Classic Cars in Rhodesia

Make	Ford	History
Year	1928	Owned by Brian Louth of Bulawayo. Rebuilt from parts acquired from various scrapyards as well as from Arthur Claasen. Rebuild finished around 1998.
Model	Model A
Chassis No.
Engine No.
Coachbuilder
Body Style	Tourer
Colours	Blue / black
Registration Numbers		References	Photo Bruce Beckley

Make	Ford	History
Year	1928	Owned by Alec Philp since around 1968. Passed onto his son Liam after Alec passed away.
Model	Model A
Chassis No.	CA79797
Engine No.
Coachbuilder
Body Style	Tudor sedan
Colours	Black then green / black
Registration Numbers	S-3608/SRH, RSH-7722/SRH, 228-090-Y/RHO	References	7th Annual VCC Zimbabwe Rally; 1972 Annual Vintage Reliability Run.

Make	Ford	History
Year	1928	Built up by Bob Southon around 1982. Believed sold to an American film director who took the car back to America.
Model	Model A
Chassis No.	573960
Engine No.
Coachbuilder
Body Style	Roadster pick-up
Colours	Tan / brown
Registration Numbers		References	Photo Viv Westbury

Make	Ford	History
Year	1928	American built car. Owned by Arthur Claasen of Bulawayo in 1970. Found as a pile of scrap in 1952 and completely restored.
Model	Model A
Chassis No.
Engine No.
Coachbuilder
Body Style	Roadster
Colours
Registration Numbers	B-2653/SRH	References	2nd Rhodesian International Rally

Make	Ford	History
Year	1928	Fitted with a model B engine. Owned by A. Nicholson in 1965. Later owned by M. Stephenson, Tony' A.E. Roe of Salisbury in 1970 & 72, then Sue Davidge-Pitts. A much rallied car, believed to now be in South Africa.
Model	Model A
Chassis No.
Engine No.
Coachbuilder	C101094
Body Style	Tudor sedan
Colours	Black
Registration Numbers	B-3009/SRH	References	2nd Rhodesian International Rally

Make	Ford	History
Year	1928	Body found on a farm in Marondellas, rolling chassis in Hatfield. Rebuilt and used daily by Dave G. Parsons of Salisbury from around 1965. Completed 5 reliability runs to Umtali and two Beira runs. Believed to still be in Zimbabwe.
Model	Model A
Chassis No.
Engine No.	115832
Coachbuilder
Body Style	Tourer
Colours	Beige / black
Registration Numbers	RSF-2108/SRH	References	2nd Rhodesian International Rally

Make	Ford	History
Year	1928	Body No F2591. Owned by Bill Wood 1972-1975, ex George Allman (1965). Photo taken at Bill Wood's residence, Salisbury. Later noted with T. Jefferies of Cape Town.
Model	Model A
Chassis No.
Engine No.	CA115649
Coachbuilder
Body Style	Pick-up with wooden box body
Colours	Desert sand with black wings
Registration Numbers	G-1126/SRH	References	Nick Wood; 1965 Annual Vintage Reliability Run; 1972 Annual Vintage Reliability Run

Make	Ford	History
Year	1928	Body no. 0007773Owned by Colin R. Morris of Salisbury in 1965-1970, who was the car's third owner. The car was running regularly until 1952. Found virtually complete and restored in 1963. The original owner believed that only two coupes were sold in Salisbury in 1928. Competed seven Umtali runs, won the "Charles Griffiths" trophy three times and competed in numerous local events.
Model	Model A
Chassis No.
Engine No.	CAO3741
Coachbuilder
Body Style	Special coupe with rumble seat
Colours	Blue / black
Registration Numbers	S-3784/SRH	References	2nd Rhodesian International Rally

Make	Ford	History
Year	1928	Rebuilt from parts by Eddie Flawn in the 1970s, completed around 1979. Later sold to Howard Butler then Gordon Read then Dawie Erasmus who still has the car in Harare.
Model	Model A
Chassis No.
Engine No.	CA94554
Coachbuilder
Body Style	Tourer (Phaeton?)
Colours	Shadowlite green, dawn grey / black then cream / brown fenders
Registration Numbers	322-893-V/RHO	References

