Emotional Rescue
Many of us, when we think of the name Charger, conjure up images of the US-built muscle cars made famous in films like Bullitt and TV shows like the Dukes of Hazzard; but that model name - and an identical chrome badge - has been affixed to more than just American cars. Albertus Viljoen, usually known by his nickname Marbles, has a special affinity with one of those non-American Chargers. His 1973 Chrysler Valiant Charger was built in South Africa.
“My grandfather Ben saw the car brand new in December 1972 in a dealership in Roodepoort, South Africa,” explains Marbles. “He took my father George and uncle Albert along to show them ‘the car of his dreams’. He bought the Charger off the showroom floor for R4000 and paid an extra R200 - then about £253 - to have a radio fitted. My uncle Albert told me that one day my grandfather sat in the back yard looking at the
