Car Features

Owner: Mark Schroeter

Super cars have captured speed enthusiasts since they were first introduced. These mountains of metal and horsepower are works of art in their own rights. I mean, when was the last time you saw an ugly super car? These speed machines capture our imagination with their beauty and raw power. They are meant for two things, to go fast and looks amazing. So when Ken Imhoff first saw the Lamborghini Countach in the movie Cannonball Run, he found himself falling in love with the legendary car.

The all-new, and exclusive high-performance roadster is the return of one of motorings most famous names. With a clean sheet design, the AC Cobra GT Roadster is a cutting-edge modern sports car, produced using the latest technology and engineering processes, yet it remains faithful to the spirit of the original AC Cobra from the 1960s.

Ringbrothers, the legends of custom car building and billet wizardry, have dropped their latest masterpiece: a 1969 Dodge Charger they’ve named CAPTIV. This beast is no ordinary Charger — it’s packing a street-able 707 horsepower straight from a Mopar Hellcat crate engine, paired with a Tremec six-speed manual that lets you wrestle all that power with precision. The car was built for none other than New Zealand’s motorsports icon and TV personality, Greg Murphy, who had a clear vision from the start.

The popularity of the classic Bronco has only increased as the years passed, as did its price. Most Broncos are now way too valuable to take to the dirt. Also, nicely built examples easily fetch well into the six figures. What was once a tough and rugged off-roader and ranch rig has now become one of the most collectable and desirable four-wheel drive vehicles ever produced.

Photos and article by Etienne Fouche

The end result was that additional speed was gained by removing weight from the car. Other ways that were explored with regards to the increasing speed of a vehicle, were re-grinding camshafts for more lift and separation, fiddling with old Rochester single barrel carbs, filing ports and welding longer exhaust manifolds.

Photo and Article by: Chad Lckhoff

This is clearly evident by the dedicated cluster of custom Pickup trucks lining the one side of Creative Rides showroom in Bryanston. The market has exploded, and we get so many requests for custom trucks these days explains Bryce Roberts. 

By: Karl Eriksen   

Pics: Black Jet Camaro
 

By Ray Butters 

Mark is nothing if not resourceful. So, together with help from assorted family members, Mark got stuck into the project with a vengeance. Mark had no idea what a 36 Plymouth looked like and he and his family decided to do this assignment together. So, they surfed the internet for photos and ideas and started to work from there.  After having the Plymouth for approximately two years, the build took 5 weekends to complete and has been licensed since 2010.

Pulling off the M4 for a quick visit after our shoot, the nostalgia hit me hard. Blue Lagoon, once alive with revving engines, burnouts, and cruisers showing off that classic Durban pose — windows down, low in the seat, arm resting outside the window — has since become a shadow of its former self. The iconic Coconut Grove’s gone, torn down by the municipality years ago, leaving behind a barren wasteland now home mostly to homeless guys and hawkers with pirated DVDs. It’s a sad end to what used to be a beating heart of Durban’s car culture.