05 Nov Ewold van bergen RIP
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Patrick Vermaak pays tribute to a local motorsport pioneer...
05 Nov Bow-ties and Boulevards
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Bel Air – the name alone suggests the good life, an affluent residential area in the hills of the west side of the city of Los Angeles, California. Together with Beverly Hills and Holmby Hills, it forms the Platinum Triangle of Los Angeles neighbourhoods. In...
06 Aug Capri Perana – Smokin’ Domination
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In motoring folklore, South Africa is notable for having developed and produced some rather special and unique motor cars over the years, generally with a sporting bent and almost all with a level of sophistication that characterised the engineering talent that existed in the country...
06 Aug Giulietta – A Little Jewel
The 110-year history of Alfa Romeo is riddled with ups and downs, yet somehow it manages to survive and maintain a charisma that marketers of rival makes could only look on with a touch of envy. There were a number of factors that led to...
06 Aug Not So Dynamic Airflow
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The DeSoto Airflow is a full-sized automobile built by DeSoto between 1934 and 1936. As part of the Chrysler Corporation, DeSoto received the then-revolutionary aerodynamic Airflow body style introduced on the larger and more expensive Chrysler Airflow model. The Airflow's design represented the first major attempt to smooth away the wind catching...
02 May Vehicle Design
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With a flair for the artistic, Acting Curator Sian Theron delves into automotive design...
02 May Mustang Celebration
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Acting Curator Sian Theron reports on FMM’s participation in a Ford Mustang celebration – and dressed up for the occasion...
02 May The Lady Racers
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The pre-war South African GPs attracted the world’s finest female competitors. Wendy Monk recalls their achievements...
02 May Spanner Works
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A look at some of the recent activities that have been taking place in FMM’s workshop. FMM’s Buick Series 40 Special is a 1938 Convertible Coupé (style number 46C), one of eight body styles on offer at the time – and one of the rarest,...
02 May Forward Thinking
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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...