In 1973 het \u2019n kompakte V8 kragtige spoedvraat, die Chevrolet Firenza Can-Am 302, die renmotorbedryf betree om die toe nog onoorwonne legendariese Ford Capri Perana in die stof te laat byt \u00e9n meesterlik daarin geslaag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ook nie te lank nie, of die Can-Am kry die bynaam Ferrari Killer \u2013 so genoem omdat die blitsmotor binne enkele sekondes 120km\/h in eerste rat kan haal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Vyftig jaar later nadat die eerste Chevy Firenza Can-Am by General Motors in Kempstonweg in die Baai die produksielyn verlaat het, is daar baie min van die oorspronklike 100 ikoniese motors oor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Een van die min mense in die w\u00eareld wat nie net een nie, maar twee Chevy Firenza Can-Ams besit, is Rudolf de Vos, sakeman van Humansdorp en nasionale renjaer wat in sy kragtige 600 perdekrag klein Can-Am die een na die ander wedren in sy klas wen. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rudolf het vroe\u00ebr vanjaar saam met sy vrou Sylvia en die bekende motorsportman Michael Barnard \u2018n Chevrolet Can-Am 50th Anniversary Carnival by die Zwartkops-renbaan aangebied. Die toekouers het hulle vergaap aan die 42 Chevy Can-Ams wat daar te sien was.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Binnekort is dit weer sulke tyd wanneer vyf van die kragtige Can-Ams te sien sal wees by die Alles op Wiele van Toeka tot Nou-motorskou wat op 21 Oktober op Despatch aangebied word. Vir Rudolf sal dit weer \u2018n dag van groot trots wees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDaar is min mense wat die voorreg geniet om \u2019n oorspronklike Chevy Firenza Can-Am te besit. Sover ons weet is daar net 16 oorspronklike Chevy Firenza Can-Ams in die w\u00eareld oor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDit is \u2019n kar met \u2019n unieke V8-klank wat altyd adrenalien-vlakke opjaag. As jy nie met \u2018n glimlag uit \u2019n Chevy Can-Am klim nie, het jy nie \u2019n hart nie. Dit is \u2019n kar wat jy begeer, nie omdat dit mooi is nie, maar omdat dit so kragtig is.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rudolf vertel dat die Perana in die 1970s tydens die destydse Suid-Afrikaanse Argus produksiekar-kampioenskappe wedren na wedren gewen het. Soveel so dat Basil van Rooyen\u201a \u2019n destydse renjaer naderhand moeg daarvoor geraak het om met sy Perana te oorheers en hy het met \u2019n mededingerplan van \u2019n kragtige spoedvraat vorendag gekom. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Basil se plan was om \u2019n Chevrolet Firenza met \u2019n kragtige Camaro Z28 V8 enjin toe te rus en het dit die Mamba genoem. Hy is met sy plan na General Motors se destydse grootbaas in die Baai, Bob Price, om hom te oorreed om die klein sportmotor op die produksielyn te kry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rudolf vertel dat Basil glo vir Bob gevra het, \u201cWaarom suig GM aan die agterspeen van motorsport terwyl Ford die Perana het wat alles wen en Renault het die Gordini, maar GM sit met hande gevou? Onthou, in daardie era was die resiesbaan die plek waar karre bemark is: What wins on a Saturday you sell on a Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBob het toe Basil gevra wat hy in gedagte het. Sy antwoord was resieskar met \u2019n Firenza-bakwerk en onderstel en \u2019n V8-enjin. Bob het sy hoofingenieur ingeroep en gevra wat hy van die idee dink en die ingenieur het ges\u00ea dit gaan nie werk nie, want die wringkrag is te veel vir die onderstel. Basil het glo gevra watter deel, die deurskarniere of deurslotte?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Daarna het Bob die hoofingenieur verskoon en aan Basil gevra hoeveel karre wil hy h\u00ea moet vervaardig word.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Basil het in Australi\u00eb gewoon en hy het vroe\u00ebr vanjaar, kort voor sy dood, in \u2019n televisie-onderhoud ges\u00ea die eerste van die 100 karre is in \u2019n rekordtyd van vyf weke gebou, hoofsaaklik na ure en oor naweke om nie inbreuk op normale produksie te maak nie. Die Firenza Can-Am was nie net sy idee nie, maar hy was ook deel van die produksiespan wat die karre gebou het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die 302-enjin wat gebruik is, was in Amerika gebou vir Trans-Am wedrenne en is Can-Am genoem wat van Canadian American afgelei is terwyl die ratkas \u2019n M21 Muncie met \u2019n 2:2 rat-verhouding is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rudolf se liefde vir karre is deel van sy DNA en die Can-Am is dominant. \u201cDie Can-Am het soveel krag, jy moet dit met respek ry anders hardloop hy uit jou hande uit. Met \u2018n topspoed van 250km\/h moet jy nie net weet hoe om te ry nie, maar ook hoe om die kar gestop te kry! <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOm te dink di\u00e9 Chevy Firenza Can-Am is oorspronklik vir R5 800 verkoop. Vandag, afhangende van die kar se toestand, sal jy maklik R1,5 miljoen opdok vir \u2019n oorspronklike een.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rudolf wys \u2019n paar unieke kenmerke van oorspronklike Chevy Firenza Can-Ams uit. \u201cKyk, die enjin is effens skeef gemonteer, dit kan nie reguit inpas nie weens die steering column<\/span> en starter<\/span>. Kyk na die sitplekke, die tilt bo effe inwaarts. Kyk na die luginlate op die enjinkap, daar is \u2019n enkele versterking in die middel van elk van die twee openinge.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n Daar is ook GM-reeksnommers op alle onderdele van die Chevy Firenza Can-Am, wys Rudolf dit uit op die kantplakkers en ook agter op die drukvin. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDi\u00e9 Chevvies het nie met radio\u2019s uitgekom nie. As jy wil musiek luister, luister jy na die Can-Am se klank, daardie krag is soos musiek in jou ore.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n Om vyf van die w\u00eareld se oorspronklike 100 Chevy Firenza Can-Ams te sien \u00e9n hoor, maak \u2019n draai op 21 Oktober by die Alles op Wiele van Toeka tot Nou Motorskou, wat deur Concept Crew op die Laerskool Frans Conradie se sportgronde aangebied word. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Vir meer inligting oor die fees bel Pierre Janse van Rensburg, Concept Crew se voorsitter, by 068 272 4117. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2013 UITGEREIK DEUR CONCEPT CREW MOTORKLUB<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In 1973 het \u2019n kompakte V8 kragtige spoedvraat, die Chevrolet Firenza Can-Am 302, die renmotorbedryf betree om die toe nog onoorwonne legendariese Ford Capri Perana in die stof te laat byt \u00e9n meesterlik daarin 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