Car Features

A Cool 1936 Plymouth Pickup From Bits And Pieces

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.

This 1972 Ford Capri Has Legendary Status

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.

Ls Swapped Land Rover Defender

The Quest for Power

Justin’s Defender was plagued by sluggish performance and persistent oil leaks. Crawling up the driveway in low range or limping along at 130 km/h with a tailwind just to crest Key Ridge in third gear at 80 km/h got old fast. Every classic Defender owner knows the struggle—and Justin was ready for a change.

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