SA's old car that kicks classic butts: Meet the world's fastest Volvo Amazon

27 Jan 2023

Stuart Johnston

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Alan Poulter at speed in his remarkable 1964 Volvo 122S.

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South Africa's classic car racing season kicked off earlier in January with the Passion for Speed event, but there's an old Volvo that's been racing for 18 seasons and could possibly be the world's fastest Amazon. News24 Motoring contributor Stuart Johnston chats to owner Alan Poulter about his incredibly fast old car and his 51 years in motorsport.

Saturday, 28 January, at Zwartkops Raceway near Pretoria saw the 2023 historic racing car season in Gauteng kick off with the running of the block-buster Passion for Speed meeting.

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