Scene: Google StreetView Prius in Cape Town

Wednesday, November 11th, 2009

Google is so clever its a bit frightening sometimes. The whole “indexing the world” mission they seem to be on is cool when you’re searching for your favourite film star in her skants but its a little bit disconcerting when they rock up outside your house with ET sitting on top of a Prius. I spotted this one in Milnerton.

google street view cape town

I couldn’t see the driver so who knows whether they’re actually human or not. Honestly, who’s going to drive around all day while some wizardry on the roof takes pictures every splitsecond, sending it back to the mothership? And they’re calling their new cellphone software Android. I think I’m going to start using Bing.

Anyway, here’s a list of the top ten most confusing accidents caught on google street view around the world, compiled by the superduper chaps at Jalopnik.com

Scene: We’re pretty sure this is illegal

Friday, October 23rd, 2009

Car bar

That’s how we roll down here in die Kaap. Hansa Pilsener, baby.

Scene: Cape Town locksmith tries to unlock his own bakkie

Thursday, October 8th, 2009
locksmith locked out

Keep on trucking mate, it's nearly the weekend.

Spotted at the Caltex garage in the Waterfront this morning: this poor bugger. You know your Thursday is going to suck when you’re a locksmith trying to unlock your own work van. How on earth did that happen? And where did he get the tools from?

Apologies for the cellphone quality, one more pic after the jump.

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Scene: 2009 Mustang GT500 – Right hand drive

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009

mustang gt500 cape town (8)

I was fortunate enough to grow up with a classic ’66 Mustang in the driveway. It was candy apple red, had a bigger V8 than it should have had and a very, very loud exhaust. It sort of cemented my love for the Shelby-penned classic and to this day, in my mind, it is the iconic American muscle car. We spotted this one outside Waterfront Studios in Green Point. [Click through for gallery]

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Scene: Dead-sexy vintage Corvette

Monday, September 21st, 2009

62 corvette

I know Hugh Hefner has one of these. He has good taste in most things except women as far as I can tell, so that’s not a bad thing. It the achingly beautiful Chevrolet Corvette, circa 1958, and it is fantastic.

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Scene: Ballistic Renault Clio V6 RenaultSport

Monday, September 21st, 2009

renault_clio_v6

There is absolutely no reason for a Clio needing a V6 engine. There is even less good sense in putting said V6 it in the back, where the rear seats should be.  It’s the sort of thing a car company run by 16 year olds would do. Which is why we love it.

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