30 Mar Rear-view Mirror
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A regular look back at old motoring and motor sport items...
30 Mar Spanner Works: JP du Plessis
A regular feature, outlining the activities of FMM’s workshop personnel who are responsible for repairing, renovating, refurbishing and restoring the museum’s large and varied collection of vehicles. This month, technician JP du Plessis reports on a Touring Alfa that was not running so good...
30 Mar On Yer Bike: D-J Rally on the FMM’s 1936 Jarman AJS
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FMM Curator Wayne Harley tells the story of his ride on this year’s classic D-J Rally on the museum’s 1936 D-J-winning ex-Jarman AJS...
30 Mar Anniversary Celebration: Mercedes Benz W136 170D
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The third in a new series of features covering vehicles in the FMM collection that are celebrating an anniversary during 2022. This month we look at a 70-year-old Three-Pointed Star that helped launch Mercedes-Benz’s post-war revival...
30 Mar Collection In Action: 1909 Le Zèbre Type A
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Mike Monk reveals the story behind a small French car named after an African equid but soon lost its stripes...
26 Feb Rear-view Mirror
Posted at 18:38h
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A regular look back at old motoring and motor sport items...
26 Feb Spanner Works: Wentsley Wicomb
Posted at 18:36h
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A regular feature, outlining the activities of FMM’s workshop personnel who are responsible for repairing, renovating, refurbishing and restoring the museum’s large and varied collection of vehicles. This month, technician JP du Plessis reports on Wentsley going on a Roller...
26 Feb Wayne on the Jarman on the D-J
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This year’s annual Durban-Johannesburg regularity rally for motorcycles made before 1936 has attracted an entry of more than 100 riders. The event will start at 06H00 on Friday 11 March from the Hillcrest Corner Shopping Mall, outside Durban, and finish at the Benoni Northern Sports...
26 Feb On Yer Bike: Velocette LE Mk.1
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Is it a bike, or is it a scooter? This month we look at a Velocette with something of an identity crisis...
26 Feb Anniversary Celebration: Buick
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The second in a new series of features covering vehicles in the FMM collection which are celebrating an anniversary during 2022. This month we look at a 50-year-old Buick with a nautical connection...