Make	Ford	History
Year	1928	Owned by F. Sargent in 1965.
Model	Model A
Chassis No.	CA66579
Engine No.	CA137845
Coachbuilder
Body Style
Colours	Green / black
Registration Numbers	H-49/SRH	References

Make	Ford	History
Year	1928	Owned by Rob Marshall of Harare since the 1970s. Engine removed and fitted to Rob's roadster. Car for sale in 2010.
Model	Model A
Chassis No.
Engine No.	CAA97043
Coachbuilder
Body Style	Tudor sedan
Colours
Registration Numbers		References

Make	Ford	History
Year	1928	Owned by Edward Fay of Bulawayo in 1967.
Model	Model A
Chassis No.
Engine No.	CAQ1840
Coachbuilder
Body Style	Tudor sedan
Colours	Blue / black
Registration Numbers	B-14130/SRH	References

Make	Ford	History
Year	1928	Found as a running farm truck in Chipinga, most of the body was missing, rebuilt by James Hardaker of Umtali in 1975.
Model	Model A
Chassis No.
Engine No.	CA28232
Coachbuilder
Body Style
Colours	Tan / black
Registration Numbers	248-503-L/RHO	References

Make	Ford	History
Year	1929	Canadian built Ford. Acquired by Eddie Flawn in 1957 from Puzey & Diss salesman Nicky Belford. Used by Eddie in the 1st Annual Vintage Reliability Run in 1959 and in many others, including the the 50th Anniversary run in 2009. Still owned by Eddie.
Model	Model A
Chassis No.
Engine No.	CAW 260
Coachbuilder
Body Style	Sports Coupe, body no. F2-1505
Colours	Blue, then Black with green hood, now brown
Registration Numbers	B-3598/SRH, 290-900-V/RHO, AAT-5230/ZIM.	References	Eddie Flawn; VCCZ Newsletter July 1990, Nick Wood, 1961 Annual Vintage Reliability Run.

Make	Ford	History
Year	1929	Built up from scrap by Frank Thompson in Gwelo in 1965/66. Later taken to South Africa by Frank. Possibly the car shown in the photo below
Model	Model A
Chassis No.
Engine No.	CA148264
Coachbuilder
Body Style	Closed cab pick-up
Colours	Green
Registration Numbers		References

Make	Ford	History
Year	1929	RHD. Manufactured in Canada and shipped to either South Africa or Southern Rhodesia. Discovered in Bulawayo by the Matthews family around 1970. Partially restored and used on various car runs. Sold in 1994 to Nigel Tucker, another partial restoration carried out, folding top fitted, major engine work carried out. Used extensively for rallies and outings in Zimbabwe and South Africa. Shipped to the UK in 1998.
Model	Model A
Chassis No.
Engine No.	CAY9930
Coachbuilder
Body Style	Phaeton
Colours	Arabian sand / copra drab / black fenders
Registration Numbers	183-349-N/RHO	References	Nigel Tucker

Make	Ford	History
Year	1929	Owned by A.J.E. Needham of Sinoia in 1970. Found on a farm in 1967, fitted with a home made pick-up body. Restored with tudor sedan body.
Model	Model A
Chassis No.
Engine No.
Coachbuilder
Body Style	Tudor sedan
Colours
Registration Numbers	B-3647/SRH	References	2nd Rhodesian International Rally

Make	Ford	History
Year	1929	Canadian built car. Purchased from Ian Bull around 1964 by Alex Atkinson of Salisbury. Winner of the 'Donas Elviras' rally in Beira in 1965, runner up in 1966. Competed in all Shell Runs till 1980, car known as 'My Fair Lady'. Also on 1961 AVRR - See 1972 AVRR. Later taken to Cape Town, South Africa, where the car was sold in 1988/89. Colour photo taken on a Fort Victoria Run.
Model	Model A
Chassis No.
Engine No.	CAW 1031
Coachbuilder
Body Style	Phaeton
Colours	Grey / black
Registration Numbers	V-707/SRH	References	Nick Wood

Make	Ford	History
Year	1930	Owned by Roger V.G. Link around 1963. Acquired by J.M. Johnson around 1965. Photo taken on a Shell Umtali Run c1963.
Model	Model A
Chassis No.
Engine No.	CAP 1183
Coachbuilder
Body Style	Roadster pick-up
Colours	Green / black
Registration Numbers	S-5349/SRH, RSE-49?	References	Nick Wood

