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Peter Palm

Peter Palm

Peter is CAR's road test engineer and resident classic Italian car collector. He is also a rocket scientist - true story.


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Long-term Introduction: JMC Boarding DC 4x4

Long-term Introduction: JMC Boarding DC 4×4

Peter Palm | Tuesday, May 28th, 2013 10:02 am GMT +2

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If as a prospective bakkie owner new car prices are getting way too scary, there is a new kid on the block to consider, JMC. It’s back to basics for JMC, a partnership between China’s huge Jia...


Africa Bike Week 2013

Africa Bike Week 2013

Peter Palm | Thursday, May 2nd, 2013 10:01 am GMT +2

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Margate on KwaZulu-Natal’s south coast hosted the Africa Bike week again last weekend. This also celebrated Harley Davidson’s 110th anniversary of motorcycle production. In excess of 25 000 r...


What is it about Cape Town drivers?

What is it about Cape Town drivers?

Peter Palm | Wednesday, April 17th, 2013 11:11 am GMT +2

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Please let me know if the following is true for any other South African city, as I have lived in the Mother City for most of my life. Here’s an example of my frustration… Imagine you are sitti...


Wood you fancy one?

Wood you fancy one?

Peter Palm | Thursday, April 4th, 2013 09:46 am GMT +2

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Artwork made from driftwood has a special appeal. A tree grows, lives and dies. But before it rots away completely, someone picks up the gnarled pieces and creates artistic forms to delight the eyes. ...


Harley-Davidson Street Bob Special

Harley-Davidson Street Bob Special

Peter Palm | Thursday, March 14th, 2013 02:18 pm GMT +2

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Only destined for Europe, Middle East and Africa, a special customised-edition of the Street Bob has been revealed in Oxford, UK. Based on the Dyna platform, this Street Bob is said to appeal to an o...


Timour Hall Classic Car and Bike Show Preview

Timour Hall Classic Car and Bike Show Preview

Peter Palm | Friday, January 18th, 2013 11:09 am GMT +2

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Classic car owners all over the Western Cape have begun the year with enthusiasm, buffing up their pride and joy old-timers. Although the George Classic Car Show, sponsored by the Midas Group, takes p...


Gomoto Freedom update

Gomoto Freedom update

Peter Palm | Thursday, January 3rd, 2013 08:30 am GMT +2

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Back in 2005 I splashed out and bought a brand new Gomoto Freedom 125, an almost perfect copy of a 1970s Honda 125 cc. time passed and I loaned it to a teenager who rode it for a few years and has now...


Alfa Six and Miss SA

The Mystery Of The Alfa Six and Miss SA

Peter Palm | Friday, December 21st, 2012 09:00 am GMT +2

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I have been trying to help out an Italian Alfa Romeo fundi, Massimiliano R. Uanini, who is researching the Alfa Romeo 6 2,5 V6 model sold here in the 1980s and called the 119i elsewhere. There were ap...


30th annual Toy Run

30th annual Toy Run

Peter Palm | Tuesday, November 27th, 2012 09:08 am GMT +2

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It is supremely satisfying to look back at 30 years of motorcycle Toy Runs around South Africa. Initiated by a bunch of Italian bike enthusiasts who formed IMOC, the Italian Motorcycle Owner’s Club,...


The long road to Namibia, Gypsey-style

The long road to Namibia, Gypsey-style

Peter Palm | Friday, October 19th, 2012 11:16 am GMT +2

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The destination was the |Ai-|Ais/Richtersveld Transfrontier National Park. The reason for the trip was a series of features in which we use our long-term cars to visit a variety of national parks. Sin...