03 Jul On Yer Bike: A New Road Beckons
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FMM Curator Wayne Harley dismounts and heads off in a new direction...
03 Jul Anniversary Celebration: MG T-Type Midget
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Internationally, one of the most popular classic cars around is the MG T-Type Midget, an affordable open two-seater sports car that was manufactured from 1936 to 1955 and lasted through five generations. Mike Monk squeezes into FMM’s 70-year-old TD example...
03 Jul Collection In Action: Chrysler Airflow
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Mike Monk tells the story a car whose dynamic Art Deco design approach was considered too advanced for its time...
31 May Rear-view Mirror
Wendy and Mike Monk’s regular look back at old motoring and motor sport items...
31 May Stories From the Stacks: Fuelled Up
A regular series about the museum’s motoring memorabilia and behind-the-scenes activities, compiled and written by FMM’s Assistant Curator Sian Theron. This month, Sian gets all fuelled up in a can...
31 May Spanner Works: JP du Plessis
A regular feature by senior workshop technician JP du Plessis 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, JP’s attention is drawn to one of the more...
31 May On Yer Bike: 1917 Triumph Model H
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FMM Curator Wayne Harley describes a machine in the collection that has ‘slipped through the slats’ and goes forth in Triumph...
31 May Anniversary Celebration: Rembrandt Chevy Van
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Red and green should never be seen unless there’s something in between...
31 May Collection In Action: 1950 Opel Olympia
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Mike Monk tells the story of an unsung hero, a little-known car that broke new ground in the German auto industry...
01 May Rear-view Mirror
A regular look back at old motoring and motor sport items...