Classic Cars in Rhodesia

Make	Chevrolet	History
Year	1920/21	Ex Ralph Wallace 'Punch' Norton of Salisbury. Remains later acquired by Des Nugent, then by B. Bichard.
Model	490
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Make	Chevrolet	History
Year	1927	Ex South Africa, owned by Ralph Wallace 'Punch' Norton of Salisbury in 1964-65, having been acquired from a Mr. Posselt. Later acquired by Des Nugent who also acquired Punch's 1920/21 490 (remains of), 1927, 1928 and 1947 Coupe Imperial Chevrolets. Acquired by B. Bichard in 2013.
Model
Chassis No.
Engine No.	3118538
Coachbuilder	Fisher
Body Style	4-seater tourer
Colours	Blue / black
Registration Numbers	CA-95957/SAF, RSD-123/SRH	References	1st Rhodesian National Rally

Make	Chevrolet	History
Year	1927	Owned by Des Nugent, then B. Bichard.
Model
Chassis No.
Engine No.	R2991217
Coachbuilder
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Make	Chevrolet	History
Year	1928	Ex Ralph Wallace 'Punch' Norton of Salisbury. Later acquired by Des Nugent, then B. Bichard.
Model
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Engine No.	R4536252
Coachbuilder
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Make	Chevrolet	History
Year	1928	Ex Ralph Wallace 'Punch' Norton of Salisbury. Later acquired by Des Nugent, then B. Bichard.
Model
Chassis No.
Engine No.	R4056331
Coachbuilder
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Make	Chevrolet	History
Year	1928	Remains found by M. Sherfield in Bulawayo
Model
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Make	Chevrolet	History
Year	1928	Acquired in 1957 by Dick Thompson, with a wood truck back fitted. Competed in 1st, 2nd, 4th and 5th Shell reliability runs. Sold around 1964, passing through several owners before being bought back by Dick in October 1969 when it was restored back to its original tourer form. Taken to South Africa in the early 1980s..
Model
Chassis No.	XGAB1899
Engine No.	R4080960
Coachbuilder
Body Style	Pick-up
Colours	Blue / black at some stage
Registration Numbers	E-178/SRH	References	Nick Wood

Make	Chevrolet	History
Year	1928	Owned in Chinoyi (previously Sinoia) by Peter Flanagan.
Model
Chassis No.
Engine No.
Coachbuilder
Body Style	Tourer
Colours	Blue with black wings and hood
Registration Numbers	239-551-F/RHO	References	Viv Westbury

Make	Chevrolet	History
Year	1928	Owned in 1964 by a Mr. Wright of Bulawayo, who used entered the car in that year's Shell Vintage Run to Gwanda. Participated in: 1964 Shell Mateleleland Vintage Car Run
Model
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Engine No.
Coachbuilder
Body Style	Tourer
Colours
Registration Numbers		References	VCCZ via Viv Westbury

Make	Chevrolet	History
Year	1929	Owned by Arthur Rutherford-Jones in 1980. Acquired by Arthur Rutherford-Jones' s father when new. Sold by his mother in 1940. When Arthur returned to Rhodesia in 1967 he contacted the buyers of the car to enquire as to whether it still existed. This it did, however it had been dismantled in 1949. In 1970 Arthur took a trip to Gutu to acquire what remained of the car, which conistsed of the engine, generator, gearbox, radiator and scuttle. A 1929 chassis was acquired outside Bulawayo, together with mudguards running baords and some other parts. Arthur was determined that a sedan body be acquired as that was the type of body originally fitted. Some body parts were acquired in Rangemore and elsewhere, mostly without the timber frame, and the restoration began.  The car waas ready by January 1973 when it was used for the wedding of Arthur's eldest daughter. Later taken to South Africa. Acquired by Tobie Du Plessis, a relative of the Rutherford-Jones' in 2011.
Model
Chassis No.
Engine No.
Coachbuilder
Body Style	Sedan
Colours	Romany red and black
Registration Numbers	CMT-588-FS/SAF	References	7th Annual VCC Zimbabwe Rally

Make	Chevrolet	History
Year	1929	Owned from new by Mr. Charles Webb, who imported the car into Portuguese Territory. Registered in Salisbury in 1939, the car was in use until 1955, when it was parked in a Hatfield lot and dismantled. It was presented by Mr.  Webb to Joe Skinner in 1959, who rebuilt it by 1962. Competed in the 10th South African National Vintage Rally in 1963, still owned by Joe in 1979 when it was offered for sale. Car later went to South Africa.
Model
Chassis No.	XGAC28327
Engine No.	83550
Coachbuilder	Fisher
Body Style	Sedan
Colours	Maroon and beige
Registration Numbers	S-7606/SRH	References	18 National Vintage & Veteran Rally, Automobilist vol 5/1 p.23; 2nd Rhodesian International Rally

Make	Chevrolet	History
Year	1929	Disc wheels. Registered in Gwanda in 1929 by a miner who later transferred to Shabani. Later acquired by Peter Bartlett of Bulawayo. Swapped with Graham Gentles for a Ford Model T in 1960. After passing through four owners in 1960, the car was acquired in 1961 by John Goodall, who had a body built by Bill Wood. By 1970 the car was with S. Paul Walker of Bulawayo. Frequent rally competitor in the 1960s and 70s. Acquired more recently by Ken Goosen of Bulawayo, who restored the car and uses it regularly in Bulawayo.
Model	International
Chassis No.	R118131
Engine No.	R118131
Coachbuilder
Body Style	Tourer
Colours	Green/black, yellow striping and wheels
Registration Numbers	S-58746/SRH, 308-000-G/SAF, ABF-7563/ZIM	References	2nd Rhodesian International Rally; 1961 AVRR; Bruce Beckley

