> Car Scene : The Ridge Classic and V8 Show

So with cooler weather in durban, people are out and about, and the weather is ideal for cruising and shows. The Ridge shopping center played host to a V8 and classic car show this past weekend, with some hip-hop dancers on the side.

I got there at around 3pm and from the street there looked like there was nothing going on, upon getting to the entrance i found a corridor of very nice rides parked on display.

It was safe to say this was show was focusing on show and shine and the lineup was awesome. Cruise Control, a club from Pietermaritzburg had drove down around 15 show cars for display.

The cars in the club that really stood out was this pair of capris, both highly customised. They where built by a pair of friends, one did the paint and bodywork, the other the engine and mechanicals.

Both cars had V8 conversions, metallic pearl paintjobs, customized interiors and undercar lighting.

A pair of show wining red cortina mk3's, both where featured in torque magazine a while back.

This pristine yellow mustang is also part of cruise control, i have yet to see a more original mustang.

This liftback TRD was looking very sharp, but original TRD rims would have done the trick.

Original although faded baby blue volvo B122 was a welcomed sight amoung all the V8s and V6s.

As far as conversions go this cortina mk3 had to be the wildest, a 351 V8 could be found squeezed into the engine bay.

Another very rare sight, 2.5 V6 fuel injected alfa GTV, with a GTV 5 bonnet and front spoiler and not forgetting an awesome set of compomotive webs.

Neat little lime green datsun 1200, the original pocket rocket with sidedrafts from the factory.

The 50s and 40s being nicely represented, the red rims with chrome caps and white walls really set the truck off nicely.

The shocking orange fairlane did not stick around long enough for me to get a good enough look at.

An original mini cooper, engine bay was cramped as a sardine can.



Golf GT? THE modern classic, very nicely done.

This impala with hydralics has been tearing up the scene for just over a year now, a definite crowd puller at any show. 56 "soft tail" Chevy

No show is complete without a 1600 sport, the one in the background was at the last show.

57 "fin tail" Chevy, this car has been around for a while now, and always show ready.

This scarlet chrome 57 chev C10 featured a stylish hydrolic loadbin and 20 inch rims.

The chev was accompanied by a 48 Ford F100, done in a tastful and functional resto-mod style.

ome people cant wait to get their cars on show, this cortina mk3 2000GT was part of cruise control and was trailered in.




A lone 70 valiant charger, the car needs some attention, but has great potential.

I decided to keep the best for last, an original perana cortina mk2, a South African great. This car was bought just a few months ago, the undercarriage was totally repainted to perfection, it had compomotive web rims, and triple carbs from the XR6 interceptor. The cars tag shows it is BG0794, it still needed some work, but but was still in extraordinary conidion.