Martin vd Merwe & Johan Meyer reminiscing about old times

Lucy in motion

Best not to stand too close or else you could get burnt when Lucy fires

Lucy's details; 1 x tank engine on Rolls Royce chassis. See Classic Car Africa magazine (Apr/May '13 edition) for more details.

The Dixon family (Kim, Holly, Josh & Gary) with their MGB in the background (which used to belong to Chris Aubourg)

Don Lindsay with his home in the background

Nigel Stokes & Peter Knight talking about "whatever"

Checking out the heritage of Cobus Kanfer's MGB

Taking pictures of each other - a boating playground on the Vaal River

Don Lindsay (standing) reciting a poem for the benefit of all (Paul & Rachael deep in thought)

The small church by the river that used to be a stable

Car scene on the lawn; Dolf Peche about to leave in his MGA

Table settings thanks to Jeanne

Part of the MG crowd at the Morris Garage's HQ to view the new MG3

Eileen Moggridge & Pat Ewing chatting in the lunch queue, with JEM Moggridge in the background

Good to see Judie Schweizer out & about after her knee operation - & feeling so much better

The route quiz prize winners; Heather Holt (2nd), Mark Wilson (1st), Lorraine Pearce (1st), Joyce Bishop from Morris Garage's who kindly presented the prizes & Norman

Tom & Jenny Colley

John & Joanne Buttress

Chris & Delice Baker-Duly

MG club people around old and new

old and new

Bill Flynn from the Triumph Club putting his TR2 through its' paces.

Heather Holt enjoying herself in her MGB.

William creating plenty of dust.

Dave Holt having a private competition with Heather.

Jay & Dave Westaway; thanks to Dave for organising a super route. Just a pity that it rained

Oh dear, William contacting the Automobile Association to come & collect his accident damaged MGC

Seeking shelter at the entrance to the ladies loo (Union Buildings); Peter, William & Paul

Yes, the Blue Marlin Hotel is in need of some TCL. The revamp has started with two rooms being totally redone in different designs as a pilot project.

Checking out the diff. Mike Brett's MGB diff made a horrible sound on the return journey. Rob Mercer Todd gives his advice while Steve Eden looks on.

Part of the field at the car show. The MGs took up most of the row on the extreme right of the field.

Jags were the featured marque for this year's show.Peter Fielding's XK140 in view.

The controls of a 1929 Rolls Royce Phantom (back on the road after a complete restoration)

Sunday evening sing along in the pub. Alex Dewar in full voice singing a favorite Scottish ballad.

Mike Couling getting to know one of the performers from Five + One.

Tough day driving an MGA

Crowd admiring Mike O'Keeffe's "new" MGB. Previously owned by Pat Lamont & driven 5000mls in 20 years.

Judges hard at work

MGs on the lawns of the Botanical Gardens. The weather couldn't have been better.

Tops only cars waiting to be judged

Car of the Day & concours winner - George Dehlen's TC.

Folk admiring the MGs

Feeling the cold in the early morning; Jeanne Erasmus & Jenny Loader

Hentie Erasmus with members of the Merc Club in period dress

Peace to you - life in the back of a Merc station wagon

RAF Cadets visiting SA - their final day after spending 10 days in the country

Young Falcons (Matric volunteers) admiring Ashley Burger's MGA Twin Cam

View from the helicopter flight over Waterkloof Air Force Base. Remaining 2 US C17s that were in SA for Obama's visit.

Our Chairman (William) full of glee after a helicopter flight through Pretoria

Farewell to Heather & Graeme Forbes who emigrate to Australia in late June '13 (Wendy Smyth [looking on] who baked the cake)

Final tally of the team scores. There were some really rough questions.

John Reidy (Austin Healey) & Graeme Forbes discover that they used to sail together way back when

Clive Winterstein commenting on the Forbes' farewell cake baked by Wendy (Oh no, I'm on diet)

The MG Jhb team (Stuart Hain, Mike Watt, Lorraine & Roger Pearce) feeling like they need to call a friend

Congratulations to the winning team from the Truimph Club (TC) Pretoria: Nols Pienaar (TC), George Shipway (Quiz Master) Nick Wood (TC), Bill Sales (TC), Stewart Cuninghame (trophy presenter & DJ Rider extraordinaire), Bill Flynn (Proud TC Pretoria Chairman) and Eric Fletcher (TC).

Group photo taken at the Majestic Five Hotel in Palapye, Botswana

Game viewing from the Chobe River

PJ talking the talk at one of many police road blocks

A car break down… how unusual

The view of the railway bridge from the Vic Falls Hotel at sunrise

Life on the Kariba Ferry – hectic

Group shot taken at the Inn on the Ruparara (Eastern Highlands)

A sample of the scenery – Masassa trees & kopjies on route

Some folk met that the BP Oasis before the rendezvous at the Sasol garage south of Soweto with the rest of the convoy

Arrival at the new MG dealership in Klerksdorp

Lionel Hillary (CMH), Norman Ewing, Derrick Bishop (CMH), Cornus & Crystal van den Berg together with their sons (Charl & Cornel) & grandchild

Kimberley is full of historical sites;statue of Cecil John Rhodes

Dinner at the Kimberley Club

Thanks to Dave Rowley we got to try out the Bloodhound simulator (Dave Wheeler in the driving seat with Rudi de Groot, Doug Wickins & Dave Rowley observing)

Screen of the Bloodhound simulator. We had enough trouble keeping the supersonic car on track without any G-forces, road conditions & wind... Andy Green has superb skills to control all that power & speed

A visit to the Boer War battle site of Magersfontein. How Churchill's comment "jaw jaw is better than war war" rings true.

Monument to the Highland Regiments at Magersfontein

Kimberley's aspiring Ewing family

You cannot "do Kimberley" without a visit to the Big Hole

Hentie putting the finishing touches to his MGB GT after the water pump had been replaced by Dave Wheeler & support team. Thanks to Alan Uzzel for getting the part to Kimberley in double quick time

Thanks to Alan & Terry Horseman who hosted our evening at the Halfway House Hotel (the oldest drive through pub in the world)

Some of the MG crowd enjoying the entertainment in the Halfway Hotel's courtyard

Hilde & Anneke look at the Flamingos while Rudi & Co help Glen with a car battery repair in the background

A collection of Lesser Flamingos was seen at Kamfers Dam (a breeding ground) as we left Kimberley

Farewell to Tony & Annette Craddock as they depart for Pretoria in their mighty Midget

The Toyota of the 1800s

A luxury family sedan. A Mylord coach, popular in Europe around the 1830s

Enjoying a lunch time snack

Elephant bulls (Damara & NZeve) entertained everyone by playing in the dam. The heron (background) moved when Charlie the Crocodile got too close

NZeve trying his luck for food, which was strictly forbidden

Some of the MG crowd watching the elephants from the lawn outside the restaurant

Charlie the Crocodile making his exit after missing out on the heron

Congratulations to Jeanne & Hentie Erasmus who won the treasure hunt competition. Now they have an additional 1000 piece puzzle to complete to fine tune their skills

Cliff Smyth, Hendrik Verwoerd (motoring journalist),Larri (Kevin's sister from Australia), Peter Knight and Jenny Loader take a break in the motoring hall