African Muscle Cars - Forum

I remember thatr V8 Beetle well!! didn't do more than a few races...the only car i know that spun in the middle of the straight (while attempting to go straight!) as far as i can remember the driver was Mervin Gibbons brother (forgot his first name)

Wasn't there also a Ford Anglia V8 there too?

Car Mag did a road test on a green Beetle V8 - not sure if it was the same as the racing one. Yes Gunter, it didn't last long and the handling was something else!

As Fairlane suggested, I'm sure there was an Anglia V8 somewhere. Does anyone know about this?

Can't remember a racing Anglia V8 but I do recollect Car doing a test on one. Those were the days when Car was very into performance and racing issues. Today everything is so hi-tech (obviously) and performance means a Lambo or Bugatti rather than a hotted up road car.

Ahh well, time moves on I suppose....

Ja, I recall a maroon Anglia V8 with a black roof somewhere along the line, but not a racing car. I'm sure you're right it was a road test.

Killarney V8 Beetle was built and driven by David Gibbons.

The car was red and used a Rover V8.

It did not race many times.

David later had a Audi 100 roadcar with a Rover V8 up front.

Anyone remember the Stud Lark from the 60's?

My cousin had a Chevy powered Lark - it was his patrol car in the Pretoria Traffic Police.

He thought it was great until he got blown off by a Renault R8 Gordini - that's how they settled traffic violations in those days....

Lol at John

I can imagine a black and white Lark with it's old fashioned siren wailing........

But yes, the Bernie Mariner Lark was quite a beast in the sixties. I think the last time it raced would have been in the 1965 season when Uncle Bob pitched up in his Galaxie to clean up the fields.

I read somewhere that the Lark had been discovered in a sorry state and is being restored to its former condition and should be gracing our tracks sometime in the future. Looking forward to that day!