{"id":45189,"date":"2024-04-25T14:51:04","date_gmt":"2024-04-25T12:51:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/mthathaexpress\/man-builds-his-own-vehicle-20240423\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T09:16:01","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T07:16:01","slug":"man-builds-his-own-vehicle-20240423","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/mthathaexpress\/man-builds-his-own-vehicle-20240423\/","title":{"rendered":"Ngangelizwe Township man builds his own vehicle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A self-employed car painter, Mnqweno Nomgca (68), from Tsolo town but residing at Ngangelizwe Township in Mthatha, showed his talent by building his own car using scrap metal and a double bunk bed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Talking to <span>Mthatha Express<\/span>, Nomgca said he had decided to try his luck, after two friends borrowed his two cars and broke them. He said he was residing in Johannesburg at the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI saw that my four children were struggling to go to school, so as the father I had to accompany all of them to different schools. My first-born was attending school at Willowmead Senior Secondary School in Johannesburg; another two attended school at Buyani Primary School, and the last-born used to go to pre-school in our area. It was not easy to do this job,\u201d said Nomgca.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He added that he told his friend, a plumber, about his idea. He then helped with an old engine, gearbox, and car doors, but they were not working. Nomgca said he received the car roof from someone who was on his way to s ell it at scrapyard, so he (Nomgca) bought it for R150.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said he then took the double-bunk and made a car frame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_af436796\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Mnqweno Nomgca \" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/9124\/44491d67bc4349d993d23396104ad46f.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/mthathaexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/d3fa096f3801445a89f161f9c5d54bb6.jpg\" title=\"Mnqweno Nomgca (68) from Ngangelizwe Township in Mthatha built his own car that he uses to transport his children to school. \"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Mnqweno Nomgca (68) from Ngangelizwe Township in Mthatha built his own car that he uses to transport his children to school. <\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\">Photo: Supplied<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI then made a draft. 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