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Re: GSM Dart/Flamingo

Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2009 9:39 pm
by mahleu
Heh, it is a replica. That's a pic I took (gotta love copyright on the net). It's a Hayden Dart with a Toyota engine made locally (kzn) around 2002.

Re: GSM Dart/Flamingo

Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2009 10:39 pm
by Sambabus
My granddads got one,...It looks shit.

Based on the 1400 Nissan champ chassis and engine,as far as I know.

Re: GSM Dart/Flamingo

Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2009 8:12 am
by Tom Bishop
The Dart was originally built in Paarden Eiland, Cape Town.

This was the first South African Sports Car.

They also developed some special (for the time I imagine) rear suspension.

Re: GSM Dart/Flamingo

Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2009 10:22 am
by mahleu
Based on the 1400 Nissan champ chassis and engine,as far as I know.
The replicas up here are based loosely on a Escort chassis running various engines including Kent 1600. There were a couple for sale recently in CT.
This was the first South African Sports Car.
If you exclude the http://motoring.iafrica.com/classic/963839.htm although they didn't make very many of those.

Re: GSM Dart/Flamingo

Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 8:54 pm
by mahleu
A couple of pics of an original Dart at Cars in the Park, PMB. There were 2 at the show as well as 5 replicas.

Re: GSM Dart/Flamingo

Posted: Wed May 20, 2009 11:03 am
by Thumper
If you consider the Dart and Flamingo history, there are a suprising number of originals left. I saw the doccy on it, and how the first one ended up in the UK, with no interest from the Brits, (speaking under correction here) raced and left there.

There are a few still rambling about. I see one of them often, about once or twice a week here in Montague Gardens.

Re: GSM Dart/Flamingo

Posted: Wed May 20, 2009 9:56 pm
by hitlers revenge
Thumper, thats probably Peanuts Forche that you see driving around

Re: GSM Dart/Flamingo

Posted: Mon May 25, 2009 8:26 pm
by mahleu
Thumper wrote:If you consider the Dart and Flamingo history, there are a suprising number of originals left. I saw the doccy on it, and how the first one ended up in the UK, with no interest from the Brits, (speaking under correction here) raced and left there.
They made about 150 Delta's in England (about the same number of Darts and Flamingos in SA) but I think only one Flamingo every went before the company went belly up.

Re: GSM Dart/Flamingo

Posted: Mon May 25, 2009 8:56 pm
by Watercool
As I read it, there is somebody that still makes new Darts? What would say just a shell cost?

Re: GSM Dart/Flamingo

Posted: Mon May 25, 2009 9:13 pm
by mahleu
Watercool wrote:As I read it, there is somebody that still makes new Darts? What would say just a shell cost?
Rolling chassis with body was about R40 000 if I remember correctly. You can put almost any engine in. I know of ones with: Mazda rotary turbo, Kent 1600, Toyota 4AGZE Supercharged, BMW 318 and more.

It's a replica but it's a lot of fun and they're being raced quite successfully.

Re: GSM Dart/Flamingo

Posted: Sun Aug 09, 2009 9:37 am
by mahleu
Here's the Hayden Dart register site http://haydendart.info/