Make	Ford	History
Year	1930	Owned by Garth MacLoed-Selkirk in 1967. Later owned by Chris Regeris, then Keith Murrell. Keith restored the car, repainting it yellow / black. Owned jointly today by Keith's sons Alan & Kevin in Harare.
Model	Model A
Chassis No.
Engine No.	CAT8462
Coachbuilder
Body Style	Phaeton
Colours	Blue / black mudguards, then yellow / black
Registration Numbers	S-4729/SRH, 61-806-E/RHO	References

Make	Ford	History
Year	1930	At one stage owned by someone at Alaska Mine. Owned by Alec Henderson and used in the 1st Vintage Car Reliabilty Run in 1959. Later owned by someone in Umvukwes (possibly J. Chesney-Martin who owned the car in 1961) from whom the car was acquired by Hilton Goodall and later A. Napier. Both photos were taken at Donnybrook Circuit but some 30 odd years apart. Still in Zimbabwe owned by Howard Butler.
Model	Model A
Chassis No.
Engine No.	CAO 6142
Coachbuilder
Body Style	Town sedan
Colours	Cream with brown wings
Registration Numbers	B-5018/SRH, 123-890-M/RHO	References	Nick Wood; 7th Annual VCC Zimbabwe Rally; Eddie Flawn

Make	Ford	History
Year	1930	Rebuilt from scrap by Neil Snatt, rebuild completed around 1980. Later taken to Durban, South Africa.
Model	Model A
Chassis No.
Engine No.	CA38968
Coachbuilder
Body Style	Sedan
Colours	Green / black
Registration Numbers	382-056-C/RHO	References

Make	Ford	History
Year	1930	157" WB with double rear wheels, wooden stakebed. Body no. 12F974. May be an English AAF and not American or Canadian as some parts are marked AAF. Found on a farm in Penhalonga. Possibly the only lwb in Rhodesia, owned by Alan W.B. Napier. Later sold to Jon Atkinson who fitted the wooden stakes on the flatbed, sold to Richard Paxton, may now be in South Africa or Australia.
Model	Model AA
Chassis No.	CAA07625
Engine No.	CAA07625
Coachbuilder
Body Style	2 1/4 Ton truck
Colours	Green / black
Registration Numbers	381-997-N/RHO	References	Automobilist Vol. 2/3

Make	Ford	History
Year	1930	Owned by Mike Smith of Harare in the 1970s and 80s. Later sold to Dave Riley, then in 2006 to Viv Westbury and in 2007 to Martin Sherfield of Bulawayo.
Model	Model AA
Chassis No.
Engine No.
Coachbuilder
Body Style
Colours	Truck
Registration Numbers		References

Make	Ford	History
Year	1930	Owned by Albert Victor Lowe of Bulawyo in 1965. Later acquired by L. Fay.
Model	Model A
Chassis No.
Engine No.	CA140073
Coachbuilder
Body Style	Coupe
Colours	Green / black
Registration Numbers	G-3462/SRH	References

Make	Ford	History
Year	1930	3rd owner was a Mr. Robinson of Bindura who sold the car to John Rae (Ian) and Anne Findlay, (who changed colours to green /black then yellow / black),  car rebuilt and used in many runs since the 1960s. Later acquired by Dawie Erasmus (changed to current colours) who still owns the car.
Model	Model A
Chassis No.	161-484
Engine No.	CAE3328
Coachbuilder
Body Style	Cabriolet
Colours	Chocolate brown / black fenders in 1966, then green / black, then golden yellow / black, now manellas orange  black
Registration Numbers	H-795/SRH, 299-259-F/RHO	References	Photo Viv Westbury

Make	Ford	History
Year	1930	Owned by William Robinson in 1966
Model	Model A
Chassis No.
Engine No.	CAD5022
Coachbuilder
Body Style	Roadster pickup
Colours	Black / green
Registration Numbers	B-6135/SRH	References

