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MUST-DO EVENTS

The next few weeks are as busy as ever as Mall of Africa gears up to

showcase some great styles in the automobile and fashion worlds.

Petrolheads will be happy to hear that the Mall is once again offering a free

park-and-ride to the Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit this month so they can enjoy

the Festival of Motoring. Dress up warmly and get out and about this month.

iTOO annual BMW Car motorcycles, and Johannes Pretorius, coupé took a step up when it
Club Gauteng Concours an astute South African businessman, received the engine of the 733i,
d’Elegance 2023 – 20 August, who jointly convinced BMW AG that giving rise to the unique 333i, of
Waterfall City Park they could assemble BMWs in South which only 210 were made.
Africa. This brought about the first
This year, the BMW Car Club Gauteng unique BMW for the South African Plant Rosslyn, together with BMW
celebrates the 42nd anniversary of market in 1968, the 1800 SA and the Motorsport South Africa, developed
the Concours d’Elegance, the most 2000 SA in 1969. Both were derived the 325iS. It was memorable because
prestigious classic event on the club from the Glas 1700 bodies, with BMW it has a 2.7 litre engine instead of the
calendar. It will be held at Waterfall engines and running gear. 2.5 litre engine. Today, the 325iS is a
City Park, next to Mall of Africa, on national icon that enjoys cult status
20 August from 9am to 4pm, and In turn, this led to the Rosslyn plant and is one of the models that South
entrance is free to spectators. This year becoming the first plant outside Africans young and old can identify
also marks the 50th anniversary of Germany. Rosslyn would go on to with.
BMW in South Africa, with celebrations produce some of the most sought-
planned throughout the country. after BMWs in the world, like the This year’s iTOO Concours d’Elegance
530 MLE (Motorsport Lightweight will form a key part of BMW South
The BMW story in South Africa Edition), of which only 108 were Africa’s 50th commemoration. The
stretches beyond 50 years, as BMW made. Then there is the 745i – using emphasis will be on the modern
South Africa became a wholly owned the engine of BMW’s iconic Supercar, classic BMWs – icons of the last six
subsidiary of BMW AG in 1973. This was the M1, only 249 were built. decades that have made the BMW
thanks to Gunter Ludwig, a German brand into the universal success it is
immigrant with a passion for BMW The first locally produced 3 Series today.

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