03 May Rear-view Mirror
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A regular look back at old motoring and motor sport items...
03 May Spanner Works: Donnie Tarentaal
A regular feature, 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 du Plessis reports on Donnie Tarentaal reviving a ‘poor man’s Porsche’...
03 May On Yer Bike: 1983 Honda XL500s
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‘Well, Rhonda you caught my eye, And I gave you lotsa reasons why...
03 May Anniversary Celebration: DeSoto Suburban
Posted at 15:35h
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A new series of features covering vehicles in the FMM collection that are celebrating an anniversary during 2022. This month we look at a 75-year-old crossover cruiser that showed the way of the future...
03 May Collection In Action: Aston Martin DB4 GT
‘The name’s Bond. James Bond.’ Well, not really. It’s Mike Monk, who adopts a double-oh persona agent and drives an Aston Martin that the world’s most famous secret service agent would surely have enjoyed...
30 Mar Rear-view Mirror
Posted at 19:30h
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A regular look back at old motoring and motor sport items...
30 Mar Spanner Works: JP du Plessis
A regular feature, 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, technician JP du Plessis reports on a Touring Alfa that was not running so good...
30 Mar On Yer Bike: D-J Rally on the FMM’s 1936 Jarman AJS
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FMM Curator Wayne Harley tells the story of his ride on this year’s classic D-J Rally on the museum’s 1936 D-J-winning ex-Jarman AJS...
30 Mar Anniversary Celebration: Mercedes Benz W136 170D
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The third in a new series of features covering vehicles in the FMM collection that are celebrating an anniversary during 2022. This month we look at a 70-year-old Three-Pointed Star that helped launch Mercedes-Benz’s post-war revival...
30 Mar Collection In Action: 1909 Le Zèbre Type A
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Mike Monk reveals the story behind a small French car named after an African equid but soon lost its stripes...