Make	Ford	History
Year	1930	Found in Nyasaland (Malawi) in the late 1950s by George Bennett. Nicknamed Henrietta. Restored by George in green / black livery. Later acquired by John Apps of Bulawayo, car now in Cape Town, South Africa. George also rebuilt a 1931 Victoria Sedan, given to his daughter, taken to the UK.
Model	Model A
Chassis No.
Engine No.	CAO3862
Coachbuilder
Body Style	Roadster
Colours	Yellow / black then green / black
Registration Numbers	BT-9124 (Blantyre?), H-17/NYA	References

Make	Ford	History
Year	1930	Bought new from Livingstone Motors, Northern Rhodesia by a Mr. Wood, who lived in Luanshya. Car taken to Southern Rhodesia by his widow in 1959 and put up on blocks in Essexvale, near Bulawayo. Car acquired in 1964 by C. Higgs, who handed the car to Dells Motors in Bulawayo who replaced the brake linings, kingpins and valves. Owned by R. Baden-Powell in 1974.
Model	Model A
Chassis No.
Engine No.
Coachbuilder
Body Style	Tourer
Colours	Dark brown then Maroon / black (1968)
Registration Numbers	B-8579/NRH?	References

Make	Ford	History
Year	1930	Discovered in Que-Que, owned in 1972 by Alex Atkinson, then Chris Gael. Owned by Mike Frudd (painted red / black), following several other owners possibly including lan Napier, Howard Butler and Dawie Erasmus. Noted in Bulawayo in 2005, possibly now in South Africa. Original engine from this car fitted to the 1930 Ford A that Alex owned.
Model	Model A
Chassis No.
Engine No.	CAY8825
Coachbuilder
Body Style	Pick-up
Colours	Grass green with black wings in 1972, later red with black wings
Registration Numbers	Q-2/SRH, 8-007-C/RHO	References	Photo George Stanley

Make	Ford	History
Year	1930	Originally registered in Northern Rhodesia, the vehicle having been supplied new to Livingstone Motors, Livingstone. Acquired around 1972 by Mr. H. Muller of Morester farm, Rusape. Chris Gael acquired the remains in August 1977 at which stage the car had no rear body, floorpans or seats. A roadster rear body section was found on the Donnington Estates near Norton, and the car was restored by Chris together with parts from other cars. Restoration completed around 1979. Car later sold and shipped to Australia.
Model	Model A
Chassis No.	IF4075
Engine No.	CAO1017
Coachbuilder
Body Style	Coupe
Colours	Thorn brown / black
Registration Numbers	318-952-L/RHO	References	7th Annual VCC Zimbabwe Rally

Make	Ford	History
Year	1930	Owned by C.F. Van Rooyen in 1966, then by W. Clarke of Salisbury in 1970. Restoration commenced in 1965 and the car was used regularly in local events.
Model	Model A
Chassis No.
Engine No.	30A61606
Coachbuilder
Body Style	Fordor sedan, body no. ISF528
Colours	Grey
Registration Numbers	G-1752/SRH	References	2nd Rhodesian International Rally

Make	Ford	History
Year	1930	Owned by Hilton Goodall, then Gerry Morgan. Possibly owned by a Mr. Dickenson. Acquired by Alex Atkinson who later took the car to Cape Town, South Africa, where the car was sold around 1982/83. Known as 'Mary'. Engine in this car originally came from the Ford A pick-up that Alex owned.
Model	Model A
Chassis No.	8F147
Engine No.	CAP1095
Coachbuilder
Body Style	Roadster
Colours	Green / black
Registration Numbers	RH-2004/SRH, 101-424-S/RHO	References	Photo Henry Atkinson

Make	Ford	History
Year	1930	Owned by Sid Moorcroft, a farmer in Umvurwi, car was pretty derelict. Restored by Lat Fuller for Sid in the 1980s. Offered for sale on the www by Peter O. Marchussen of Harare in 2006. Appears to have been inmported into Rhodesia in 1947 by a farmer in the Umvukwes area. Believed to have been sold through Wally Hankey to South Africa.
Model	Model A
Chassis No.
Engine No.	OF 507
Coachbuilder
Body Style
Colours
Registration Numbers		References	http://www.zimbabwesituation.com/ nov2_2006.html

