Lamborghini Boere

The O broers, Frik and his boet were legends in Welkom. They owned a large transport company and made serious money. Built like double-door refrigerators, they wore khaki. Khaki shirts, khaki shorts, khaki long socks and sturdy velskoens. Brown. En ‘n hoed.

They also wore thick brown spectacle frames and tinted lenses. Safilo Elasta if you know frames. Tough. Heavy. Severe.

The pinch-of-salt story was told how they walked into a car dealership in Joburg and asked to look at the cars. The salesman took one look and decided those velskoens were not going to press the accelerator in his Lambos; and so gave them short shrift. They asked to speak to the boss and bought matching Lamborghinis from him. Paid cash, of course.

Well, I don’t know exact facts, but I certainly saw the two Lambos in Welkom. Lekker bright yellow ones. One was parked right outside while I tested Frik’s eyes.

Apparently they had a large fleet of trucks shipping coal to power stations. Maybe even to Newcastle. And they flew a helicopter or two. ‘They’ said. Some people just go big! Or Gaan Groot!

~~oo0oo~~

I checked the detail with my Welkom boss from back in 1978 and he said, in his laconic way, Yep, About Right.