31 Aug Rear-view Mirror
A regular look back at old motoring and motor sport items...
31 Aug Stories From the Stacks – Artefacts
A new series about the museum’s motoring memorabilia, compiled and written by FMM’s Assistant Curator Sian Theron. This month, Sian gives some behind the scenes info on how the museum preserves its artefacts...
31 Aug Spanner Works: Wenstley and Donnie Duo
A regular feature by 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, Wentsley and Donnie do some shift work...
31 Aug Back to the future 5 – The iX Factor
Museums are defined as “a building or institution where objects of artistic, historical, or scientific importance and value are kept, studied, and put on display”. FMM is no exception, but also keeps up with the times. Following last month’s experience with the all-electric BMW i4,...
31 Aug Thunder Tour
The Thunder Tour is the ultimate road show held once a year. It is a seven-day road trip experience comprising Muscle Cars, Street Rods, Rat Rods and (mainly V8) Super Cars. The only six-cylinder cars allowed are the flat-6 Porsches and Nissan GTRs, as they...
01 Aug Tatra Two
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Last month’s Collection In Action feature on FMM’s Tatra T97 elicited the following interesting response from Heinz Barnerth in Vienna. Hello, everyone. I would like to bring to your attention an amazing and interesting story of a trip that took place in the late 1940s, done...
01 Aug Basil Green
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As reported in the last newsletter, Basil Green passed away in June and this month Mike Monk pays tribute to the man behind the iconic Perana, and recalls an interview he had with Basil back in 2013. Basil started his career as an apprentice mechanic...
01 Aug Back to the future 4 – ‘Beem me up’
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Museums are defined as “a building or institution where objects of artistic, historical, or scientific importance and value are kept, studied, and put on display”. FMM is no exception, but also keeps up with the times. The museum recently had the opportunity to tryout the...
30 Jun Back to the Future
Museums are defined as “a building or institution where objects of artistic, historical, or scientific importance and value are kept, studied, and put on display”. FMM is no exception, but also keeps up with the times. The museum was honoured to be chosen as one...
30 Jun A Bug’s Life
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At the June Crankhandle Club meeting in the club’s Cape Town clubhouse, Long-time FMM consultant Dickon Daggitt presented his replica Bugatti Type 23 record-breaker to members. What was unexpected to most was the presence of FMM’s 1925 Type 23 Brescia Bugatti, because the two cars...