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...
FMM Curator Wayne explains the History of KTM and describes his weekend with an RC390...
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...
Raymond Loewy’s glass fibre-bodied, four-seater high-performance grand tourer was advertised as the inspiration for all ’63 Studebakers, but the concept was doomed from the start. Mike Monk drives one to see what might have been...
A regular look back at old motoring and motor sport items...
A new series about the museum’s motoring memorabilia, compiled and written by FMM’s Assistant Curator Sian Theron. This month, Sian sounds off about the horns at FMM… One of the most common and equally mundane and overlooked of features on any motor vehicle is the horn....
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 a gangster getaway car that did not want to get away...
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 was honoured to be chosen as one...
FMM Curator Wayne relives his motorcycle demonstration runs during FMM’s Father’s Day action...
A regular features covering vehicles in the FMM collection that are celebrating an anniversary during 2022. This month we look at a vehicle based on an invalid carriage...
