A regular feature 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 du Plessis reports on Michael van Graan’s experience on the Riviera...
A regular look back at old motoring and motor sport items...
A new series about the museum’s motoring memorabilia, compiled and written by FMM’s Assistant Curator Sian Theron. This month, Sian sounds off about the horns at FMM… One of the most common and equally mundane and overlooked of features on any motor vehicle is the horn....
A regular feature 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 du Plessis reports on a gangster getaway car that did not want to get away...
A week of inclement weather including two cold fronts and the Cape’s almost unique ‘four seasons in a day’ winter conditions preceded the Father’s Day activities at FMM, but thankfully on the day the sun shone strong enough to overcome the chilly air to not...
Società Milanese Automobili Isotta, Fraschini & Co was founded in 1900 and its motto was ‘Import, sell, repair cars’. The company began its business by assembling Renaults before moving on to producing its own vehicles in 1904 and its most popular model, the Tipo 8,...
A new series about the museum’s motoring memorabilia, compiled and written by FMM’s Assistant Curator Sian Theron. We start with something a little offbeat in looking back at the development of ‘The early motorist’s friend’, the fire extinguisher… Ever since Prometheus supposedly kindly gifted us...
A regular look back at old motoring and motor sport items...
A regular feature 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 du Plessis reports on Wentsley helping a President to climb a hill...
A regular look back at old motoring and motor sport items...
