“One day when I grow up I will drive a (Insert name here)”. Little did we know that many of the cars that were around when we were young would be collectors items so many years later, and often would not be available at all anymore. I did this page as a retrospect of old cars, the images are small as I culled them from an old Autotrader Magazine at the time. I may not have all the models correct either, but it is still great to look back on what was available in the 60’s and 70’s. I have also included a few 80’s cars here as some are legends in their own right, unfortunately I do not have a model or year for some. Incidentally, the car that caught my eye when I was young was the Mini Minor, I still love them today and if I ever find one that I can afford I will buy it. Out of interest, My first car was a 1976 VW Beetle.
In February 2006 I bought a new car, and at that time the petrol price was R5.39 per litre of 93 octane, and the last price in my old log book is R10.83 pl (14/08/2012). It has spiked and dropped between then now and at the time of writing this addition (24/03/2017) it was sitting at R13.31 pl. Incidentally I paid R69 000 for that vehicle (an entry level Hyundai), and in the early 1980’s the most expensive car was a BMW635csi that cost R69 000!
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 1960 Mercedes Benz 180 |
 1961 Ford Consul |
 1961 Morris Minor 1000 |
 1961 Renault P4 |
 1961 Ford Zodiac |
 1962 Volvo 554 |
 1964 Austin 1100 |
 1964 Ford Zephyr |
 1965 Chev Malibu |
 1966 Ford Twinbeam F100 |
 1966 Jeep Gladiator |
 1968 Valiant Rebel |
 1969 Toyota Corona |
 1969 Volvo 122S |
 1964 Opel Rekord |
 1961 Opel Record |
 1967 Volvo sedan |
 1964 Mercedes Benz |
 1961 Alfa Guilieta |
 1966 Ford Cortina 1500 |
 1968 Ford F150 |
 1960 Kharman Ghia |
 1975 Peugot 504 |
 1970 Volkswagen Beetle 1600 |
 1971 Ford Capri |
 1972 Ford Piranha |
 1972 Mitsubishi Colt |
 1973 Chev Firenza |
 1973 Ford Ranchero |
 1974 Peugeot 404 |
 1975 Chev El Camino |
 1975 Citroen Pallas |
 1975 Volvo144 |
 1976 Chrysler VIP |
 1978 Ford Escort |
 1978 Mini panel van |
 1979 chev 10 ambualnce |
 1979 VW Kombi |
 1974 Chev 4100 |
 1983 Datsun 240 |
 1971 Ford Fairlane |
 1972 Fiat 500 |
 1974 Citroen Club |
 1980 BMX 635csi |
 1980 Colt Gallant |
 1976 Mini Cooper |
 Alfa Romeo 1.5 |
 Ford Anglia |
 Austin |
 VW small nose Beetle |
 Cortina station wagon |
 Daihatsu Charade |
 DKW |
 Ford Mustang |
 Ford Anglia |
 Mazda 323 |
 Mini |
 Mini with a boot |
 BMW 1600 |
 Datsun |
 Renault 5 |
 Renault 5 |
 Toyota Bakkie |
 Toyota TUV |
 Panel Van |
 Unknown |
 Toyota Corolla 1600 |
 Citroen GS 1200 Club |
 Alfa Romeo 159i |
 Ford Escort |
 Ford 20M |
 Austin |
 Valiant |
 Opel CUB |
 Auto Union- (DKW) |
DRW © 2008-2019. updated 06/06/2010, moved to blog 12/06/2014, added information 25/03/2017