06 Nov Caracal: Save our Wild Cat
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Mike Monk gets to grips with a rare animal. Almost...
06 Nov Gran Turismo Veloce
Mike Monk revives fond memories of a classic Alfa...
29 Aug Doug and the LDS
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Louis Douglas Serrurier (9 December 1920 – 4 June 2006) was a prominent South African racing driver and race car constructor. The last of the cars he built – LDS #10 – is a valued part of the FMM collection. Recently, Doug’s daughter Diane donated her father’s racing...
01 Aug Stately At A Stretch
Still on the presidential theme, at least half-a-dozen of South Africa’s leaders have been transported in this rare, right-hand drive Mercedes-Benz 600 that boasts a number of evocative descriptions...
01 Aug The President’s Birthday
One of the most colourful cars in the FMM collection is celebrating its 70th birthday this year – the 1955 Studebaker President. And like many presidents, it does have quite a history...
01 Aug A Strato Star
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What’s in a name? Pontiac manufactured a model called Star Chief from 1954 to 1966. During that time it passed through six generations, beginning as the top trim package of Pontiac’s Chieftain model becoming the base for the later Bonneville. It was assembled in numerous...
25 Jun Tucker v Porsche Part 3
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Why do some people fail and others succeed in the auto industry? The annals of the motor industry contain numerous examples of entrepreneurs, car names and car companies that featured briefly, massively, or sometimes even ignominiously. Preston Tucker and Ferdinand Porsche were two historical contemporaries...
30 May Tucker v Porsche Part 2
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Why do some people fail and others succeed in the auto industry? The annals of the motor industry contain numerous examples of entrepreneurs, car names and car companies that featured briefly, massively, or sometimes even ignominiously. Preston Tucker and Ferdinand Porsche were two historical contemporaries...
07 May Tucker v Porsche Part 1
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Why do some people fail and others succeed in the auto industry? The annals of the motor industry contain numerous examples of entrepreneurs, car names and car companies that featured briefly, massively, or sometimes even ignominiously. Preston Tucker and Ferdinand Porsche were two historical contemporaries...
07 May It’s not a bakkie, it’s a…
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... Ute! Australia, like South Africa, has produced a number of unique vehicles over the years. Pick-ups have played an important role in both country’s automotive development, and while they became popularly known here as bakkies, Down Under they were dubbed utes. Friend and correspondent...