30 Oct Two Wheelin’: In-house biker brigade
JP du Plessis introduces a highly qualified new member to the museum’s motorcycle workshop who has already stirred up an in-house biker brigade...
30 Oct Stories From the Stacks: Books, Books, Books!
A regular series about the museum’s motoring memorabilia and behind-the-scenes activities, compiled and written by FMM’s Assistant Curator Sian Theron. This month, it’s about the museum’s library and, in particular, a century-old map book...
30 Oct Collection In Action: Hupmobile Series M roadster
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Hupmobile is an automotive brand that is not familiar to most people. The company lasted less than four decades, but the cars were a bit special. Mike Monk describes a Roadster that has recently been put back on the road...
02 Oct Basil van Rooyen
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FMM is saddened to learn of the passing of South African motor sport legend Basil van Rooyen, aged 84, on September 14 in New South Wales, Australia. He had been diagnosed with mesothelioma, an aggressive type of cancer that occurs in the thin layer of tissue...
02 Oct Munga Update
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Ullrich Märker, a chronicler and expert on the DKW Munga for decades, has been in touch with us from Germany with a number of comments about FMM’s Munga that was featured in the Collection In Action story in the April newsletter. “Regarding FMM’s Munga 4,...
02 Oct Collection In Action: 1972 VW Beetle 1600L
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In their heyday, Beetles never really appealed to me but nowadays I can better appreciate their contribution to motoring life. Mike Monk takes a light-hearted look back at Beetle mania, and in the wake of the passing of SA motor sport legend Basil van Rooyen,...
02 Oct Puma Presentation and Book
Following on from last month’s announcement concerning the special display at FMM to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Puma sports car being introduced into South Africa, on September 20 Pieter du Toit did a presentation to FMM’s team of tour guides, workshop personnel and...
02 Oct Two Wheelin’: Kawasaki KLR650
Workshop technician JP du Plessis takes to the handlebars in a regular series about bikes. This month he defends the reputation of his personal machine...
02 Oct Stories From the Stacks: Archbishop’s Toyota Corolla
A regular series about the museum’s motoring memorabilia and behind-the-scenes activities, compiled and written by FMM’s Assistant Curator Sian Theron. This month, Sian covers preserving SA motoring history, one car at a time...
02 Oct Rear-view Mirror
Wendy and Mike Monk’s regular look back at old motoring and motor sport items...