Southern Cape region

Suid-Kaap Lente Snoekbraai 2022

By Koot du Toit

Kobus Harris het onlangs bevestigdat: dit was die eerste sosiale geleentheid wat gereel is na die ontstaan van die Klub, en dat hy van aanvang daarvan verantwoordelik is vir die reelinge! Hy kon nie met sekerheid bevestig of dit die afgelope naweek nommer 25 of nommer 26 op die kerfstok was nie.

Heartiest of Congratulations and thanks to Kobus, Naas, Chris, Renscke and Robert as well as Waldo for arranging, amongst other things, the very handy portable drums used for doing the braai, as well as everyone else who contributed to make it such a great success.

Die venue, sowel as die weer, was met een woord “onverbeterlik”. Dit was so ‘n rustige, gemoedelike en gesellige samekoms en dit was heerlik om saam met soveel lede van die Suid Kaap Oumotorklub te kuier. Baie dankie aan Pierre Conradie vir die woorde van dank wat hy tydens die geleentheid namens die Oumotorklub se lede uitgespreek het.

Mag ons almal gespaar word om dit DV volgende jaar weer te doen. Met Beste Wense.

Hello everyone, let me introduce myself:

I am Mercedes, a 1965 Mercedes-Benz 300SEL and my owners are Waldo and René. I am part of a few vehicles of the “SCRIBS BENZeum”, actually I am the car that started the collection.

Enough of that, I want to tell you about our recent road trip called the Erfenis toer. I was so excited when I realised that I am the chosen one for this Erfenis toer, as it was a first for my owners… I felt very special when we arrived the morning all washed and polished up for the starting event at Halfway Toyota, and oh yes for the media.

We left Halfway Toyota and drove across the Outeniqua pass to Prince Albert. And yes it was my drive across the pass that got caught by the guy with the camera and I ended up on the SABC news that evening. Exciting stuff!

I was delighted to meet up with old friends, Mercedes-Benz 280SE Coupé owned by Andre Fourie, a Mercedes-Benz 280 Roadster owned by Pieter and Wilma Lourens and a Mercedes-Benz 280E owned by Peet Botha from the

MBCSA Southern Cape region. Then there were new friends to be made like the Mercedes-Benz 180D Ponton owened by Richard and Margriet Second. Some friends were a bit weirder than others but al gorgeous like the little blue Morris Minor with a little trayler hooked on. It belongs to the chief in charge of the Erfenis toer, Pierre and Tilly Olivier.

After a “Lekker” lunch at Prince Albert Hotel, me and my friends set of to Matjiesfontein where we would stay over in the beautiful

Manor Hotel.

Even a little cat came to watch us and made friends with my owner René.

We departed to St Helena Bay the next morning with a pit stop at Tulbagh. We were parked under a beautiful lane of trees, we looked so very handsome!

St Helena Bay was a treat with a few of us venturing off to find proper local fish and chips at the harbour for our owners. The seagulls loved the meal out on our boots with the wind doing all kinds of tricks. Such a feast!

The following day we set off to Montagu for the last evening of our road trip with a stop over at Hoeka Toeka. What a place, old cars, tractors, oxwagens just to name a few!

The Montagu hotel was splendid with a themed 50/60’s party! Whoop whoop lots of fun was had.

The next morning we said our goodbuys to old friends and new… We did stop for a massive milkshake along the way!

I was a bit sad to say goodbye to all my friends, but also happy to return home to my brothers and sisters at home, even the 914 Porsche is not to bad…

I hear this happens every year and I hope I get picked again to be part of the Erfenis toer of 2023…