Search found 700 matches

by Doug Hirkham
Fri 20 Jun 2008, 10:41
Forum: General/Lounge
Topic: Krokodil
Replies: 2
Views: 1587

Krokodil

Had to share this with you okes - take our mind off some of the nasty things happening in SA. PRIMARY SCHOOL EXAM Write an essay on the following question: "What is a crocodile?" Please use block letters and write legibly. Name: Gerhard Koekemoer Date: 4/2/2008 Answer: The crokodil is a specially bu...
by Doug Hirkham
Thu 19 Jun 2008, 22:17
Forum: General/Lounge
Topic: Rassie ask?
Replies: 8
Views: 3216

Re: Rassie ask?

RASSIE wrote::oops: :oops: You got me, I took a rain break. Cheers Rassie.
Hi Rassie
Take an hour or two off and go fix those wires!!
by Doug Hirkham
Thu 19 Jun 2008, 17:11
Forum: Road Cars
Topic: Contacting owner?
Replies: 11
Views: 9510

Re: Contacting owner?

Interesting little thread this, about Wynn's. It's incredible what comes out of this site. Doug, I also have an interest in the Wynn's scene. When you worked for them, did you bump into any interesting people involved in our sport? Is there a chance of getting any pictures from that era and posting...
by Doug Hirkham
Thu 19 Jun 2008, 10:01
Forum: Road Cars
Topic: Contacting owner?
Replies: 11
Views: 9510

Re: Contacting owner?

Killarney Racer wrote:Isn't there a Dunwoodie in JHB?
No, it's Wendywood.
by Doug Hirkham
Thu 19 Jun 2008, 10:00
Forum: Road Cars
Topic: Contacting owner?
Replies: 11
Views: 9510

Willie Ferguson

Doug, do you have any news on the people who drove in the Wynn's racing teams during the '70's? I am particularly interested in Willie Ferguson who raced in F5000 over that time. Sorry to tell you that Willie died about two/three years ago - contracted cancer of the throat and he couldn't eat, all ...
by Doug Hirkham
Wed 18 Jun 2008, 17:29
Forum: Road Cars
Topic: Contacting owner?
Replies: 11
Views: 9510

Re: Contacting owner?

Sorry I only saw this today - if you haven't found him yet Dinwiddie is a suburb of Germiston, not Johannesburg - quite a distance away. If you have no joy, let me know. I worked the Germiston area for 10 years as a rep for Wynns, and I know a lot of okes in the motor trade.
by Doug Hirkham
Wed 18 Jun 2008, 17:05
Forum: Road Cars
Topic: Studebakers
Replies: 31
Views: 19521

Re: Studebakers

The guy who owns the metallic blue Avanti lives behind me in Plumstead. He is an American, been here for years. It has been altered quite a bit - has Mustang parts and a few other bits and pieces. Spoke to him about 3 years ago - will go around this weekend and ask him to log into the forum. If I re...
by Doug Hirkham
Fri 30 May 2008, 19:49
Forum: General/Lounge
Topic: Body search - Eric Brockhoven
Replies: 1
Views: 1420

Body search - Eric Brockhoven

Can anyone out there supply a contact email address or telephone number for Eric Brockhoven who built the Lolette - he was a good buddy of mine in Bedfordview about 50 years ago. I believe he is in Aussie, and I'd love to contact him again. Last saw him in Cape Town in '64 just prior to his departur...
by Doug Hirkham
Tue 13 May 2008, 22:41
Forum: Restoration
Topic: paint work
Replies: 3
Views: 2084

Re: paint work

where are you located?
by Doug Hirkham
Fri 11 Jan 2008, 21:33
Forum: General/Lounge
Topic: Valiant Charger
Replies: 8
Views: 3620

Valiant Charger

Have come into possession of the prototype 1970/1 Valiant Charger developed by Keith Anderson of Anderson & Brooker Motors in Germiston. He fitted a 383 Chrysler mill and upgraded brakes, gearbox and everything else. Would like to know if anybody out there knows what happened to the other thirteen o...