Export cars on the PE Harbour
Looking down onto the harbour from the Campanile observation deck, one just can't help but wonder where in the world these cars are being exported to.
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08/02/2018
Car wash waiting room
With the drought and accompanying water restrictions I have refrained from washing my car in my support for saving water. Unfortunately it got to the point where my car started becoming an embarrassment so I popped by Soapy Joe car wash in Circular Drive. While they returned my car to respectability I had look around and was very impressed with the facility they have at Soapy Joe's. In addition to the standard outside benches, they also have a little coffee…
20/03/2017
The Volkswagen plant in Uitenhage
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCW9f4nXcCg&w=500&h=400]Have you ever wondered what it looks like inside the Volsawagen plant in Uitenhage but have never had a chance to go and do the factory tour? Let me show you through this video I discovered on the Rivista Automobilismo channel on YouTube this morning.
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17/03/2017
Last Beetle off the Uitenhage line
The last South African-made Volkswagen Beetle came off the production line on 18 January 1979 and went straight into the Volkswagen museum which later became the VW AutoPavilion. The metallic bronze Beetle was the last of 288 353 built at Uitenhage plant 1951. The car only had 200km on the clock when a vehicle carrier overturned on the way back from a show in Cape Town in 2006, destroying nine of the AutoPavilion's most important historic cars, including this one. It was decided though to…
20/04/2015
Export cars on PE Harbour
Nelson Mandela Bay is a motoring mecca with General Motors situated in Port Elizabeth and VW in Uitenhage as well as numerous other motor related factories manufacturing everything from engines and catalytic converters to bolts and rubber tubing. Both GM and VW export their cars through the Port Elizabeth Harbour and from the top of the Campanile you can see the cars lined up quayside waiting to be shipped abroad.
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02/09/2014
Roadhouse Garage
The VW AutoPavilion is an absolute heaven for any car fanatic with some great Volkswagen related exhibits covering the whole history of VW. Outside the front entrance of the museum is a roadhouse and garage that may take some people back in time a little bit. But so will most of the exhibits inside the museum as well.
20/04/2013
Old cars under threat
The St Croix Motor Museum in Port Elizabeth has one of the most magnificent private collections of classic and vintage cars in South Africa. Unfortunately this museum is under threat of closing due to the fact that the government department that owns the property doesn't want to renew the museum's lease. The owner of the museum, Eben de Vos, is a very worried man right now as there isn't another suitable site for him to move his collection of over 60 cars to with enough space…
27/09/2012
Beetles galore
If you are into cars then the VW AutoPavilion is just the place for you. The museum is state of the art and a superb representation of everything Volswagen. On display is everything from actual cars to driver simulators, engine parts right through to the detailed history of VW. Visitor can also book tours through the VW factory next door to the museum, but I have to be honest here. I've never been on the factory tour so I can't really comment in it. I…
25/09/2012
Motor Museum hubcaps
The St Croix Motor Museum is THE place to visit if you are into vintage and classic cars. I'm not the type of guy who goes gaga over cars and even I was hugely impressed when I walked in there. But the museum has more than just the actual cars. The back wall is filled with old hubcaps, steering wheels, car product containers along with badges and logos.
16/08/2012
A couple of Beetles
The VW AutoPavilion in Uitenhage has a very impressive collection of vehicles and memorabilia connected to Volkswagen and every boy (young or old) who is interested in cars should visit the museum at least once. Part of the collection are a number of Beetles. 288 353 Beetles were manufactured at the Uitenhage plant between 1951 and 1979 with the rusty red coloured one on the left being the very last to come off the production line. It has only 200 kilometers on the…
24/07/2012