Classic Cars in Rhodesia

Make	Dodge	History
Year	1917	Purchased from a J.S. Holland auction by Fred van Coller of Umtali in 1968. Previous owner was a Mr. Gill. Rebuilt by Fred in the 1970s. Photo taken on a Shell Umtali run. Sold to Mr. Farai Masvikeni in the late 1980s, still with this owner in 2016.
Model
Chassis No.	183538
Engine No.	439422
Coachbuilder
Body Style	Tourer
Colours	Green / black
Registration Numbers	317-299-P/RHO	References	Nick Wood

Make	Dodge	History
Year	1925	Owned by Latt Fuller, put together from parts of various cars, the main parts found on a scrap heap behind the Mashaba service station in 1981. Collected whilst on an AA Great Zimbabwe Run. Restoration completed around 1989. The colours were not by choice but by necessity as there was a shortage of paint in Zimbabwe, nicknamed the Avocado Dodge. Later (after 1990) sold to Wally Hankey then onto someone else.
Model
Chassis No.	A343-069
Engine No.	A552-844
Coachbuilder
Body Style	Tourer
Colours	Avocado & Green
Registration Numbers		References	VCCZ Newsletter July 1990

Make	Dodge	History
Year	Mid 1920s	Owned by Dave Potter of Bulawayo.
Model
Chassis No.
Engine No.
Coachbuilder
Body Style	Tourer
Colours
Registration Numbers		References

Make	Dodge	History
Year	1928	Owned by F.M. Nicholson in 1965, engine rebuilt, painted green. Owned by Alex McKay in teh late 1960s, then Ron Bird, who did most of the rebuild in the 1970s. Colour photo taken at Bill Wood's residence, Salisbury 1968.
Model	Victory 6
Chassis No.	M 50928
Engine No.	M67-244
Coachbuilder
Body Style	Sedan
Colours	Green
Registration Numbers	S-31213/SRH	References	Nick Wood

Make	Dodge	History
Year	1929	Built up using the remains of two vehicles. The first vehicle was originally used as the first Cecil Taxi in Umtali, used solely to go from the Cecil Hotel to the railway station and back. Later acquired by a Mr. Batley, a farmer, who converted it into a fire truck for his farm. When the farm and equipment were  sold by auction the car was acquired by Mr. J. Franklyn of Adzani who used it as a hunting vehicle. Sold to Mike Angell of Umtali by which time the car had done some 27000 miles. The remains of a second vehicle, chassis DA82244, were acquired from Mr. Donald Scott, a Chipinga farmer. Most of the mechanical parts were missing but the body was used for the rebuild. Photo taken on a Shell Umtali Run. Car took a direct hit from a mortar or rocket whilst in Mick's garage in the late 1970s and was destroyed. Remains acquired by Chris Walker who rebuilt the car and then took it to South Africa in 1981, where it was sold in Johannesburg in the late 1980s.
Model	DA
Chassis No.	DA 57219
Engine No.	H97-668
Coachbuilder
Body Style	Sedan
Colours	Dark green / black
Registration Numbers	6-999-G/RHO	References	Nick Wood

Make	Dodge	History
Year	1929	Owned by Cyril Maree's Grandfather in Bulawayo and Plumtree. Car believed to have later gone to Gwelo.
Model	DA
Chassis No.
Engine No.
Coachbuilder
Body Style	Sedan
Colours
Registration Numbers	B-4650/SRH	References	Cyril Maree

Make	Dodge	History
Year	1930	Double side mounted spare wheels. Owned by Pete Oosthuizen who rebuilt the car. Owned by Alan Phillips in 1964. Photo taken around 1970 in Salisbury. Possibly the car used by Chris Phillips in the 7th Annual VCC Zimbabwe Rally 1980. Taken to Durban by Chris in 1981, later sold to a car sales company in Durban who displayed the car in their showroom.
Model	DD6
Chassis No.
Engine No.	B DD 34151 A
Coachbuilder
Body Style	Coupe with rumble seat, body no.2726
Colours	Green with black wings
Registration Numbers	S-4986/SRH	References	Nick Wood; 7th Annual VCC Zimbabwe Rally

Make	Dodge	History
Year	1934	Owned by Bob Southon, sold to Uli Meiners in Harare.
Model
Chassis No.
Engine No.
Coachbuilder
Body Style	Sedan
Colours	Green, later Maroon with white wheels
Registration Numbers		References

Make	Dodge	History
Year	1936	Owned by Dawie Erasmus, ex Lloyd Clarke who had owned the car for many years.
Model	Deluxe Six
Chassis No.	9317893
Engine No.	P2305008
Coachbuilder
Body Style	Sedan
Colours	Silver with maroon fenders
Registration Numbers	773-400-B/ZIM, AAE-4323/ZIM	References

Make	Dodge	History
Year	1937	Recently (2017) discvovered in Zimbabwe.
Model
Chassis No.
Engine No.
Coachbuilder
Body Style	Coupe
Colours	Black
Registration Numbers	94-068-X/RHO	References

Make	Dodge	History
Year		Owner unknown
Model
Chassis No.
Engine No.
Coachbuilder
Body Style
Colours
Registration Numbers		References	Nick Wood

Make	Dodge	History
Year		Owner unknown
Model
Chassis No.
Engine No.
Coachbuilder
Body Style
Colours
Registration Numbers		References	Nick Wood

Make	Dodge	History
Year	1955	Owned by Bob Rankin - fitted with a Red Ram V8 motor. Acquired for R$100 from an Irishman.
Model	Custom Royal
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Engine No.
Coachbuilder
Body Style
Colours
Registration Numbers	RUA-1382/SRH	References	Bob Rankin

Make	Dodge	History
Year	1957	Automatic, owned by Harry Hendry.
Model
Chassis No.
Engine No.
Coachbuilder
Body Style
Colours	Light blue
Registration Numbers	V-3765/SRH	References	Harry Hendry

Make	Dodge	History
Year	1957/58	Being restored by Cornelius Kube in Zimbabwe
Model	Kingsway pillarless coupe
Chassis No.
Engine No.
Coachbuilder
Body Style
Colours
Registration Numbers		References	Cornelius Kube

Make	Dodge	History
Year	1965	Acquired by Mike Hopkins from a small dealer in Salisbury in early 1972 for £1100. Sold to someone in Umtali in 1979 for the same price. Car was spotted in a caravan site in South Africa in that year. A few years ago the car was seen in an Umtali car breakers yard.
Model	Polara, 6.2-litre V8 automatic
Chassis No.
Engine No.
Coachbuilder
Body Style
Colours
Registration Numbers	92-529-Z/RHO	References	Photo Mike Hopkins (Umtali 1977)

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