Across the length and breadth of Southern Africa, only one place can adequately portray the evolution of the automobile, The Franschhoek Motor Museum. The museum’s collection exceeds 220 vehicles – such as the 1898 Beeston motor tricycle – with more than 80 exhibits that are available to view at any one time, displayed in four de-humidified halls with a total floor area of 2700 mÇ, and presented in chronological order. Full car display below:
ANTIQUE – built before 31 December 1904
VETERAN – built between 1 January 1905 and 31 December 1918
VINTAGE – built between 1 January 1919 and 31 December 1930
POST-VINTAGE – built between 1 January 1931 and 31 December 1945
POST-45 – built between 1 January 1946 and 31 December 1960
POST-60 – 1built after 1 January 1961
For those intending to visit the Museum and in keeping with visitor convenience, we have opted to only accept electronic payments for bookings.
Book your visit online here.
Please note, no dogs are allowed onto the Estate.
Mars Carette | 1904 |
Le Zébre Type A | 1909 |
Wolseley 12-16 Town Car | 1910 |
Ford Model T | 1911 |
Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost | 1915 |
Ford Model A Coupe | 1930 |
Plymouth Roadster | 1928 |
Talbot 14-45 | 1926 |
Model T DepoHek | 1915 |
Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8 | 1922 |
AC Empire Model 12 | 1922 |
Rugby Phaeton | 1928 |
Chevrolet Superior Series K Tourer | 1925 |
Buick Standard 6 Roadster | 1927 |
Hupmobile Series M Tourer | 1929 |
Ford Model T Speedster | 1916 |
Lorraine-Dietrich Convertible | 1911 |
Oldsmobile Curved Dash | 1904 |
Ford Model A | 1903 |
Starley rear-steer tricycle | 1877 |
Beeston Moto-Tricycle | 1898 |
Bikes | |
Sunbeam Model 7** | 1922 |
BSA S23 | 1923 |
BSA | 1926 |
Triumph 350 | 1917 |
Austin-Healey 100M | 1955 |
MG TF 1500 | 1954 |
Chevrolet Bel Air Convertible | 1955 |
Protea | 1957 |
Aston Martin DB2/4 Mk.2 Spyder | 1956 |
GSM Dart Veloce | 1959 |
Ford Mustang Convertible | 1967 |
Alfa Romeo 1750 Spider Veloce | 1969 |
MG B Roadster | 1973 |
Alfa Romeo RZ | 1993 |
Humberette Model 8 | 1914 |
Ford Model T | 1923 |
Austin 7 Chummy Tourer | 1926 |
Austro-Daimler Bergmeister | 1935 |
Auburn 852 Speedster s/c | 1936 |
Cord 810 Convertible | 1936 |
DKW F5 Reichsklasse Cabrio | 1938 |
Packard One-Twenty 8 Convertible | 1940 |
Studebaker Champion Converible | 1947 |
Morgan Plus 4 | 1951 |
Bikes | |
BMW R100 RS | 1982 |
Nash Ambassador | 1948 |
Chevrolet Corvette | 1959 |
Ford SW | 1957 |
Chevrolet Impala Coupé | 1958 |
Ford Fairlane 500 | 1964 |
Studebaker Avanti | 1964 |
Pontiac Strato Chief | 1964 |
Ford Mustero | 1966 |
Cadillac Sedan de Ville | 1970 |
Cadillac Series 62 | 1959 |
Essex Roadster | 1922 |
Ford Model A Victoria | 1931 |
Chrysler F58 Four | 1926 |
Ford Model A Phaeton | 1928 |
Buick Series 60 Centry | 1939 |
Packard 6 Club Coupé | 1939 |
Buick Roadmaster Series 70 | 1940 |
DeSoto Suburban | 1947 |
Chev Stylemaster Sedan Delivery | 1948 |
Hudson Commodore 6 | 1948 |
Ford ‘Gunston’ Capri Perana | 1971 |
Ford Capri Perana road car | 1971 |
Wesbank BMW E34 535i | 1990 |
Dodge Viper GT2 | 2006 |
Chevrolet Corvette Z06 | 2010 |
Ineos Grenadier | 2021 |
Citroën Mehari | 1975 |
DKW Munga 4 | 1950 |
Jeep CJ2-A | 1946 |
International C1 Flatbed | 1936 |
Aston Martin DB4 GT | 1961 |
Porsche 912 | 1966 |
Jaguar E-Type Series 1½ | 1968 |
Porsche 930 Turbo | 1979 |
Mercedes-Benz S500 | 1999 |
Bugatti Type 23 | 1925 |
LDS-Climax Chassis 10 | 1965 |
March 78B | 1978 |
Tyrrell-Ford 007/1 | 1974 |
Chevron B25/3 | 1973 |
Bugatti child’s car | 1927 |
Bikes | |
1992 Sasol Yamaha spl display | 1992 |
1954 Norton 500 IOM replica | 1954 |