The Protea: The story of a South African car

The Protea was the first of a number of South African-developed production cars over the post-war years, the backgrounds to which have been well-documented elsewhere. There is no real argument that the most famous of these home-brewed motor vehicles was the GSM Dart, but this iconic sports car was not Continue Reading

A luxury ride down memory lane

The Franschhoek Motor Museum is a world-class facility situated on the L’Ormarins Estate in the majestic Franschhoek Valley, which is a one-hour/75-kilometre drive from central Cape Town. The museum’s Cape Dutch architecture reflects the area’s origins, and exhibition space covers 2 700m2. Set among some expansive lawns, four spacious display Continue Reading