Cape Town - A well-known vintage car enthusiast died on Friday morning after he was shot during an apparent robbery at his smallholding near Atlantis.
Ron Peffers, 74, belonged to the Wynberg-based Crankhandle Club, South Africa’s largest and oldest car club.
He was shot in the shoulder during an attack at his home in the early hours of Friday, apparently after intruders broke in through a window.
Peffers was taken to the Wesfleur Hospital in Atlantis, where he later died.
His wife, Amanda, was apparently visiting her daughter in Hout Bay when the shooting occurred. She spoke to her husband in hospital shortly before he died.
Police spokesman Captain Frederick van Wyk said one person had been taken in for questioning over the shooting, which police believed had occurred about 3.30am.
Peffers often wrote for the Crankhandle Club’s newsletter.
His daughter, Siobhan, is married to Gavin Alford, who took over ownership of the Concorde Cars motor dealership in Buitenkant Street after his own father, Colin, was shot and killed in Hout Bay in 2008.
Alford confirmed Peffers was his father-in-law, but did not want to comment further.
Peffers is survived by his wife and two children.
Weekend Argus