KNOWN HISTORY:  

Follows on from DART 5903 (click to view)

Pictures of John's Dart taken on the track at the Classic Car Day Races held at Killarney on the 11th of February 2007.

   
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THE JOHN & PAT ENGELBRECHT ERA:
Pat and John Engelbrecht have owned this beautiful car since around 1998.  The club often makes use of this car for shows.  Pat and John have driven it all over and I am sure have really enjoyed owning it John's ideal was to own a classic racer, so owning one that can be used on the road in normal traffic can only be a huge bonus.

ANTHONY ROFF ERA:
Anthony Roff a well known car restorer who works from his workshop, behind De Klerks Hardware Store in George, bought it from Stutler in shocking condition, with remnants of a substantial roll bar and evidence of two holes in hardtop.  Roff ground most of the gel coat off the body and re-gel coated.  Roff also fitted the front "spoiler".

JAN STUTLER ERA:
Hennie Smit sold it to Boy Visagie, (a dealer in B/West) about 1975 who sold it to someone in George, probably Jan Stutler who also owned another metallic blue Dart.  Jan Stutler owned it for between 15 & 20 years.

HENNIE SMIT ERA:
Hennie Smit bought it sight-unseen from Smart's Garage, Gariel Rd., Plumstead, around '71.  He had heard about the car.  Asked his brother to clinch the deal.  No engine, tatty, painted silver with stripes on bonnet and roof.  Railed to B/West, Henk Altena of Springbok Panel Beaters returned it to its former glory, painted lime green, with black hardtop.  Also closed holes in roof used as ID during 9hour race.  Hennie fitted Kent engine with Weber 36DCD twin choke downdraught carb.  No room for air cleaner, bonnet too low.  Basil Green cam, car went very well.  Later two side draughts were fitted.  Hennie felt the single carb performed better.  The red seats were covered with black sheepskin.  Gear knob was a personalised Tiger's Eye.  Hennie owned CZ4883 for about four years.  Hennie recalls having a lot of fun dicing cars passing through on the N1.

THE PETER GOUGH ERA:
Peter eventually bough Daves share of CA43906 and the blue car with a white flash became CA4514.  It was then raced with Team GSM as the entrant.  According to Peter, Bob van Niekerk did some major development on the car, which included replacing the chassis with chassis # 6409.  Zephyr disc brakes on front, four Amal carbs in place of the Solex, and a light weight later model raised bonnet to improve cooling airflow.  The car, with Peter driving, won the 1965 S.A. Sports Car Championship in 1000cc class, racing with the hardtop in place.  The chassis replacement was apparently done in Adrian Pheiffers workshop, and the car raced as Adrian Pheiffer Racing Team as entrant.  The car was entered in the 1965 9Hr Race, with two flashing amber lights on the roof, just above the screen, on the drivers side, driven by Peter and Denis Joubert.  They were placed second on index, (257 laps) in class B, behind Dart of J. Truter and N. Smith (265 laps) but ahead of Dart of J. Rowe and R.G. Wicks, (248 laps).  Darts coming in first, second and third.  Peter swopped the Dart for a MG 1100 at Kinsky Motors, bottom end of Loop St..., and what happened to it until it surfaced at Smart's Garage is unknown.