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Lonwabo Sila

17 Year-old Car Designer

14 August 2015 By Alan Straton

Simon Moss with Lonwabo Sila

Lonwabo Sila has dreamt of designing a car for the past seven years and yesterday, 12 August 2015 his dream became a reality. As part of the Reach for a Dream initiative, the 17 year-old Lonwabo spent a day at the Volkswagen Motorsport in Uitenhage to learn what being a car designer entails. Johan Smit, Chief Designer: Volkswagen South Africa Motorsport took Lonwabo through a theory and practical session which included the process of designing a Volkswagen, computer simulations and the … [Read more...] about 17 Year-old Car Designer

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