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Skadonk
South Africa
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 26 ก.พ. 2014
South African car stuff
South Africa's Formula One Race (If It Happens) Has An Epic History // Kyalami Gran Prix Circuit
Special thanks to these Facebook groups for archiving a lot of this very special history:
groups/326174560738628/
groups/1301975843215104/
Kyalami has been the holy grail of South African motorracing for over half a century, with it's crown jewel being it's Formula One races. It also hosted the best of Group N, Group 1 and a number of other crucial South African motorracing staples. Now with it potentially coming back, join me as i dive in to the long history of sanctions, safety, bankruptcy and buy outs to figure out whether we will get an F1 race and whether that really matters.
Pop a subscribe if you enjoy this kind of content and if you're in the Johannesburg area and fancy having your car featured on the channel, slide me an email at: jamescordersa@gmail.com
groups/326174560738628/
groups/1301975843215104/
Kyalami has been the holy grail of South African motorracing for over half a century, with it's crown jewel being it's Formula One races. It also hosted the best of Group N, Group 1 and a number of other crucial South African motorracing staples. Now with it potentially coming back, join me as i dive in to the long history of sanctions, safety, bankruptcy and buy outs to figure out whether we will get an F1 race and whether that really matters.
Pop a subscribe if you enjoy this kind of content and if you're in the Johannesburg area and fancy having your car featured on the channel, slide me an email at: jamescordersa@gmail.com
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I Wanted To Hate This Car // The South African Only Alfa Romeo GTV6 3.0
มุมมอง 41K2 หลายเดือนก่อน
Check out CarTrack here: landing.cartrack.co.za/skadonk/ Special thanks to the Alfa Romeo GTV6 3.0 Facebook group that archives so much of this cars history: profile.php?id=100057206779501 By 1982, Alfa Romeo had been campaigning the Alfa GTV6 for many year but was being outclassed by Ford, BMW and even Mazda. This prompted them to go all out in South Africa's Group 1 class and upg...
The South African Electric Car That Was So Good, It Failed // Optimal Energy Joule
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In 2008, as the original Tesla Roadster was being show around, another revolutionary electric car was on display at the Paris Motor Show. Optimal Energy's Joule set the motoring world alight, created by the likes of Kobus Meiring and Keith Helfet, and then as quickly stuttered and failed. Cars.co.za podcast: th-cam.com/video/ZYoSUBxBrAk/w-d-xo.html Daily Maverick: www.dailymaverick.co.za/articl...
South Africa's Carroll Shelby: The Story of Basil Greens Unbelievably Fast Fords
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Big thanks to Perana.org and the Perana Facebook group for archiving and maintaining this story. *one correction: @8:50 , this an Escort, not a Cortina as stated. Basil Green's Perana's revolutionised how South African's think about Ford in a way reminiscent of the stunning work of Carroll Shelby. Over his career, he reimagined the Cortina, Escort, Capri, Grenada and Sapphire from family sedans...
The Pick-Up South Africans Bought For Nearly 4 Decades / Nissan 1400 Champ
มุมมอง 38K4 หลายเดือนก่อน
South Africans love bakkies and non more than the Nissan 1400 Champ. From humble beginning to humble endings, this is the story of the legendary pick up truck that inspired generations. Pop a subscribe if you enjoy this kind of content and if you're in the Johannesburg area and fancy having your car featured on the channel, slide me an email at jamescordersa@gmail.com. I'm particularly looking ...
BMW 333i: How South Africa Built One Of The Best BMW e30s
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BMW South Africa went wild in the mid-80s when they were told they weren't going to get the legendary E30 M3. So, with the help of Alpina, set about creating a car that in my opinion, is one of the best BMW 3 series ever built. I hope you enjoy! Pop a subscribe if you enjoy this kind of content and if you're in the Johannesburg area and fancy having your car featured on the channel, slide me an...
The Story of South Africa's Most Insane Factory Fords // Cortina XR6 + Sierra XR8
มุมมอง 152K5 หลายเดือนก่อน
*Just a correction: the Mk5 Cortina didn't come with leaf springs as I said in the video but the multi-link rear suspension was revised for the XR6 Interceptor to handle the new power, as described. Ford has create some pretty special cars but for me the Cortina XR6 and Sierra XR8 stand out for how they managed to merge the American and European Ford philosophies in to a pair of truly special v...
BMW vs OPEL: South Africa's Golden Age of Racing (Stannic Group N)
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South Africa has a great history of motorsport but the Group N period of the late-80s/early-90s was a real golden period, with the like of the BMW 325is Shadowline going toe to toe with the Opel Superboss and featuring some incredible battles. So join me for an exploration of the incredible history of Group N. Pop a subscribe if you enjoy this kind of content and if you're in the Johannesburg a...
How the CitiGolf became South Africa's Favourite Car
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Very few cars can claim to be South Africa's favourite car. But if any, Vokswagens MK1 Golf/CitiGolf is definitely in with a shout. In this episode we explore how in an attempt to replace the Beetle, VW ended up creating a car so beloved that it dominated the local market for the next four decades. Pop a subscribe if you enjoy this kind of content and if you're in the Johannesburg area and fanc...