# Advanced Automotive Design

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**Advanced Automotive Design** (AAD) was a South African automobile and kit car manufacturer located in [Die Wilgers](/source/Die_Wilgers), [Pretoria](/source/Pretoria). The company was founded in 1995 by Brian Glover and Rhys Edwards. Shaka is a registered [Trademark](/source/Trademark) of the AAD.

Rhys Edwards lead the design and engineering of AAD. He had experience in constructing race cars and vehicles for the Armed Forces.[2]

## Vehicles

In 1997, they showed their first vehicle called Shaka Nynya on the [South Florida International Auto Show](/source/South_Florida_International_Auto_Show). This was a [concept car](/source/Concept_car) similar to the [Plymouth Prowler](/source/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.[3][4]

The model was a sports car. It used a [space frame](/source/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](/source/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.[3][5]

The companies other model was the Shaka Giotto which was a coupe with a similar shape to the [Nissan 300ZX](/source/Nissan_300ZX).

## Model Overview

- Shaka Giotto (since 2000, only South Africa)
- Shaka Nynya (since 2000)

## External links

- [official website of the official US importer](https://web.archive.org/web/20100111045606/http://www.shakacars.com/) (Glover Design, [Dania Beach](/source/Dania_Beach,_Florida), [Florida](/source/Florida)) (Archive Copy)
- [The *Shaka Nynya* on car-cat.com](https://web.archive.org/web/20091027201824/http://car-cat.com/firm-1390.html)
- [The *Shaka Nynya* on aada-african-car.blogspot.com](https://aada-african-car.blogspot.com/2009/04/shaka.html)
- [The *Shaka Nynya* on sportcarsworld.com](http://www.sportcarsworld.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=500:Shaka%20Nynya%20-%20an%20African%20sports%20car&catid=6:sports-utility&Itemid=8)
- [The *Shaka Nynya* on vietbao.vn](http://vietbao.vn/O-to-xe-may/Shaka-Nynya-Xe-the-thao-My/61001541/380/)

## References

1. [https://www.allcarindex.com/brand/south-africa/shaka](https://www.allcarindex.com/brand/south-africa/shaka)

1. [Rhys Edwards](https://web.archive.org/web/20091215142508/http://shakacars.com/company.htm), retrieved 18 July 2024.

1. George Nick Georgano (Chefredakteur): *The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile.* Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1, S. 1439.

1. Eligiusz Mazur: *2005 · 2006. One of the largest car directories in the world. World of Cars. Worldwide catalogue. Encyclopedia of today's car industry.* ([online](https://amaus.org/static/auto/encyclopedia/world%20of%20cars%202005%20to%202006.pdf); englisch)

1. [Allcarindex](https://www.allcarindex.com/production/south-africa/shaka/) (retrieved 17 July 2016)

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