31 Aug Anniversary Celebration: Ford Country Sedan Station Wagon
A regular feature covering vehicles in the FMM collection that are celebrating an anniversary during 2022. This month Mike Monk steps back 65 years into moonshine country...
31 Aug Collection In Action: 1965 Porsche 912
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To most people, an entry-level Porsche can only be a dream machine, but Mike Monk looks back at just such a machine… When Porsche launched the 911 back in 1963, it was not oblivious to the fact that the increase in pricing of its all-new...
01 Aug Rear-view Mirror
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A regular look back at old motoring and motor sport items...
01 Aug Stories From the Stacks – Blackouts
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A new series about the museum’s motoring memorabilia, compiled and written by FMM’s Assistant Curator Sian Theron. This month, Sian throws some light on blackouts… Hello Darkness My Old Friend… Some of the lesser known items in the collection are our blackout lamps and lamp masks,...
01 Aug Spanner Works: Michael van graan
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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 Michael van Graan’s experience on the Riviera...
01 Aug Tatra Two
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Last month’s Collection In Action feature on FMM’s Tatra T97 elicited the following interesting response from Heinz Barnerth in Vienna. Hello, everyone. I would like to bring to your attention an amazing and interesting story of a trip that took place in the late 1940s, done...
01 Aug Basil Green
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As reported in the last newsletter, Basil Green passed away in June and this month Mike Monk pays tribute to the man behind the iconic Perana, and recalls an interview he had with Basil back in 2013. Basil started his career as an apprentice mechanic...
01 Aug Back to the future 4 – ‘Beem me up’
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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. The museum recently had the opportunity to tryout the...
01 Aug On Yer Bike: KTM RC390
FMM Curator Wayne explains the History of KTM and describes his weekend with an RC390...
01 Aug Anniversary Celebration: 1926 Austin 7 Top Hat
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A regular feature covering vehicles in the FMM collection that are celebrating an anniversary during 2022. This month we don a top hat and celebrate one of Britain’s most cherished centenarians...