I am sure many are saying “Yes but what about *insert name here*? I never saw it on page 1?”

Anybody that grew up in the 60’s or 70’s will remember the iconic tail lights of the Ford Cortina. I do not recall another car with these shaped lights, although Mercedez Benz must have been perturbed that their corporate identity was being impinged on.  We had a lot of similar Ford models in South Africa when I was young although i suspect some of the names were different and some of the specifications were too. There were a lot of Fords on display at the festival, and trying to remember which was which is another story altogether.

Ford Zephyr	Ford Anglia
Ford Zephyr	Ford Capri XL
Ford Granada GXL	Ford Sierra XR4i
Ford Zodiac	Ford Fiesta 1.1 Popular
Ford Mustang	Ford Model A (1929)

A brief pause for breath…

The major German manufacturers were present too, Volkswagen and Mercedez Benz. Both were popular in South Africa, although I think the British had a love affair with the Kombi. There were a number of Beetles on display, but not as many as I had seen on the roads when I still in South Africa. My first car was a Beetle, but I grew to hate that particular vehicle and its propensity to cost me vast amounts of money. Of special interest was the Heinkel bubble car, these are indeed rare beasties, and I managed a good look at this one.

Volkswagen 411 Variant	Heinkel Trojan (1963)
Mercedes Benz 230S	VW Camper van
VW Kombi “Barndoor” (1954)	Karmann Ghia
Volkswagen 1600	VW Beetle Cabriolet
VW Camper van	Porsche

 Some of these I can ID, some I cannot, and these images are of cars that caught my eye.

Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo Giuletta
Chevy Sedan Delivery (1953)	Vauxhall Viva 1300
Amilcar C4 (1923)	Plymouth Belvedere Sports Sedan (1956)
Fiat 126 bis (1988)	Chevrolet El Camino
Buick Le Sabre (1961)	Studebaker
Opel Monza 3.0E	Bugatti Lagonda
Citroen CX Prestige	Citroen 2CV
No idea	Unidentified
Dodge	“The Rat”
WW2 Jeep	Citroen

And now… the Mini Gallery

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