‘Ask a man who owns one’ is the advertising catchline. “Wayne, can I have a drive, please?” Mike Monk samples a Super 8 that has got nothing to do with old home movie reels… The story goes that when James Ward Packard bought a Winton in...
Porsche 70 Celebration In celebration of Porsche’s 70th anniversary this year, currently on display in FMM’s Hall D are five of the famous models that collectively represent the company’s proud history. Heading the line-up is the 1984 956 Le Mans car in its famous Rothmans livery....
Dart Turns 60 With Chassis #1 Bob van Niekerk had a dream in the 1950s to build a South African sports car. He teamed up with Willie Meissner and Verster de Wit and with their individual talents they created a car which they called the GSM...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Ferrari Remembrance August 14 marked the tenth anniversary of Enzo Ferrari’s death in Maranello, Italy. Born in 1898 in Modena, Enzo became famous as a motor racing driver and entrepreneur, and was the founder of Scuderia Ferrari Grand Prix motor racing team, and in 1947 of...
The second round of the July-November FMM Slot Car Championship took place in August and despite the wintry Cape weather and the absence of a couple of regular racers, there was a record entry of 27 drivers and 40 cars for the two championship categories....
FMM curator Wayne Harley is a self-confessed motorcycle enthusiast and this month he ‘goes forth on a Triumph...
FMM assistant curator Cheslynne Ruiters takes a look at the stories behind some of the items in FMM’s collection of artefacts and motoring memorabilia in general. This month he rolls with part 2 of the invention of the wheel The world today is heavily dependent on...
The Knysna Motor Show held last April was a great success. A record crowd of more than 8 000 people attended and after accounting for the show’s expenses, the organising Garden Route Motor Club was able to donate R116 000 to local charities, namely the...
Bit of a mouthful – the H is silent – and in early July FMM was proud to host a brief visit of Pagani’s latest hypercar, the Huayra, which was on a promotional tour in the hands of Pagani’s Area Manager for the Middle East...
Porsche celebrates its 70th anniversary this year, and Mike Monk drives a rare version of the breed Porsche has a glittering history of memorable cars but amongst the formidable line-up there is a mid-engined supercar that came about more by accident than planning. In Porsche-speak, the...
