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HISTORY:
There were 3 different GSM Dart body styles from 1957 - 1965.
MKI from 1957 - 1960
MKII from 1960 - 1961
MKIII from 1961 - 1965From the MKI series, there were only 3 Turquoise cars built: 5905, 5914 and 5921
From the MKI series, there were only 3 105E engined cars built: 5921, 5922 and 59245921 was sold to Selford Motors in Stellenbosch. A GSM dealer. First owner seems to be a lecturer or a student from Grahamstown University. In 1963 Wally Kew from East London bought 5921. It was lying at the back of the university grounds, in a "hoender hok" when he bought it. Still in its original turquoise colour. It was the first one of the 3 Darts that Wally owned & raced. Picture in Car Magazine of April 1968 page 69. In 1985 Richard van Niekerk bought the car from Wally. It was fitted with a large fuel tank in the boot and disc brakes in front. Charles Brittz from Pretoria bought the Dart in 1992 from Richard. It was lying at the back of Pioneer Ford in Port Elizabeth. Charles restored chassis & body but left it standing around for years and all the spray filler on body cracked.
In 2003 Peanuts Fouché bought it. He had to remove all the cracked spray filler. 14 Months later it was sprayed in its original turquoise colour. Peanuts rebuilt a 105E engine & crash box with 2 x 1 ¼" SU carbs as per factory. (All 105E had factory branch and a cam). The 5.20 x 13 tyres were bought in Zimbabwe. When it was bought by Peanuts the 2cluster dash had become a 3 cluster dash, inline. In Piet van Niekerk's photo collection there was a few of a turquoise Dart leaving the factory in September 1959. Looking at the register it could only be 5921 leaving the factory. Very lucky to have the original photos.