Car Features

Now the owner and operator of MFR Enterprises, Fry spends most of his time fabricating and prepping race cars for various motorsport disciplines. Over the years his builds have racked up top honors at competitions like SEMAs Battle of the Builders, and although notoriety has made free time harder to come by these days, he still manages to put together projects like this Hilborn-injected Datsun 510 in order to satisfy his motorsport ambitions.

Jerry, who was 30 miles north of his home in Lucas, Texas, had driven out to fix a broken air conditioner in a mobile home. The property was vast, with little more than the house, a few buildings, and the mobile home on a dirt road. The car owner, wearing bib overalls and no shirt, was dealing with chickens and an old refrigerator in the front yard. Jerry helped feed the chickens and, while repairing the A/C with a simple capacitor fix, asked if the car was for sale. The owner, skeptical but intrigued, was offered $2,500 on the spot.

Renowned for their cutting-edge automotive masterpieces, Ringbrothers, the world-famous custom car builder and high-quality billet parts manufacturer, has unveiled their latest creation—the UNKL 1969 Mustang Mach 1. Debuting in the Flowmaster (Holley) booth at the 2019 SEMA Show, this one-of-a-kind Ford Mustang exemplifies the perfect fusion of road and race technology with a unique, race-inspired theme.

Power and Performance

Built By Karl Ebel

Karl’s mind started racing, and he knew he had to have one. He wasn’t sure exactly what he’d do with it at first, but when he finally told me he’d finished his 1927 Track T Roadster, I was beyond excited. Here’s the story of how Karl’s first Miller Track T, affectionately dubbed the Radster, came to life.

Rudi Van Der Merwe from Pretoria is the proud owner of this unique 1955 Chevy 210 4-door beast he affectionately calls Lucky Lucile. Rudi’s story of his beloved Lucky Lucile is one of passion, grit, and a love for raw power.

Ettiene is no stranger to SA HotRods. We all spent hours glued to our screens watching him build Riaan Venter’s 1941 Chevy Coupé, which was featured in Edition 10. But what many people didn’t notice was what was lurking in the background: fibreglass moulds of a 1932 Ford Pickup, something Ettiene had been quietly working on for some time.

Well, Eddie van der Walt from Bethal didn’t just imagine it—he made it a reality. Eddie isn’t your typical rodder, and this build is anything but ordinary. He’s a guy who follows his own path, proving that we don’t need to look across the pond to figure out what we should be doing.

Article and Photos by Joe van Zyl

Jeremy shared the backstory of his masterpiece on wheels, the 1939 Chevy Master Deluxe. “I’ve always wanted a '39 Chevy,” he told me. “To me, it’s the original gangster car, the kind of ride Al Capone would have cruised around in. But I never thought I’d actually find one.”