01 Mar On Yer Bike: BMW R 1250 GS Adventure
This month, FMM Curator Wayne Harley and partner Jade brave the elements on weekend trip through the Karoo and back...
29 Oct On Yer Bike: BMW R80RT
This month FMM Curator Wayne Harley delves into pros and cons of handling donated machinery, in this case a lovingly-owned BMW R80RT...
29 Oct Collection In Action: Madiba BMW
In the seat of greatness. Mike Monk recalls driving Madiba’s personal BMW that was purchased by FMM, the proceeds of which going to the Mandela Day School Libraries Project...
31 Aug Back to the future 5 – The iX Factor
Museums are defined as “a building or institution where objects of artistic, historical, or scientific importance and value are kept, studied, and put on display”. FMM is no exception, but also keeps up with the times. Following last month’s experience with the all-electric BMW i4,...
30 Jun On Yer Bike: Father’s Day demonstrations
FMM Curator Wayne relives his motorcycle demonstration runs during FMM’s Father’s Day action...
26 May On Yer Bike: BMW R 1250 GS (Option 719)
FMM Curator Wayne looks at the world of motorcycle customising and samples a BMW with a Motorrad Option 719 pack...
07 Oct On yer bike: BMW R 18
There is a smile on FMM Curator Wayne Harley’s face as he attends the reveal of BMW’s R 18...
20 Jul BMW 530 MLE revived
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The restoration of the SA-only built BMW 530 Motorsport Limited Edition (MLE) is now at an advanced stage. In April this year, the revival process of the legendary classic car began. The car was stripped down from its rusty condition, cleaned and in July received...
25 Oct Winfield BMW 745i and Tony Viana celebration
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A VIANA 745 CELEBRATION There was a double celebration at FMM on Sunday 8 October when a group of overseas and local BMW International club members visited FMM to view the museum’s exhibits and sample some of the L’Ormarins wines. A surprise for the visitors took...
20 Mar Celebrating 100 years Of BMW
On 7 March, BMW celebrated 100 years of existence. The original date was when Bayerische Flugzeugwerke AG was formed, which in 1922 took controlling interest in a small aero-engine manufacturer based in the north of Munich in Bavaria, Germany and established Bayerische Motoren Werke AG....