Make	Chevrolet	History
Year	1929	Tourer (canvas top, four doors), 26 hp. was the first of the famous six cylinders, in line engine which proved so reliable. Owned by Skatie Fourie of Bulawayo, a founder member of the Matabeleland Vintage Car Club. Participated in: 1964 Shell Mateleleland Vintage Car Run
Model	26hp
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Coachbuilder
Body Style	Tourer
Colours	Red over black
Registration Numbers	U-1168/SRH	References	Craig Fourie; Skatie Fourie

Make	Chevrolet	History
Year	1929	Owned by Rainer Krueger then Ken Arnold. Ex A.J. Motorways in Bulawayo. Later acquired by B. Bichard.
Model
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Body Style	Tourer
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Make	Chevrolet	History
Year	1930	Believed to have been imported into Rhodesia by an American missionary in 1931. American not South African assembled. Owned by Mick Angell of Umtali since around 1962, having been purchased for £10 in poor condition, and restored over 5 years. Possibly sold to someone in South Africa. It is possible the engine is a replacement as an engine number with an R prefix shows it was built in South Africa.
Model	Deluxe
Chassis No.	2AE/11/122765
Engine No.	R/2513424
Coachbuilder
Body Style	Sports Roadster
Colours	Sherwood green / black
Registration Numbers	RUA-9816/SRH, 7-000-H/RHO	References	2nd Rhodesian International Rally

Make	Chevrolet	History
Year	1930	Wire wheels. Built by General Motors in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Taken to Rhodesia around 1946. Owned by M.A. Probert in 1965, later sold to Gerry Morgan. Sold to Martin Sherfield in Bulawayo around 2008.
Model
Chassis No.
Engine No.	R 1956468
Coachbuilder
Body Style
Colours	Maroon / black, later noted with cream wheels
Registration Numbers	G-1495/SRH, ABC-5898/ZIM	References	Nick Wood

Make	Chevrolet	History
Year	1930	Noted for sale on the internet. Canadian built export model, shipped to Africa where it was owned by a Doctor (possibly Dr. Bird) in Rhodesia for many years. Sold to Bruce Kilfoil, a tobacco buyer, in the 1960s. Ron Bird owned the car in 1968. Rarely used and stored for many years in a barn. Spotted in the late 1980s by Ewen Conacher, a Shropshire policeman who was posted to Zimbabwe. Taken back to England in 1991, acquired by a new owner around 2001 who used the car as a showroom attraction at his garage.
Model
Chassis No.	XGAE32844
Engine No.	R2167669
Coachbuilder
Body Style	4-door sedan
Colours	Maroon / black, later yellow / brown
Registration Numbers	H-1325/SRH, SV 9229	References	Internet

Make	Chevrolet	History
Year	1932	Ex Boksburg, South Africa, taken to Rhodesia in 1950 by J.P. Botha. Later acquired by a Mr. Van Helsdingen, then a Mr. Cormack, last licensed in 1954.  Restored by Stuart Rutherford-Jones around 1972. Taken to South Africa where the car was sold. Now believed to be in Portugal. .
Model
Chassis No.
Engine No.	N3164518
Coachbuilder
Body Style	Phaeton
Colours	Yellow / black
Registration Numbers	TB-395/SAF, V-1493/SRH, 109-379-P/RHO	References	7th Annual VCC Zimbabwe Rally

Make	Chevrolet	History
Year	1932	Owned by Hollands Auctioneers in Mutare, then acquired by Kevin Shadwell in the 1990s. Car for sale at Haddon Motors in Harare in 2010. Believed sold to an ex Macheke farmer.
Model
Chassis No.
Engine No.	836578
Coachbuilder
Body Style	Coupe
Colours
Registration Numbers	7091-G/RHO, AAQ-9148/ZIM	References

Make	Chevrolet	History
Year	1934	Noted at Arkie Kassim's yard, since sold on, possibly to a Mr. Clarke.
Model
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Body Style	Sedan
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Make	Chevrolet	History
Year	1934	Acquired by current owner from Bulawayo. Owned around the 1970s by Rudi Van Den Berg, then pat Bowden, Allan in Binga, unknown in Bulawayo. Originally a roadster pickup.
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Body Style	Roadster
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Make	Chevrolet	History
Year	1935	Acquired by Colin Sapsford as a running car in the 1990s. Restoration was started before Colin moved to South Africa. Later acquired by Mike Asher then John Hunt who is building the car into a retro hot-rod. Now in Canada.
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Make	Chevrolet	History
Year	1938	Owned by Wally Lacey of Bulawayo in 2011. Fitted with 283 V8 motor.
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Body Style	2 door sedan
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Make	Chevrolet	History
Year	1939	Owned by the Van Leeuwens. Used for many years by Willie van Leeuwen tow motor bikes to races.
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Coachbuilder
Body Style
Colours	Green, now White over Black
Registration Numbers	AAI-4712/ZIM	References

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