Sources
We use many sources for the information you see on this site.
Our principal sources are press articles from the 1960s up to today.
Some publications we have read in our research include:
- Car (South Africa)
- topCar (South Africa)
- Ford Performance (South Africa)
- Technicar (South Africa)
- Motoring Mirror (South Africa)
- SA Motor (South Africa)
- Ford Heritage (UK)
- The Star (South Africa)
- Classic and Sportscar (UK)
- Classic Ford (UK)
Additional information has been gathered from many searches of Web
Our friends over at the African Muscle Cars Forum have been a great help. And there have been some spirited discussions on Border Streetrod and V8 Club Forum as well.
We are also talking to some of the people involved, one way or another, with Perana cars over the years.
Credits
Basil Green
Research, interviews, invaluable assistance and permission to reproduce his advertisements and photgraphs
John Brits
Research and photos
Ant Corin
Research, photos and interviews, access to A2 and the Cortina Perana
Rick Davis
Thanks to Rick for getting the Team Gunston Capri Perana A2 out of its garage so that I could photograph it.
Mike Key
Granada Perana photos. Contact Mike on +44 (0)1603 810339 for automotive photography.
Henry Korkie
Research, interview, permission to show his car, also thanks to the photographer, who prefers to remain anonymous
Pat Lee
Additional photos of Alan Poulter's car
Peter Lindenburg
Interviews, access to photograph and film the Team Gunston Capri Perana Z181
Lino Macedo
Research and photos
Alan Poulter
Research, interviews, arrangements to photograph and film his Cortina Perana Team Gunston replica
Jacques Rossouw
Research, permission to show his car, and the photos of it
Chris Smit
Permission to show his car, and the photos
Many Perana owners world wide
Sharing information that helps the research
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Some old photos and scanned print items are used without any permission, only because we have been unable to trace the copyright holder. If you are the copyright holder, or know who the copyright holder is, please email us at info@perana.org.
