Private company
Advanced Automotive Design
South African automobile and kit car manufacturer
Advanced Automotive Design (AAD) was a South African automobile and kit car manufacturer located in Die Wilgers, Pretoria. The company was founded in 1995 by Brian Glover and Rhys Edwards. Shaka is a registered Trademark of the AAD.2 It ceased to exist in 2010.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
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Advanced Automotive Design (AAD) was a South African automobile and kit car manufacturer located in Die Wilgers, Pretoria. The company was founded in 1995 by Brian Glover and Rhys Edwards. Shaka is a registered Trademark of the AAD.2
Products and brands
In 1997, they showed their first vehicle called Shaka Nynya on the South Florida International Auto Show. This was a concept car similar to the Plymouth Prowler. Sales began in 2000. Glover Designs Inc from Florida distributed the vehicles in the USA. One source states that production ended in 2010. In 2000 and 2002 one complete vehicle was built, in 2001 none and in 2003 two.
The model was a sports car. It used a space frame made of tubes and had an open two-seater body made of fiberglass mounted on it. The literature describes the vehicle as being in the style of a Lotus Seven but with a more modern body. Another source describes it as having a similarity to the Plymouth Prowler. The standard engine was a V8 engine from Oldsmobile with a displacement of 5700 cc, but another engine from Oldsmobile and a V6 engine from Buick are also known to have been used. Another source mentions engines from Chevrolet.
The companies other model was the Shaka Giotto which was a coupe with a similar shape to the Nissan 300ZX.
From Wikipedia’s article on Advanced Automotive Design, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3
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