Tag: Classic Cars
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Safari and Adventure in Classic Land Rovers
For those that have followed this column for years, you will no doubt have picked up on the Fox family’s fondness for Land Rovers. In fact, I believe all of us have mentioned them, such as the escapades of “Mzee” the old Range Rover or the Defender that tried to take off John, my dad’s, […]
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The Gods Must Love Cars
Last Sunday I was going to go to the races – to the horse races at the Nairobi Racecourse. I was prepared to brave the traffic, despite the roadworks of the Ngong Road and even though the Nairobi International Trade Fair was also on at Jamhuri Park. But the morning was wet and chilly. I […]
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The Concours: More Than A Day Out For Cars
Yes, it’s Concours time again. Next Sunday will see the running of, to give its full name, the CBA Africa Concours d’Elegance. It will be the 49th time that this classiest of Kenya’s motoring events has been organised by the Alfa Romeo Owners’ Club. From a very low-key and modest beginning, the Concours has grown […]
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Mzee: A Well-Travelled Range Rover
My son, Jan, set me up for this story last week, when he wrote about his weekend safari with my older son, Andreas, up in the Aberdares. In his Going Places article, Jan mentioned how amused I was when Andreas asked me if he could borrow my old Range Rover, Mzee, for the trip – […]
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Beauties and Beasts at the Nairobi Racecourse
Next Sunday, the CBA Africa Concours d’Elegance – the most elegant, if not Kenya’s longest running, annual motoring event – will again be at the Nairobi Racecourse down the Ngong Road. For 47 years our Concours has been held – and this year it has the best-ever theme, Beauty and the Beasts, culled from the […]
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The Concours: Of Classic Cars and Beefy Bikes
It’s Concours time again: next Sunday, 27th September, at the Racecourse down Ngong Road. But let me give you its full title: the CBA Africa Concours d’Elegance. There’s a story in that name. First, because the main sponsor, the CBA, is doing so much to ensure the continuing elegance of the event. Second, that ‘Africa’ […]
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Mixing with the best at the Concours d’Elegance
‘Recognizing me will be no problem,’ he said, after we had agreed to meet at Lavington Green. ‘No problem at all – I will be riding the fastest bike in the world!’ Kimani Gathu is a fascinating man – a man with an interesting history, a quick humour and a deep fund of stories. (Far […]
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