Parnell Bruce Collection

I am very fortunate to have a private  car museum adjacent to my premises. Brian Bruce (the owner) has about 46 classic and vintage cars displayed at his facility. In addition a collection of about 6,000 model cars are on show in one of the buildings which also houses a slot car...
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Merc Pagoda

I just knew this immaculate 1967 Merc Pagoda would not be in my showroom for  long! The car wasn’t used used much by the previous owner so after a new set of spark plugs and a good polish it was like new again. One of my regular customers happened to pop in, saw it in my...
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Local Car Clubs

The Knysna/Plettenberg Bay area is fast becoming the place to retire to if you are a classic car enthusiast. We have two active car clubs based here. The MG Car Club has only being going for six years but already has 98 members with about 112 cars about 20 of which are T types...
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Spark your dream

The Zapp family from Argentina visited our premises on the 23rd of April 2013. What a pleasure it was to meet this incredible family of six. Herman gave us a short talk in our showroom which was most interesting. They left Argentina in 2000 and have been on the road visiting as...
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Now is the best time…

Now is a better time than ever to buy the right classic car. With the way the markets are going and the nominal interest earned by having money in the bank, it makes sense to invest in an appreciating assest, such as a classic car. Not only would it be a wonderful investment, but...
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Great things are happening right across the road from me.

For years the building has been occupied by various small businesses that brought hardly anyone to the area. All of a sudden half of the premises has being turned into a classic car workshop and the other half is a mini factory producing Austin Healey replicas. Ron Hollis who is...
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Demand for classic British sports cars

Business might have slowed down a bit over the last year but the demand for classic British Sports cars is still there.I have had no problem selling a really nice MGA Roadster, a sidescreen Triumph or an Austin Healey.Also becoming popular are the chrome bumper MGB Roadsters and...
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My trip to PE & Durban

I have recently returned from a trip to Port Elizabeth and Durban where I looked at many classic cars that are for sale.Most of the owners respond to my adverts looking for cars or have heard about me over the years. Contrary to popular belief these enthusiasts usually sell them...
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The selling of classic cars

It looks like I must now go out looking for some more old cars to sell! The last few months have kept us very busy and it seems that there is no slowing down when it comes to the selling of classic cars. Most of us enjoy old cars that provide some nostalgia and what a pleasure...
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Despite the economic downturn…

Despite the economic downturn the last few weeks sales have been really good.With the Rand having fallen sharply you would have thought that the cars would all have been exported out of SA but to the contrary it seems that South Africans are starting to buy classic cars as a form...
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