Finding treasure in the trash at Bernie’s joint, a unique pub and workshop where a piece of apartheid history can be found.
This Buick Electra 225 belonged to apartheid South African state president Nico Diederichs between 1970 and 1973. Photo: Shaun Holland
It forms part of a scrapyard business owned by Christo Viljoen, who has a passion for turning scrap into gold.There is a distinctive American theme as you approach the venue with US flags along the fence and a Pennsylvania cab on display in front of the property. This is the case with many of the vehicles that are in the yard. The two men take scrap and look for ways to turn it into treasure.
The more I looked around, the more I realised that someone had thought this place out very well. The layout and the maintenance of the venue are extremely impressive. Even the back of the yard where there’s the vintage stuff they don’t have the heart to scrap is surprisingly clean. There’s none of the usual dirt and vermin you’d expect.Some of the vehicles that were destined for scrap and brought back to life by Christo and Andre. Photo: Shaun Holland
Being in the scrap business has opened a lot of doors for Viljoen and he has met many interesting characters. One of them was Daantjie van der Walt, who loved rugby so much that he played until he was 75 years old.
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