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It is an immaculate space. Being so clear and white in colour, this garage, in its current state, truly allows the cars to shine. Your eyes don’t have a choice but to fully focus on the objects in front of you. Wynand du Toit has collected his cars on a farm in the Overberg over a number of years.

“I remember as a child that my father drove Mercedes. He always used to send my mother to the dealership to buy a new car. But it had to be a diesel. So, in the early years it was a

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