> 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.

> Rotted : 40s sedan

This car has been standing at a garage in Parlock for decades now, the previous owner of the garage used to have a collection of vintage cars parked in an informal showroom, and at some point this car was bought for restoration and left outside. The garage then changed owners and a spares shop was opened in place of the showroom. I am not sure what car it is but it is right hand drive, its been lying there for around 20 years. The chassis is rusted, the roof caved in and there is nothing left but rust.

> Spotted : 58 Mercedes-Benz Type 300

This is certainly a very rare car, it is a 1958 Mercedes-Benz Type 300d, which was the company's largest and most-prestigious models throughout the 1950s. The car belongs to a close friends dad who bought the car in 1975 in Klerksdorp. It was resprayed from white to Burgundy and has had a restoration once, but a few years of standing and the car is due for another restoration. It has a 3lt straight 6 engine, it has airhorns, hydralically adjustable rear suspension for heavy loads, 8 track, self oiling chassis and removable rear quater glasses so the car can be transformed to a unique pillarless phaeton.

> Spotted : 72 Chevrolet Camaro Z28

I spotted this parked in a street away from the annual Autostyle Birthday Bash last year in Umhlanga, it is a 2nd generation Camaro but a Z28 special edition, i dont know much about the car as it as the owner was nowhere. It was sprayed a custom blue pearl with a slight green flip. Awesome muscle car this, it drew more attention than some of the cars at the actual show and shine.