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Toyota Stallion (F40) (South Africa) Completely redesigned in 1960, this is the most familiar version of the Stout. The Japanese market had the 1,453 cc Type R engine in the RK45 and the 1,897 cc 3R-B engine in the RK100, [ 5 ] which was introduced in October 1962. [ 6 ]
The following year, it was merged with Ford South Africa to create the South African Motor Corporation (Pty) Ltd., known as Samcor for short. [15] In 1988, Ford Canada divested its equity interest in Samcor and donated most of it to the Samcor Employees' Trust. [16] However, Samcor continued to build Ford as well as Mazda and Mitsubishi ...
The Ferrari F40 (Type F120) is a mid-engine, rear-wheel drive sports car [12] engineered by Nicola Materazzi with styling by Pininfarina.It was built from 1987 until 1992, with the LM and GTE race car versions continuing production until 1994 and 1996 respectively. [15]
In 1988, Ford withdrew from South Africa for economic and political reasons. [6] Samcor produced car and commercial vehicle models of the Ford and Mazda brands as well as the South African version of the Mazda 323 as Sao Penza. A source confirms the sale of the Mazda 323 under the Sao Penza brand name in the UK between 1991 and 1992. [7]
In 2004, South Africa was responsible for the manufacture of 84% of all vehicles produced in Africa, 7 million of which are on the South African roads. Also in 2004, the industry made a 6.7% contribution to the GDP of South Africa and 29% of all South African manufacturers made up the country's automotive industry. 2004 also saw 110,000 ...
BMW 1 Series (F40) The second generation of the BMW 1 Series consists of the BMW F20 (5-door hatchback) and BMW F21 (3-door hatchback) subcompact cars . The F20/F21 generation was produced by BMW from 2011 to 2019 and is often collectively referred to as the F20.
Today's NYT Connections puzzle for Thursday, February 13, 2025The New York Times
In 1991, after 18 months of development, a Shelby Can-Am series was created using a production line of Sports bodied cars designed by Carroll Shelby powered by a 3.3 litre Dodge V6. The series ran for five years before it was dropped by the SCCA. A large number of cars were relocated to South Africa and ran from 2000 onwards.