31 Oct Memorabilia: Wiper Blades
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This month, FMM Assistant Curator Cheslynne Ruiters sweeps across to the history of wiper blades...
31 Oct Rear-View Mirror: Tour of the Union 1936
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Wendy Monk picks out some interesting historic items from FMM’s photo archives. This month we look at the celebration of a ‘tour of the Union’ that took place in 1936...
31 Oct Welcome JP
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At the beginning of September, FMM’s workshop welcomed 30-year-old JP du Plessis as the new technician. Jean-Pierre was born and raised in Cape Town and after school he attended Cape Tech where after three years tuition he graduated with a National Diploma in Mechanical Engineering...
26 Sep Memorabilia: Speedometers
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This month, FMM Assistant Curator Cheslynne Ruiters takes a look at the history of speedometers...
26 Sep Rear-View Mirror: Record-breaking run by Dunlop
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Wendy Monk picks out some interesting historic items from FMM’s photos archives. We start the series with a South African record-breaking run by Dunlop On 16 August 2002, the Spirit of Dunlop, shod with SP Sport 7000Ds, set a South African Land Speed Record and a World Land Speed...
05 Sep Museum Interaction
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At the end of July, traditionally a quiet period in visitor numbers, FMM’s staff undertook an educational visit some of Cape Town museums, the aim being to see, understand and compare the challenges they face and how they set about overcoming them. The ease the...
24 Jul Memorabilia: Road maps
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This month, FMM assistant curator Cheslynne Ruiters finds his way around the origins of road maps...
25 Jun Memorabilia: Texaco
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This month FMM assistant curator Cheslynne Ruiters lubricates these pages with the brief history of a famous oil company...
24 Jun Deon departs
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There is an adage that says ‘there is a time to come and a time to go’. At the end of May, FMM bade farewell to one of its long-time employees Deon De Waal, who has decided to go and enjoy his retirement. Deon certainly...
23 Jun Slot car championship
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At the June meeting of the FMM Slot Car Championship season, Jon Lederle regained top spot in the Formula Carrera category with his Audi RS5 DTM, beating May meeting’s winner Mark Venske’s BMW M4 DTM by one lap, although Mark once again set the fastest...