Two inventors, one goal – the automobile: on 29 January 1886, Carl Benz applied for a patent for his three-wheeled ‘vehicle with gas-engine drive’ – effectively the birth of the automobile. Shortly afterwards, Gottlieb Daimler built his motor carriage. Together, the two vehicles formed the...
Mike Monk drives an iconic sports car built just up the road from where he was born that set a global standard for sports cars...
Mike Monk gets to grips with a rare animal. Almost...
Mike Monk revives fond memories of a classic Alfa...
Louis Douglas Serrurier (9 December 1920 – 4 June 2006) was a prominent South African racing driver and race car constructor. The last of the cars he built – LDS #10 – is a valued part of the FMM collection. Recently, Doug’s daughter Diane donated her father’s racing...
Still on the presidential theme, at least half-a-dozen of South Africa’s leaders have been transported in this rare, right-hand drive Mercedes-Benz 600 that boasts a number of evocative descriptions...
What’s in a name? Pontiac manufactured a model called Star Chief from 1954 to 1966. During that time it passed through six generations, beginning as the top trim package of Pontiac’s Chieftain model becoming the base for the later Bonneville. It was assembled in numerous...
... Ute! Australia, like South Africa, has produced a number of unique vehicles over the years. Pick-ups have played an important role in both country’s automotive development, and while they became popularly known here as bakkies, Down Under they were dubbed utes. Friend and correspondent...
The annual Simola Hillclimb took place in the Garden Route town of Knysna on May 1-4 and FMM was again present to do demo runs with one of the museum’s superb collection of performance cars. This year the FMM team comprising Curator Sian Theron, Workshop...
Outside of the USA, Nash Motors is not one of America’s ‘tip of your tongue’ popular makes, but its history is full of style and innovation that belies its relatively short but fascinating history. The company was founded in 1916 by former General Motors president...
