The ENGEL story

hijacking the thread a little here.........I have always been the butt of jokes in my family over the years about my high mortality rate of cars 18 cars in 12 years of driving avg of 1.5 cars per year.....but you Willem take first prize sir with 102 cars in 44 years giving an avg of 2.3 cars per year....again well done I take my hat off to you......opps I didn't count the 3 motor bikes in my total...do they count??

Cheers Stefan

Willem
I would presume you would have been to places like Johannesburg. and maybe Lake Bosomtwe ,in Ghana, West Africa, As you would know I am a fanatic about Impact sites and Lake Bosomtwe is one hell of a hole W 1° 25' N 6° 30', but more amazing is Vredefort Dome of which the city of Johannesburg, and some other villages and farmland is within E 27° 30' S 27° 0', the specs on this site are just totally awesome , Would have photo's maybe , I have a special section in my website about Vredefort Dome

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Doug

Stefan

Yes, that, I suppose, was my downfall in life....lol

I think that I have finally come to the end of buying cars. There were a few motorbikes mentioned in the list below. The list is in order of buying. Many factors were involved including being either in or out of work or the chance to make a quid when a bargain turned up. All vehicles were registered in my name except the last one which is Judith's car. The cars and 4x4's were owned in South Africa and Australia.

1958 Anglia 100E
1963 Simca 1000
1963 Ford Cortina 1200
1963 Ford Cortina 1200(another one)
1963 Austin Mini Cooper
1960 Auto Union 1000S
1954 Ford Custom V8
1958 Fiat Bambino (crashed this one)
1960 Fiat Cabriolet 1500
1961 Volkswagen Beetle
1963 Volkswagen Beetle
1960 F100 Ute
1965 Vauxhall VX 490 with triple carbs
1964 Ford Cortina 1500 (crashed this one)
1938 Oldsmobile sedan
1966 Suzuki 100cc bike
1956 FJ Holden
1959 Volkswagen Beetle 1200
1958 Ford Zephyr Mk2
1969 Renault R10 (first new car)
1965 Volkswagen Beetle 1200
1971 Valiant VIP V8
1958 Peugeot 203
1964 Opel Kadett
1966 Chevrolet Ute (HQ Holden)
1966 Chevy Nova 2 (LHD)
1973 Honda 50cc bike
1966 Datsun 1500 Ute
1966 Morris Cooper S 1275 (crashed this one)
1974 Ford Cortina 1600 Ute (new)
1974 Ford Cortina 1600 Ute (new)
1974 Honda Benly 110cc bike (new)
1967 Renault R10
1965 Chevy 2
1968 Cheverolet Caprive Hard Top 327
1973 Ford Ranchero Ute (XB)
1968 Ford Cortina Mk2
1975 Holden El Camino Ute (HQ)
1970 Holden HT Ute
1975 Chevrolet De Ville 350 (Holden Statesman)
1973 Volkswagen Twincab Ute
1976 Chevrolet 1300 LS (Gemini)
1968 Alfa Romeo Guilia
1976 Holden De Ville 350
1971 Lancia Fulvia 1300
1974 Ford Falcon XB Panelvan
1977 Ford Escort Panelvan (new)
1977 Kawasaki 125cc bike (new)
1970 Holden HT
1968 Ford Fairlane ZD V8
1976 Suzuki LJ 50 Soft Top (drowned this one)
1972 Datsun 1200 wagon
1976 Suzuki LJ 50 Hard Top
1977 Ford Cortina TE Wagon
1978 Suzuki LJ 81 Ute (new)
1979 Ford Falcon XD
1976 Datsun 260C Coupe
1980 Suzuki LJ 80 Hard Top (new)
1979 Ford Fairlane ZH 500 V8
1978 Ford Transit Bus 6 cyl.
1980 Nissan Patrol MQ 80 Diesel (new)
1976 Suzuki LJ 50 Soft Top
1981 Toyota Hi Ace Commuter Bus (got poleaxed by a semi)
1972 Pontiac Le Mans 350 (LHD)
1956 Ford D600 Truck
1977 Ford F100 4x4 XLT 302
1979 Ford Courier Ute
1980 Honda Odessy bike
1982 Morris Mini Rebel 1275 (new)
1966 Dodge Monaco V8
1982 Datsun Pulsar
1983 Suzuki Sierra SJ 410 (new)
1969 Landrover Series 2 (179 Holden)
1968 Holden Torana
1975 Nissan Patrol G60 (3 speed)
1972 Valiant VH Wagon
1977 Daihatsu F10 (Toyota 2lt conversion)
1974 Datsun 120Y
1976 Valiant VJ Regal
1972 Holden HQ Wagon
1976 Daihatsu F10
1985 Suzuki Sierra 1300 High Roof (new)
1969 Toyota Corolla
1976 Suzuki LJ 50 Custom Racer
1965 Ford Falcon XP
1986 Isuzu Piazza Turbo
1954 Landrover SWB MK 1 (186 Holden)
1985 Toyota Bundera
1971 Valiant VG
1980 Datsun Stanza
1976 Landrover LWB 4cyl
1980 Honda 125cc bike
1979 Toyota Landcruiser FJ 55
1981 Toyota Lite Ace van
1988 Ford Falcon EA wagon
1978 Nissan Patrol G60 5 speed
1986 Ford XF
1995 Holden Commodore 3.8 V6 wagon
1967 Valiant VC 225 Slant 6
1984 Toyota Landcruiser HJ60
1994 Nissan Patrol 4.2 diesel(current)
2003 Nissan X Trail (current)

Cheers

Doug

No, I have not been to Ghana.

Well mate, I was unaware of the Vredefort Dome.

I have passed through the area many times over my years and have even stayed overnight in the motel. It is a small country town on the main north/south route bewteen Cape Town and Johannesburg. The Johannesburg Greater Area, now renamed Gauteng, comprises a number of cities and carries a population of around 15 million. Its a busy place.

Almost the whole of the city of Johannesburg sits on the earth's crust with a ginormous cavity below as most of the South African gold was(and still is) dug out from beneath. I believe that mine shafts reach down as far as 3km. Fascinating stuff on Google.

Cheers