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...
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...
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...
Trepidation turns to pleasure for FMM Curator Wayne Harley’s as he beats a storm and heads for Hell...
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...
Activity at the Franschhoek Motor Museum continues to increase as visitor attendance figures are growing daily and clubs are beginning to use the facility to meet up. All of the Government’s statutory measures regarding attendance at public places are being enforced, including the compulsory wearing...
This month, the newsletter’s monthly book review feature that focuses on motoring literature of interest to FMM’s followers, hosted by Wendy Monk, repeats the review of André Loubser’s book ‘Kyalami’ that was previously published in July...
Sunday 2 May 2021 has been earmarked for the next Knysna Motor Show, subject to restrictions on such events being lifted by the end of this year. In the event, the organisers have set a deadline of January 2021 to have plans in place to...
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. We start with JP du Plessis and a new box of tricks for a DeSoto Airflow...
One of the driving forces behind the car named after South Africa’s national flower, the Protea, was John Myers, who passed away on September 1, aged 97. He was a remarkable individual, and as a tribute to him, Mike Monk gets behind the wheel of...
