Sunday, February 28, 2010

> Car Scene : CHATSWORTH MOTOR SHOW 2010

So you guys have voted and now you shall recieve what you asked for. This weekend i took some time away from the capri to attend a car show i listed under my upcoming events section around Durban, the 1st of many in future.

The chatsworth motor show was organised by Max motorsport and the guys behind the Durban Car Shows group on facebook, and was held at Chatsworth Center. Given the current weather we been having, this Sundays weather turned out to be ideal carshow conditions, few clouds, slight breeze and sunny; which resulted in healthy crowds of people who took a break from month end shopping.


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There were a few tents, including an SPL tent and lots of interesting show and shine cars, which of course drew my attention. Crusing around i found that the range of cars attending the show was rather broad, and not limited to just modified cars.


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50s Ford Prefect in Pristine Condidion

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This 54 Riley was extensively restored the level of detail was exceptional

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Lotus 7 Kit with a Black top 20v engine and screaming set of throttle bodies

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CLK 500 with a sublime Rockford Fosgate sound setup.

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65 Cortina GT, mulitple show winnner

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66 Cortina GT with a V6 conversion and Weber Triple carb setup

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MK3 Zodiac with a 351 V8!!
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A very origonal 74 Valiant
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Good to see some Euro Style MK1 golfs entering the scene, and move the bar finally!

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Surfboard on the Roof, this is durban anyway.

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30S Cortinas are still very popular at Durban Shows

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XR6 TT????

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Closer inspection showed an Alpine intake and twin turbos running off the 3L v6.

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This custom mix paintjob in fact inspired my color choice on my Capri project.

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An extremely large early 70s Ford Montego, the size of this car is not practical on our roads.

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A very well exacuted twincam engine swop into a pristine Ford Anglia
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Another common sight at durban shows has been this mazda RX2 capella, with a 13B brigdeport.
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A sole AC cobra with an Edelbrock V8, built by G&S engineering.
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One of my friends Escort RS2000, very rare and hard to come by.

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Ford Power Grid: Escort RS2000, G&S engineering Capri V8 and Cobra

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After milling around for a few hours i decided to call it a day and on my way out i caught site of this very neat upcountry escort 1600 sport. I never stay for prize giving, so i do not know which cars won the prizes, but im sure from the pics you can have an idea.
i hope you guys enjoyed this durban car scene article, there will be more in the near future....

1 comment:

  1. Wow! I’m amazed how the restored cars were showcased here. Just by looking at your pics, I already feel like being transported to the `50s, which happens to be my favorite decade for vehicles. How I wish I could see that white Ford Anglia at a closer look!

    Regards,
    Delsie Maidens

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