Muizenberg, Cape Town : This old vehicle

Thursday, November 13, 2008

This old vehicle

In the rain yesterday this old (old) vehicle came past, anyone know what it is?

Cheers

2 comments:

Vlada Jablanov said...: I think it is a Volvo

Here is another one http://lh6.ggpht.com/_2FI-cmd3eH4/RtsUNA1OXyI/AAAAAAAAB1M/hAQ8emHh6KQ/Aurland-1.JPG; November 21, 2008 at 9:38 AM
Unknown said...: Hi Vlada, I think you are right, they are almost identical. Now I trying to find out which one - I am searching the following websites;

http://www.classicvolvo.com/
and
http://www.volvoclub.org.uk/; November 21, 2008 at 10:04 AM

Interesting Muizenberg

- 1742 the Het Posthuys one of the oldest buildings in South Africa was built.
- 1795 The Battle of Muizenberg was a small but significant military affair that began and ended three months later with the (first) British occupation of the Cape.
- In 1882 the railway line, which for twenty years stopped at Wynberg, was extended to Muizenberg.
- 1895 the Muizenberg Municipality was established.
- 1902 Cecil John Rhodes bought as a holiday cottage and this was where he died.
- 1910 the library opened next to the Natale Labia
- 1911 the Muizenberg Post Office opened.
- 1913 a new railway station was built in Muizenberg.
- 1920 Boyes Drive was completed.