Make	Ford	History
Year	1930	Owned by Clive W. 'Spike' Morgan in 1964. Sold to Fred Hickman in the 1990s. Possibly now in South Africa. Photo taken in Salisbury
Model	Model A
Chassis No.
Engine No.	CAT 264
Coachbuilder
Body Style	Roadster
Colours	Blue with black wings
Registration Numbers	S-47622/SRH	References	Nick Wood

Make	Ford	History
Year	1930	Bought by V.L. Jenkinson in 1956 from a scrapyard in Que Que, used as a bush vehicle. Then bought by Mr. Richie of Highlands, Salisbury. Acquired by Hilton Goodall around 1963, who restored the car. Photo taken on a Shell Umtali Run. Owned by R.S. Zlattner of Bulwayo in 1969, later owned by Trevor Thomas then a Mr. Pesken of Bulawayo.
Model	Model A
Chassis No.
Engine No.	CA79847
Coachbuilder
Body Style	Standard roadster, body No IF391
Colours	Blue/black body & blue wheels
Registration Numbers	RSE-2309/SRH	References	Nick Wood

Make	Ford	History
Year	1930	'The Flying Naartjie' owned by Fred Hickman, who had found the car in use as a chicken coop. Owned by  George Fardell in 1965. Photo taken on a Shell Umtali Run. Possibly now in the UK.
Model	Model A
Chassis No.
Engine No.	CAE6931
Coachbuilder
Body Style	Coupe with runble seat
Colours	Orange with black wings
Registration Numbers	S-4624/SRH	References	Nick Wood

Make	Ford	History
Year	1930	Canadian built. Ex Fort Victoria, rebuilt by Edward Henry Rowan. Later sold to Matt H. Stevenson of Salisbury, certainly by 1970. Restoration recently completed in 1970, taken part in a few club events. Later passed onto Matt's wife and taken to Bulawayo.
Model	Model A
Chassis No.
Engine No.	CAP9888 (later CA67379)
Coachbuilder
Body Style	Roadster
Colours	Chocolate then dark blue / black
Registration Numbers	S-5678/SRH	References	2nd Rhodesian International Rally

Make	Ford	History
Year	1930	Found by George Smith, abandoned in the bush and restored by him in the early 1980s. Appeared in an article in the Herald on 19/02/1984. Later passed onto George's son Mike, who owned it into the 1990s. Sold to Dave Riley from whom it was acquired in 2006 by Viv Westbury. After acquiring the truck Viv realised the cab was from a 1932 model and therefore incorrect for the chassis. The cab was removed and sold to someone in Botswana. Viv has fitted a roadster body, no. 6F6255 which had been owned by Bob Southon who had started restoring it before selling it to Robin Hurst, from whom Viv acquired it.
Model	Model A
Chassis No.
Engine No.	CA09985
Coachbuilder
Body Style	Truck now roadster
Colours
Registration Numbers	301-405-N/RHO	References

Make	Ford	History
Year	1930	Believed to have been driven from Zambia to Rhodesia in the early 1970s. Later acquired by Alan Napier, then sold to Mike Le Patourel. Collected in 2008 by Viv Westbury after Mike passed away. Currently for sale for Mike's widow.
Model	Model A
Chassis No.
Engine No.	CAA06508
Coachbuilder
Body Style	Open cab truck, body no. 6F1177
Colours
Registration Numbers	NR-7661?/NRH, EG-3882/NRH	References

Make	Ford	History
Year	1930	Acquired as a runner in the early 1970s by Lionel Lindsay, who strippped the vehicle planning on building a hot rod. Bodywork sold in the mid 1980s to Alan Murrell. Adrian and his father Keith started the restoration, which was never completed. Viv Westbury acquired the remains from Adrian in 2007. The photo below shows the vehicle put together with parts from his spares.
Model	Model A
Chassis No.
Engine No.	CA5354 (not original)
Coachbuilder
Body Style	Roadster pickup, body no OF1138
Colours
Registration Numbers		References

Make	Ford	History
Year	1930	Obtained by Bev Barnes of Marondera from Theo Crynkovic in Rusape, restoration started. Viv Westbury acquired the vehicle from Bev in 2006/07. Viv is currently completing the restoration. Noted the carport in the second photo, it is built from Ford Model A chassis frames!
Model	Model A
Chassis No.
Engine No.	CAA124178
Coachbuilder
Body Style	Roadster pickup, body no 6F885
Colours	Green / black
Registration Numbers	S-5706/SRH	References

