Before Bentley was taken over by Rolls-Royce in 1931, the cars were busy establishing themselves as sporting models of quality. The 1920s Bentleys were something special and victories at Le Mans in 1924, 1927, 1928, 1929 and 1930 certainly did nothing to harm the company’s...
Today, quattro is a mainstay of Audi’s vorsprung durch technik product line-up, but 60 years ago Ingolstadt produced a four-wheel drive vehicle with more utilitarian use in mind. Mike Monk goes off the beaten track...
As reported in the January newsletter, South African motorsport legend Adrian Pheiffer passed away peacefully on Thursday 29 December, aged 91. Adrian was the man primarily responsible for the formation of the Western Province Motor Club (WPMC) and the creation of the Killarney circuit in...
A regular look back at old motoring and motor sport items...
A regular series about the museum’s motoring memorabilia and behind-the-scenes activities, compiled and written by FMM’s Assistant Curator Sian Theron. This month, Sian looks at an item that requires pedal power rather than horsepower...
A regular feature by senior workshop 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, JP reports on Lorenzo Farella having to stay calm...
FMM Curator Wayne Harley once again took part in this year’s annual D-J Commemorative Rally...
From the German state of Bavaria to Bristol, England – not a flight of fancy. Mike Monk describes one of Britain’s more individualistic Grand Tourers built by an aircraft company 70 years ago...
In 2022, the Franschhoek Motor Museum was honoured to receive the donation of the Renault R8 Gordini 1300 with which the late Hennie Mostert dominated the challenging Paarl Hillclimb from 1968 to 1972, earning the title ‘King of the Paarlberg’. On Sunday 26 March, family,...
Close friend of the Mostert family and an associate of Hennie when he was competing, Patrick Vermaak provides the background to Hennie’s career and the success of one car. And Mike Monk drives the mountain machine...
