October 23, 2012
2012 International Vintage Bentley Tour of South Africa in Cape Town
Fazielah Williams
Fazielah Williams has lived in and loved her Mother City since birth. Having lived all over the Peninsula during her childhood, she now calls the picturesque City Bowl home and likes nothing more than watching the sun set over Table Bay from the window of her apartment.
A lover of the arts and proud Cape Town fanatic, Fazielah began her writing career by spending many hours as a child conjuring fantastical stories that featured independent heroines from faraway lands who saved the Prince instead. This Capetonian princess has enjoyed stints as a magical arts PRO and TV publicist before finding her calling as a travel writer.
When not waxing lyrical about the Fairest Cape’s most loved attractions and activities and embarking on unexpected adventures, Fazielah can usually be found taking in a show at one of the City’s fabulous theatres.
Sightseeing in picturesque Cape Town from the back of a vintage Bentley was an opportunity too good to waste, so I joined the 2012 International Vintage Bentley Tour of South Africa for its Cape Town leg on Saturday, October 20, 2012.
The 7th International Vintage Bentley Tour of South Africa ended its three-week journey in scenic Cape Town
A fleet of more than 30 cars particpated in the International Vintage Bentley Tour of South Africa
The International Vintage Bentley Tour of South Africa, now in its seventh year, saw 30 of the cars drive along the South African coastline. The Bentley enthusiasts hail from all over the world, including England, Germany and Ireland and were seen cruising in immaculately maintained cars, manufactured during the 1920s and 1930s.
Cape Town provided breathtaking scenery for the Bentley Tour around the peninsula
Following an often challenging three-week tour, the travelling troupe ended their journey in Cape Town and was treated to the spectacular scenery the Mother City is so well known for. The beautiful cars elicited more than a few audible gasps, hoots and waves from passing cars and passengers.
International Vintage Bentley Tour of South Africa co-ordinator John White
Perhaps the most heart-warming aspect of the tour, besides the drivers’ obvious admiration of these luxurious vehicles, was the wives’ dedication to supporting their husbands as navigators.
With most of these couples being married for close to 50 years, one cannot help but commend these women for not only agreeing to play second fiddle to a car, albeit the grande dames of cars, but sharing their husbands’ passion for them too.
Tour co-ordinator John White, owner of a Bentely, shares his thoughts on the Vintage Tour, his admiration for Bentley and why he loves Cape Town in the video below:
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