Make	Ford	History
Year	1930	Sold by Tim Stopworth to John Levenderis in 1959. Rebuilt by John, then sold to John Voysey around 1965. Acquired in 1976 by Carl Mouton who took the car to Durban, South Africa.
Model	Model A
Chassis No.
Engine No.	CA18572
Coachbuilder
Body Style	Tudor sedan
Colours	Dark green / black
Registration Numbers	S-8673/SRH, NPN1928?/SAF	References

Make	Ford	History
Year	1930	Acquired by Mr. Kennedy from a farmer in Northern Rhodesia in 1961. Taken to South Africa when he moved there in 1966. Photo shows car on the way to South Africa. Restored in 1974. In 1994 the car was taken by Mr. Kennedy to Brisbane, Australia. Now owned by his son Grant.
Model	Model A
Chassis No.
Engine No.
Coachbuilder
Body Style
Colours	Black
Registration Numbers		References	Grant Kennedy

Make	Ford	History
Year	1931	Owned in 1965 by B.Theodore Crynkovic of Rusape. Later seen in the showroom of Smith & Bennett in the late 1980s. Sold by Lat Fuller on behalf of a farming client, believed to have gone to South Africa 1961 Annual Vintage Reliability Run shows Crynkovic with a 1930 Coupe, probably the same car
Model	Model A
Chassis No.	CAD4370
Engine No.
Coachbuilder
Body Style	Deluxe roadster
Colours	Grey / black
Registration Numbers	S-5927/SRH	References	1st Rhodesian National Rally; 1961 Annual Vintage Reliability Run

Make	Ford	History
Year	1931	Found in very poor shape in a State Customs warehouse in Beira by Dave Seaman. Car taken to ZImbabwe and restored by Mike van Breda in the early 1990s.Dave later took the car to America
Model	Model A
Chassis No.	11F87
Engine No.	CAO5994
Coachbuilder
Body Style	Deluxe roadster
Colours	Washington & riviera blue with black fenders
Registration Numbers	B-391/MOZ?	References

Make	Ford	History
Year	1931	Owned by Jack Reeve of Trelawney for many years. Car rebuiilt for Jack by Mike van Breda around 1989. Jack was so pleased with the restoration that he later gave the car to Mike, who took the car to Perth, Australia. Later sold to someone on the East Coast of Australia.
Model	Model A
Chassis No.	6F 7423
Engine No.	CAI 4649
Coachbuilder
Body Style	Tourer
Colours	Washington blue / black
Registration Numbers	S-5535/SRH, 451-855-W/ZIM	References

Make	Ford	History
Year	1931/32	Body no. 16F397. Only 1100 sedans, both slant and vertical windscreen, were built in 1931. Acquired by Ray Stitt in 1978, restoration started. Later passed through Howard Butler, J. Davy and various others before being acquired by Robin Hurst. In 2007 the remains were acquired by Viv Westbury together with a whole lot of parts. Now for sale as shown below.
Model	Model A
Chassis No.
Engine No.	CAE65 (not original to this car)
Coachbuilder
Body Style	Sedan with slanted windscreen
Colours
Registration Numbers		References	Viv Westbury

Make	Ford	History
Year	1931/32	Recovered from the Bulawayo Car Club spares by Viv Westbury in 2007. Assembled to its present state from spares in Viv's collection, car is currently for sale.
Model	Model A
Chassis No.
Engine No.	CAP1164
Coachbuilder
Body Style	Roadster, body no. 11F706
Colours	Brewster green / black
Registration Numbers		References	Viv Westbury

Make	Ford	History
Year	193*	Firewall changed to try make the car look like a 1930 model, but the victoria sedan only came out in 1931. Thought to have been imported from Canada to Rhodesia in 1947. Owned by Stuart John Clarke in 1969, Ralf Cohen in 1970 and later by A. Lindner.
Model	Model A
Chassis No.
Engine No.	CAD9608
Coachbuilder
Body Style	Victoria sedan (Tudor sedan?)
Colours	Blue / black
Registration Numbers	B-5799/SRH	References

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