The newsletter’s monthly book review feature which focuses on motoring literature of interest to FMM’s followers, hosted by Wendy Monk. A pair of books that record the history of two of SA’s iconic racing circuits are the subjects of this month’s review...
Wendy Monk picks out some interesting historic items from FMM’s photo archives, some with a story, others without. This month, while the country is still governed by travel restrictions and some forms of motor sport events are still prohibited, we look back at an old...
While the museum’s business operations are slowly opening up, FMM Curator Wayne Harley continues his series of recollections of South Africa’s motorcycling heroes...
While the usual Memorabilia column is on a short lockdown break, we continue with this new, additional feature series that focuses on motoring literature of interest to FMM’s followers. Hosted by Wendy Monk, this month we look at a pair of books from the library...
Wendy Monk picks out some interesting historic items from FMM’s photo archives, some with a story, others without. This month, a photo taken in 1909 in what is today called Midrand in Gauteng, in a roundabout way led us to recall some racing that took...
Darting around the study, seeing the book about the history of South Africa’s sports car manufacturer, GSM, being reviewed – see Between The Covers elsewhere in the newsletter – reminded Mike Monk about his drive in FMM’s bird with a glass fibre plumage...
With business operations curtailed by the nation-wide lockdown, FMM Curator Wayne Harley continues his series of recollections of South Africa’s motorcycling heroes...
While the usual Memorabilia column is taking a short lockdown break, we are introducing this new, additional feature series that focuses on motoring literature of interest to FMM’s followers. Hosted by Wendy Monk, we start with a pair of books from the FMM library shelves...
With business operations curtailed by the nation-wide lockdown, FMM Curator Wayne Harley continues his series of recollections of South Africa’s motorcycling heroes...
Wendy Monk picks out some interesting historic items from FMM’s photo archives, some with a story, others without. This month we look at the recollections of a Dodge(y) tea salesman in the mid-1920s...
