A look at some of the recent activities that have been taking place in FMM’s workshop. FMM’s Buick Series 40 Special is a 1938 Convertible Coupé (style number 46C), one of eight body styles on offer at the time – and one of the rarest,...
A look at some of the recent activities that have been taking place in FMM’s workshop. [gallery ids="12298,12294,12297,12296,12295"]...
These days we are all well aware of various automotive brands being part of a group, but when did it all begin? William C Durant was a pioneer of the concept, and Rugby was only one player in the game plan. Commentary by Mike Monk...
The sun’s shining, it’s nearly Christmas, so what better way for Santa Mike to enter the Festive Season than aboard his sleigh named Cord and his faithful reindeers Sian and JP...
Ride that pony! Mike Monk gets nostalgic about one the world’s most iconic sports cars...
Hupmobile is an automotive brand that is not familiar to most people. The company lasted less than four decades, but the cars were a bit special. Mike Monk describes a Roadster that has recently been put back on the road...
In their heyday, Beetles never really appealed to me but nowadays I can better appreciate their contribution to motoring life. Mike Monk takes a light-hearted look back at Beetle mania, and in the wake of the passing of SA motor sport legend Basil van Rooyen,...
Today’s cars are full of technology, and the more upspec the model the more it contains. Back in the ’60s and ’70s automobiles were far less sophisticated but nonetheless offered plenty of driving pleasure, especially for old-stagers like me. Mike Monk enjoys a Ford that rekindles...
From naval officer to wasp...
Mike Monk tells the story a car whose dynamic Art Deco design approach was considered too advanced for its time...
