30 Nov On yer bike: Brad Binder
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FMM Curator Wayne Harley salutes South Africa’s latest motorcycling hero...
30 Nov Rear-view mirror
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Some interesting historic images from FMM’s and the Mike & Wendy Monk photo archives, some with a story, others without. This month a couple of ‘who and where’ puzzles...
30 Nov Spanner Works: Donny Tarentaal
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A new, regular feature outlining the activities of FMM’s workshop personnel who are responsible for repairing, renovating, refurbishing and restoring the museum’s large collection of vehicles. This month we feature Donny Tarentaal and how he brought a three-pointed star back to its former glory...
30 Nov Between the covers: East African Safari Rally
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This month’s book review features an unusual tome that artistically covers the golden years of the charismatic East African Safari Rally...
30 Nov John Dalton
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We are sad to report on the passing of John Dalton through cancer, a long-time friend of FMM who provided all of the superb Nicholas Watts motor sport prints and postcards that are on view for sale at the museum’s reception. FMM extends its sincere...
03 Nov Stealth Tax Pending?
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Recently-published draft regulations of the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (AARTO) Act make a mockery of the claim that the law is intended to improve road safety in South Africa, and rather point to the creation of a mechanism to improve revenue collection. That’s...
03 Nov André Loubser
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We are sad to report on the sudden death of one of the country’s top motoring historians, André Loubser, who was attending the Crankhandle Club’s Natter event at Timour Hall in Cape Town when he passed away. André was 80 years old and, incidentally, shared...
03 Nov Rear-view mirror: A Dunlop story
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Some interesting historic images from FMM’s and the Mike & Wendy Monk photo archives, some with a story, others without. This month a Dunlop story, but nothing to do with tyres...
03 Nov On yer bike: To the Hell and Back
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Trepidation turns to pleasure for FMM Curator Wayne Harley’s as he beats a storm and heads for Hell...
03 Nov Collection in action: Peugeot hillclimb special
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South African car enthusiasts have been, are and surely will continue to be an amazing breed of people. FMM’s Peugeot hillclimb special has a classic example of South African ingenuity. Mike Monk takes to the hills...