WRECKED cars normally sell for a tiny part of their original price,
which is why guys prefer to get handy with a angle grinder and welder to turn
bits from wrecks into cash cows.
The best example of this must be the old Land Rover Defender used
as a bar counter at the Kalahari Oasis bar at Mabalingwe, on the set made famous
after the “Jaaa Boet” Castrol adverts.
Favourite among panel beaters, however, is the boot-to-couch
conversion, with Wheels spotting the
boot of a wrecked Ford Falcon 351 GT on sale for R12 500 (scatter cushions not
included).
Flipping a truck’s engine block in its side to use the cylinders
as wine bottle holders is another popular recycling trick, but for the most
comfortable night in front of the TV, just put any leather car seat on legs.
Wiring up an old Citroën’s seat can even ensure a massage.
