30 Jan On Yer Bike: 2014 Honda CBR1000RR SP Fireblade
This month FMM Curator Wayne Harley does a swop and goes like a streak of lightning...
30 Jan Anniversary Celebration: South Africa’s first motor race
Posted at 11:11h
in Museum
This month’s anniversary celebration is a deviation from the norm. With Cape Town hosting its inaugural Formula E race on February 25, it’s an opportunity to recall what is generally considered to be South Africa’s first motor race (including an electric car!), which took place...
30 Jan Collection In Action: 1979 Porsche 911 (930) Turbo
We start off the New Year having a whale of a time getting to grips with Porsche’s blown 911. Mike Monk delivers a ‘whale tale’ of a one-owner 930...
30 Jan L’Ormarins King’s Plate Success
South Africa's premier mile-long Weight For Age horse race, the L'Ormarins King's Plate (formerly Queen's Plate) took place at Kenilworth Race Course on January 7. It was the 162nd running of the event that was first run in honour of Queen Victoria after she gifted...
30 Jan Adrian Pheiffer – RIP
FMM is sad to report that South African motorsport legend Adrian Pheiffer passed away peacefully on Thursday 29 December, aged 91. Adrian was the man primarily responsible for the formation of the Western Province Motor Club (WPMC) and the creation of the Killarney circuit in...
13 Dec L’Ormarins King’s Plate
South Africa's premier mile-long Weight For Age horse race was first run in honour of Queen Victoria after she gifted a silver plate and 500 sovereigns to the South African Turf Club. The inaugural contest, staged as The Queen's Plate was held in April 1861...
13 Dec Flat Out And Fearless
Both Wayne Harley and Mike Monk were recently invited to the launch of South African sporting legend Peter Lindenberg’s new book, Flat Out and Fearless. The recently retired motor racing great – who is also the man with Shelby connections and is the driving force...
13 Dec Stories From the Stacks – Buckets of Fun
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 has buckets of fun fighting fires...
13 Dec Spanner Works: Donnie and Wenstley
A regular feature by senior workshop technician JP du Plessis outlining the activities of FMM’s workshop personnel who are responsible for repairing, renovating, refurbishing and restoring the museum’s large and varied collection of vehicles. This month, JP reports on two members of the team who...
13 Dec On Yer Bike: 1978 Yamaha AG175
Posted at 12:30h
in Motorcycle
This month FMM Curator Wayne Harley describes a bike with a mission in life...