The 2009 Vryheid Vintage Car Club - Car Show

Congratulations to the members! Our car show has grown by leaps and bounds! The first car show attracted about 85 cars five years ago and this has now grown to plus minus 200 vehicles. Various car clubs as well as private exhibitors arrived with their cars, motorbikes, tractors and farm implements as well as their vintage stationary engines. These people came from far and near at their own expense. A great deal of interest was also shown by the presence of the different stall holders and dealerships. It was a pleasing sight to see so much interest shown by so many people. Special mention must be made about the Volvo Club who supported us for the second year in succession, having arrived with 36 classic cars. Thank you to one and all for helping to make the show the great success that it was.


Baie dankie aan ieder en elk wat enige skenkings gemaak het. Daar is so baie mense sowel as besighede wat gegee het sonder om te skroom dat dit feitlik onmoontlik is om almal by name te noem sonder om enige person te na te kom. Baie dankie ook aan al die klublede en hulle vrouens vir al hulle donasies (koeke en poedings ingesluit). Die ondersteuning van die publiek was wonderlik! Baie dankie. Die spitbraaiers het weereens hulself oortref! Van die ses skape en 30 hoenders het net bene oorgebly!

The weather was kind to us and it turned out to be a beautiful day. The atmosphere was tremendous! I would like to make mention of Elize Duvenhage, the wife of one of the members, who drove a 1928 Chevrolet all the way from Pongola to Vryheid. Now that is an achievement! A distance of 140 kilometers! Elize, the ladies are proud of you!


Die skou is deur ieder en elk asook oud en jonk geniet. Dit was ‘n fees vir die oog om soveel ou voertuie saam op een veld te sien staan, en om te dink dat baie van die voertuie aan lede van hierdie klein klub in Vryheid behoort. Die klub bestaan uit 42 lede. Volgende jaar, met die ondersteuning van alle liefhebbers van ‘veteraantye’, hoop ons om hierdie skou nog groter te maak.

In closing I would like to thank the Vryheid High School for the use of their facilities. An ideal venue for a show like this.

Some More Images of the Car Show

Some More Images of the Car Show

some more images of the VVCC Car Show

CARS IN THE PARK PIETERMARITZBURG.

On Friday 15 May 2009 most of the group who participated in the Two Oceans Tour left for Durban to meet some of the members from The Early Ford Club from Langebaan. They flew from Cape Town to Durban to attend The Cars In The Park Pietermaritzburg. Everybody enjoyed a lovely evening and braai together and spent the night at Des and Gordon’s holiday homes in Umhlanga. On Saturday afternoon we all travelled to Pietermaritzburg together where we booked in at The Gables. There we met up with the other members of The Vryheid Vintage Car Club who had departed from Vryheid on Saturday morning.

Die skou wat elke jaar baie goed ondersteun word was weereens hierdie jaar baie goed ondersteun deur alle motorliefhebbers van orals in die land. Ek verstaan die oudste motor wat op die skou was behoort aan Mnr Ty Terblanche – ‘n 1904 Cadillac Model B Tourer. Glo die oudste lopende motor in Kwa-Zulu Natal. Pragtig! Nog een van die oudste motors wat ten toon gestel was is ‘n 1907 Stanley Steamer Model EX. Daar was ook ‘n 1928 Stoewer S10 – 50 Superior Cabriolet wat in die woestyn in SWA gevind is. Die eienaar van hierdie voertuig is nog besig om die voertuig te herbou. Mense het van heinde en verre ingestroom om hulle aan al die motors te verkyk. Die Vryheid Vintage Car Club was ook baie goed verteenwoordig. Die volgende lede en hulle motors was daar: Dirk de Beer - Mazda MX5, Allan Holmes - Volvo 122S, Jan Meyer – Volvo 544, Cassie Lourens – P1800S, Nico Van Wyk – Chrysler Saratoga, Des Warde – Mercedes 220S, Gordon Warde - Jaguar 3.4 MK2. Hendrik Delpor t - Jaguar 3.8 MK2, Leon Oelofse – Studebaker Hawk, Colin Buchner – Morris Minor, Dieter Oltman – Porsche 928, Fred Laas – Opel Tigra Convertible en Harry Heyns –MG TC . Dankie ook aan Bruce en Dirkie wat die skou bygewoon het.

I would like to thank Danie and Elsie Marnewick, Andre and Joana Mouton, Ronnie and June Grace, Hannes and Karien Terblanche and Gerrie Bodenstein for joining us on our annual visit to Cars in the Park Pietermaritzburg.

OUTING - 21 MARCH 2009.

This month the outing took place in the form of a garage safari. The workshops of two of the members, Hendrik Delport and Harvie Van Heerden, were visited. The following members proceeded to Hendrik's farm, on the Hlobane road: Andre, Leon, Harvie, Colin, Des, Allan, Harry, Gordon, Michael and Dirk. They were accompanied by two visitors, Thys and Johan. Everybody was very impressed with the set-up that Hendrik has, as well as all his equipment(i.e. his four-poster hoist and his lathe etc) Well done, Hendrik! No wonder you did such a good job of rebuilding you Jaguar to such a high standard! Hendrik also has another hobby which is the making of all different shapes and sizes of knives. Quite an art!

Na 'n paar verversings is ons na Harvie se werkswinkel toe. Harvie woon op die Dundee pad. Daar aangekom, kon ons almal sien dat Harvie 'n ywerige motorversamelaar is. Van die motors wat ons gesien het is die volgende: Chevrolet 2dr Dicky Seat 1930, Chevrolet Independance 1931, Chevrolet 2dr Dicky Seat 1934, Desoto Sedan 1932, Plymouth 4dr Sedan 1936, Mercedes Benz 220S 1959, DKW Saxomat 1958, Buick 1929 (moet nog herstel word), Ford 3 ton Trok 1941 (moet nog herstel word), 3 Vaaljapie Trekkers en 1 Farmall Trekker. Dankie, Harvie dat jy vir ons jou merkwaardige versameling gewys het. Nadat ons ons kele nat gemaak het, is almal terug huistoe. Later die aand het 'n paar van ons bymekaar gekom by die klubhuis vir 'n bring-en-braai. 'n Genotvolle dag vir ons wat so graag na ou karre kyk!

Next month's outing is lunch at Itala Game Reserve. More about it at the April meeting.

Submitted by Gordon Lemmon-Warde

A BIG THANK YOU.

Ampetlik is die "Two Oceans Tour" iets van die verlede, maar graag wil al die lede wat deelgeneem het 'n baie groot dankie aan al die borge rig. Onder andere is hempde, koffie bekers, penne, sakke en olie ontvang.

Daar was dae wat almal 'n sekere geborgde hemp moes dra, en baie mense om ons het dit agtergekom en aan ons genoem hoe mooi so 'n groep wat eenders aangetrek is lyk.

Thank you to the following sponsors: Afgri, Mutual and Federal, Safire, Liberty, Santam, RJ'S Restaurant and Agip. Gordon and Des Lemmon-Warde from Lancaster Finance have sponsered a CD of the whole tour for each partcipating couple. Des, who was the "official photographer", has undertaken to hand them out when they are ready.