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. This month, JP describes FMM’s involvement in the South...
This month, FMM Curator Wayne Harley and partner Jade brave the elements on weekend trip through the Karoo and back...
South African car enthusiasts have been, are and surely will continue to be an amazing breed of people. Ever since the horseless carriage first rolled its wheels on our soil, locals have embraced the technology and have always shown an innovative streak. Mike Monk describes...
Mike Monk has a sense of déjà vu behind the wheel of a rare-in-SA Mini Cooper...
The annual West Coast Car Show took place in hot sunny weather at the Curro Sports Field in Langebaan on January 22. Bigger than ever before, there were 328 vehicles on show including classic cars and pick-ups, moderns, hot and rat rods and motorcycles. Amongst...
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. FMM recently spent time with a Porsche Taycan Turbo...
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 brightly ahead to the New Year...
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 a Bel Air that Wenstley Wicomb’s...
There are a number of definitions for the word ‘grenadier’, but perhaps the most apt befitting the vehicle that is on a special display in Hall B, is “a soldier assigned to a special company of a regiment on the basis of exceptional height and...
This month FMM Curator Wayne Harley does a swop and goes like a streak of lightning...
