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harveyp6 said:
I like a P100. A mate of mine has a Mk3 bakkie with a 2•8 V6 and auto box, and years back I worked with a bloke who had a p100S fitted with a rover v8
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A favourite trick in SA was fitting the V8 Ford donks to the old Cortina pickups.
Made them hop, but they never had much inspiration in the handling department, even with the 3L V6 in them, the V8s must have been scary.
 
Lots of oddball (to UK eyes) combinations in SA, usually big engines in small cars, 2•6 litre E series six pots in marinas spring to mind, (I bet they handled well....), and was it a Perana, a Capri with a V8? Plus all the aforementioned P100s.
 
harveyp6 said:
Lots of oddball (to UK eyes) combinations in SA, usually big engines in small cars, 2•6 litre E series six pots in marinas spring to mind, (I bet they handled well....), and was it a Perana, a Capri with a V8? Plus all the aforementioned P100s.
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Yes, Basil Green Perana V8 Capri were hot ships.
We also did the XR8 Sierra and 3 liter Alfa GTV6 among others..

The 6 pot Marinas were uniquely us, too.
That same engine ended up in our Military Land Rovers, called the R6.
Suggestion for additional unique vehicles which actually existed and were raced.
These vehicles were South African only homologation specials with extremely limited production runs to comply with the regulations to participate in races. It would be nice to see them added to the game and take these iconic vehicles round the iconic Kyalami race track where they dominated racing in the 80’s.
List of vehicles:


  1. Opel Kadette 2.0l 16V Superboss ( The Opel Kadett Superboss Legend Lives On - Speedhunters 4 )
  2. BMW 325iS EVO II GUSHESHE ( Alpina-Archive | 325iS 7 )
  3. BMW 333i ( 333i: South Africa’s Answer To The E30 M3 - Speedhunters 5 )
  4. Alfa GTV 6 3.0l ( https://www.hotcars.com/a-look-back-at-the-ultra-rare-alfa-romeo-gtv6-3/ 3 )
  5. Ford Sierra XR8 ( The Ford Sierra XR8 was a ‘real muscle car’ from South Africa, built to beat Alfa and BMW | Hagerty UK 8 )
  6. BMW 745i E23 ( The Story of the South African BMW 745i, the M7 You Never Knew Existed - autoevolution 5 )
  7. Ford Capri Perana V8 ( Perana: The Ford Capri With V8 Bite - Speedhunters 6 )
  8. Chevrolet Firenza Can-Am ( The Chevrolet Firenza Can-Am Is A Tiny Muscle Car With A Z28 Heart | News | CarThrottle 6 )
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Unique South African Homologation specials

Suggestion for additional unique vehicles which actually existed and were raced. These vehicles were South African only homologation specials with extremely limited production runs to comply with the regulations to participate in races. It would be nice to see them added to the game and take...
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When I had my Mustang a guy used to pop up on the forum with a Gunston Perana rep, I would have quite happily given a kidney to own it.
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