connor, that bond was forged in grease, metal shavings and late nights in the garage. Their shared love for hot rods didn’t just build a car—it built a legacy.

Article and Photos by: Stefan Daniël Kotzé

The Type 2 T1s built between 1967 –1979 are still cool in their own right though. They are more accessible and they still fetch reasonable prices too. For the owners of these buses, it’s rarely about the money, more about the culture, lifestyle and everything else that goes hand in hand with owning one of the classics. It’s usually more of a love and often hate affair that could last a lifetime. When you own one of these, you’re normally in it for the long haul.

By : Gerhard Van Vuuren
Photos: Jacques Lamprecht

Owner: Jannie Viljoen
Builders: JV Automotive
Location: Centurion Gauteng
Make and Model: 1934 Chevrolet Rat Rod

Owner: Greg Parton
Builder: Royce Munnery

Painter: Clark & Kent

Owner: Scott Bucknell – The Olbugga
Builders Name: Ricardo Johnson - Midlife Crisis Garage 
Year: 1974
Make: Chevrolet El Camino – HQ Holden