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...
With a flair for the artistic, Acting Curator Sian Theron delves into automotive design...
Acting Curator Sian Theron reports on FMM’s participation in a Ford Mustang celebration – and dressed up for the occasion...
The pre-war South African GPs attracted the world’s finest female competitors. Wendy Monk recalls their achievements...
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,...
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...
These days we are all well aware of various automotive brands being part of a group, but when did it all begin? William C Durant was a pioneer of the concept, and Rugby was only one player in the game plan...
Mike Monk delves into the paranormal and relates the remarkable history of FMM’s Silver Ghost...
Apart from the longer-term hall display changes, a Rolls-Royce road show took place from April 19-21 in Hall B. Rolls-Royce provided a number of cars for display and combined with the museum’s examples, the range of models ran from FMM’s 1915 Silver Ghost right up...
The Lemons 9-Hour Race is set to make history in Cape Town as Africa's largest motorsport happening holds its inaugural mother city event, the Mischief Garage 9-Hour, on July 5-6 at Killarney International Raceway. Building on the success of the 9- and 24-Hour races in...
