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Dick M

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Cape Town South Africa visit
« on: May 10, 2014, 21:45:11 »
I'm going to be in Cape Town June 2-4.  Just a long shot but any Pagoda activity those dates.  Would love to shoot some local Pagoda video to add to collection if available.
FYI- some of my other Pagoda video:
http://vimeo.com/18818819
http://vimeo.com/18847002
http://vimeo.com/18832204
Dick

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Re: Cape Town South Africa visit
« Reply #1 on: May 11, 2014, 00:57:19 »
Hi Dick,
That is a long way from home for sure. Have a great trip and hope you find a pagoda or two down there:-)

John
1969 280SL 003820
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4 speed manual, PS. 77217 miles
7280 miles since awoken from her 20+ yr "nap" in 2010

Dick M

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Re: Cape Town South Africa visit
« Reply #2 on: May 11, 2014, 02:25:06 »
Hi John...
Are you and Mrs. 49er still prowling the back roads of the foothills.. Hope we can get James out to do a drive in the fall.
We'll be in Africa for about a month..
Dick

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Re: Cape Town South Africa visit
« Reply #3 on: May 11, 2014, 07:19:32 »
Dick

Have a look at the 'Crankhandle Club' website.
www.crankhandleclub.co.za/

They a really knowledgeable group of terrific car nuts who have a superb clubhouse that was once a fire station. I would make contact via the website and see if you can pop in any Wed evening. They will certainly know of any Pagoda action. If you can make contact with Andre du Toit you will be in the best of hands.

I was chairman back in the early 80s before coming to Oz, which is a lifetime ago now

Dick M

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Re: Cape Town South Africa visit
« Reply #4 on: May 11, 2014, 14:59:28 »
Thanks for the lead... Will try to follow up.

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Re: Cape Town South Africa visit
« Reply #5 on: May 11, 2014, 15:12:54 »
Hi Dick,
 Yes, we try and get out for a Sunday drive 2 or 3 times a month. Haven't been up your (and James) way as we usually alway try and stay down in our neck of the woods. The car still runs great and always a joy to drive.
 Have a great trip to Africa and it is still on our bucket list to go to one day.

John
1969 280SL 003820
Un Restored, All Original, including the paint
Original Owner, Purchased September 18, 1968
4 speed manual, PS. 77217 miles
7280 miles since awoken from her 20+ yr "nap" in 2010

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Re: Cape Town South Africa visit
« Reply #6 on: May 15, 2014, 11:54:31 »
Dick, a few years ago, I spent two weeks in Cape Town and surrounding (Hermance, Stellenbosch etc) and I rented a 107 for the two weeks instead of a bog standard rental. It was a fantastic holiday for my wife and I and I suggest you consider it. I found a classic car hire company down there and don`t have the name but im sure you could search and find them.
They delivered the car to our hotel and it ran perfectly, and gave us a great holiday, good memories and some really good footage.

Dick M

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Re: Cape Town South Africa visit
« Reply #7 on: May 17, 2014, 03:45:02 »
Thanks for the info..
After four days on the hyper streets of Amsterdam...looking forward to getting out to the countryside around Cape Town and that would be classie way to do it..
Dick