2018 Ford Veteran and Vintage Tour background

1907 Model S Ford

In 2008 the Southern Cape Old Car Club (SCOCC) organised a tour of some 700 km to celebrate the centenary of the Model T Ford in the Garden Route area. There were 43 cars that entered for this tour of which 37 cars were Model T Fords, the most seen together at one time in many, many years. The enthusiasm and camaraderie experienced during this tour has triggered a new excitement among veteran and vintage car enthusiasts and since that tour in 2008 these cars have been seen more frequently on tours and rallies.

The large number of Model T Ford owners have applied pressure on certain members to organise another tour of this magnitude. The result was the birth of the 2018 Ford Veteran and Vintage Tour. In essence this tour will be celebrating 110 years of the Model T Ford and 90 years of the Model A Ford. The target group for the tour is Ford cars manufactured before the end of 1930. A few entries of other rare and unique brands of veteran and vintage cars have also been accepted.

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The route for the 2018 Ford Veteran and Vintage Tour - 5 to 9 February 2018

1928 Ford Model A

The route has been chosen to accommodate veteran and vintage vehicles, but does include some challenging and beautiful mountain passes and poorts. A few short sections of gravel are also included, but participants that do not want to travel on gravel can bypass these sections.

Monday, 5 February, the first evening is spent at the Wilderness Hotel. 

Day one, Tuesday, 6 February, is branded as the FORD DAY, takes us from the Wilderness along Whites Road followed by the historic Seven Passes Road past Saasveld to the starting point at Imperial Ford in the parking area of the Eden Meander. The departure from Ford Imperial is at 10:00. The route to Oudtshoorn is along the coast and over the Robinson Pass. A tea stop is organised at Eight Bells.

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