A Different Corner

A Different Corner

This portion of the blog has to do with the background to much of what was happening and, in some instances, brings an alternative 60’s and 70’s gearhead view to readers. We will look at the ‘realities’ as opposed to the folk lore and ask many what-if’s. There will undoubtedly be some debate…

GENERAL MOTORS SOUTH AFRICA – Finding New Roads?

It Seems the roads in South Africa have been blocked by Toyota's, VW's, Nissans, Kia's, Fords, Hyundai's and other Riff Raff. The departure of GM from the local scene announced last Thursday is no surprise to me. It is a sad reminder that when you do not respond to changing times, the world

GMSA 3800 GT – The Biggest Blunder? The Lost Diamond.

When there is the opportunity to do something spectacular in this car-cult driven industry of ours, the full achievement of that often depends on circumstance…. and sadly also on the probability of clouded thinking and limited vision. I guess the number of lost opportunities could fill a library and the number of frustrated engineers facing

DYNO DAZE – Dynomometer Testing

Dynamometers are a passion of mine and in this write-up I have a concern that the proper tuning of classic cars is coming under unreasonable pressure, not because the expertise is missing but because the modern world of ‘easy everything’ is hurting the professionals in this field.  You will also note that I will have

2017-11-24T10:11:35+00:00By |Categories: A Different Corner|Tags: , , , |1 Comment

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