Classic cars come touring
Ctown until the next stop at the came an internationally recoglassic Car aficionados, spanking new headquarters of nised sculptor even though he driving 17 cherished the National English Literacy has never had an art lesson in four-wheeled treasures Museum (NELM). The Clashis life. He is charismatic and enjoyed a historic tour around sic Car buffs appreciated the energetic, usually working on Grahamstown as part of their amazing efforts to keep the about a dozen projects at the ‘Lap of the Eastern Cape 2016’ building "green" with its recysame time, but assured his on Tuesday morning. The cled rubber and bamboo floorcaptivated audience that he main aim of the jaunt was to ing, recycled plastic carpets is not ADD. Little, a passionhave fun driving their Classic and landscaped roof. ate conservationist, recently Cars and showing them off to The final stop of the tour raised more than R14 millocal admirers, but they also was the Bruce Little gallery lion when his massive bronze wanted to take in a bit of the in the Industrial Area where sculpture of an African lion local flavour. drivers and their travelling was auctioned in St Tropez,
Accredited tour guide, Gill companions could enjoy tea France for movie actor LeonWylie, gave the group of enand biscuits while listening to ardo DiCaprio’s Foundation. thusiasts a brief history of Graa presentation by the sculptor When the Classic Car group hamstown at the Monument himself. arrived, Little had just finished before she led the parade in Bruce Little fascinated the work on his limited edition, her humble VW Fox. Makana visitors with his personal life double-life sized buffalo. He traffic department vehicles story spending 20 years in the expects that some of South with sirens blaring escorted bush as a professional game Africa’s top business people the Classics on their route ranger at the Londolozi and who have invested fortunes in down George Street, past Singita game lodges. It was buffalo-breeding programmes the settlers cottages, through while taking tourists on more will be bidding for one of the Church Square and then a first than 3 000 game drives in three sculptures. stop at Saint Andrew’s campus search of the Big Five that he After admiring the artwork for a group photo. was able to study and appreciand buying a few pewter piec
The procession continued ate the forms of the wildlife. es, the group left Grahamsthrough historic GrahamsHe explained how he betown heading for Bathurst. A grand parade of beauties from the '60s, '70s and '80s set pulses racing among car enthusiasts in Grahamstown on Tuesday. Drivers from Gauteng and the Western Cape came to learn about local history while driving their Classic Cars on a Lap of the Eastern Cape’. Local tour guide, Gill Wylie, led the motoring tour of Grahamstown, replete with traffic car escorts, so that drivers could see as much of town as possible and so that locals could enjoy flashbacks to a time when cars had real personality. Steven Lang could not miss the opportunity to take the photos.