Photography courtesy Fathers’ Day Bonanza.

The Franschhoek Motor Museum offers visitors a special opportunity to look back at more than 100 years of motoring history. Father’s Day at the Motor Museum Date: 15 June 2008 Venue: Motor Museum Location: Franschhoek Time: 10:00 – 15:00 Molo has also sourced some of CapeTownMagazine.com’s best activities for you to treat dad for a day tailor just for him. Mother Nature provided sunny and warm winter Cape weather for Fathers’ Day 2019 and 875 visitors visited the Franschhoek Motor Museum on the day. Dad gets in free on the day, and there will be two event sessions between 9 am – 1 pm and 1 pm – 4pm. The museum’s ex-Heidelberg Museum Merryweather fire engine, complete with its wailing ‘dee-dah, dee-dah’ siren, was busy throughout the day giving rides around the L’Ormarins Estate during the six-hour event. A great way to round off the weekend is a pitstop at the Franschhoek Motor Museum where there will be more than enough motoring action on the go. Father’s day special. To facilitate all visitors having the opportunity to enjoy and participate in...Celebrating Father’s Day has been on FMM’s programme ever since 2008 and has been growing in popularity ever since.

Second prize of a museum tour with Assistant Curator Cheslynne Ruiters for the winner and nine friends was won by Ashraf Kathrada, and third prize of a wine tasting experience for two was won by Ed Llewellyn.“I would like to thank all the families for coming out to the museum and helping to spoil Dad and join in making the day such a huge success,” said FMM curator Wayne Harley. OF NOTE When Sunday 19 June 2016 at 9 am Where Franschhoek Motor Museum, R45, Franschhoek Cost R30 – R60 (Free for Fathers) Contact +27 21 874 9000, [email protected], www.fmm.co.za. This year’s Fathers’ Day celebration at FMM was another rip-roaring success.

Another popular attraction was the slot car track, which kept all family budding racers entertained. The turnout was well over last year’s figure, highlighting the increasing popularity of this annual event. The turnout was well over last year’s figure, highlighting the increasing popularity of this annual event.

The museum’s Deli combined with an extra pair of food and beverage stands to keep all the Dads and their families suitably nourished, and the wine sales table was also full of activity. Dads only pay half price. Ranging from golden oldies to modern supercars, more than 80 motoring masterpieces from their collection will be on display. The Franschhoek Motor Museum P.O.Box 435, Franschhoek, 7690, South Africa +27 (0)21 874 9002 +27 +27 (0)21 874 9100; Thankfully, the weather stayed dry throughout until rain started to drizzle with just 10 minutes to go, so the day’s proceedings went according to plan. For both morning and afternoon sessions, the...In the days leading up to the increasingly popular annual Father’s Day celebration at the Franschhoek Motor Museum, the appropriate words in a Barbra Streisand song from the 1964 movie Funny Girl often sprang to mind – “Don’t bring around a cloud to rain on...On June 19th, the increasingly popular Fathers’ Day Special will take place at the museum. The turnout was well over last year’s figure, highlighting the increasing popularity of this annual event.All the vehicles in the display halls were shown with bonnets up, and 32 more of the FMM collection did five-minute demonstration runs around the quadrant in both morning and afternoon sessions. and so it was lots of laughing, running, curry, coffee etc. The next day dad’s will be in for a treat at the Franschhoek Motor Museum where there will be more than enough motoring action on the go. Mother Nature provided sunny and warm winter Cape weather for Fathers’ Day 2019 and 875 visitors visited the Franschhoek Motor Museum on the day. With families looking to go out and spoil their dads, on 21 June no less than 1 923 people – more than twice last year’s attendance...The Franschhoek Motor Museum offers visitors a special opportunity to look back at more than 100 years of motoring history. Mother Nature provided sunny and warm winter Cape weather for Fathers’ Day 2019 and 875 visitors visited the Franschhoek Motor Museum on the day. An exciting programme of events is being planned for the day including driving demonstrations around the museum’s quadrant. Ranging from golden oldies to modern supercars, more than 80 motoring masterpieces from their collection will be on display. Posted at 08:57h in Father's Day by fmmadmin. Posted at 20:08h in Father's Day by fmmadmin. ‘Can’t get enough of the action’ they were telling me. When Johann Rupert bought the collection from the defunct Heidelberg Motor Museum that was established by his late father Anton and founded the Museum, Wayne Harley was the former Heidelberg curator and luckily Rupert brought the collection to the new location and took Harley with when everything was moved to the Cape. Once again, it proved to be a great day out for families and friends.”In chronological order, along with a number of veteran, vintage, classic and chopper motorcycles that were demonstrated on the day, in date order the car line-up consisted of a 1922 AC Empire Model 12, 1923 Ford Model T, 1930 Chevrolet Universal 6, 1932 Rolls-Royce Phantom II, 1934 Ford Roadster, 1934 Packard Super 8, 1937 DKW F5 Cabrio, 1938 Buick Century, 1938 Tatra, 1939 Buick Phaeton, 1949 Hudson Commodore, 1953 Bentley R Type, 1953 MG TF, 1943 Bristol 403, 1947 Chevrolet Truck, 1956 Austin-Healey 100/6, 1958 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Veloce, 1959 BMW 2,6, 1959 Chevrolet Corvette, 1964 GSM Flamingo, 1966 Ford Mustero pick-up, 1976 VW Beetle, 1984 Alfa Romeo GTV6 3,0, 1985 Maserati Quattroporte, 1991 Alfa Romeo SZ, 1994 Toyota Mega Cruiser, 1998 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Brabus, 2002 Ferrari Enzo, 2004 Mercedes-Benz CLK DTM coupé, 2015 Mercedes-Benz AMG G63 6×6, BMW M1 and a one-off Chevrolet Brut pick-up.1917 Triumph Model H, 1923 AJS 750 V-twin Model D, 1923 BSA 500 1926, 1936 D-J Run-winning AJS 350, 1980 Ducati 900 Mike Hailwood replica, Captain America Easy Rider Harley-Davidson 1340 and 1991 Sasol Jordan Yamaha FZR 1000.The Franschhoek Motor Museum offers visitors a special opportunity to look back at more than 100 years of motoring history.

The Franschhoek Motor Museum offers visitors a special opportunity to look back at more than 100 years of motoring history with its unique and exciting collection of vehicles, motorcycles, bicycles and memorabilia in the magnificent setting of L’Ormarins. Franschhoek Motor Museum on Fathers Day We managed to fly our club banners at the Franschhoek Motor Museum on Sunday the 19th June despite the all day downpour (there was an 8% rise in dam levels in one day) Funny thing about being in the rain … it makes you laugh!

All the vehicles in the display...[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Father’s day happenings Mother Nature provided sunny and warm winter Cape weather for Fathers’ Day 2019 and 875 visitors visited the Franschhoek Motor Museum on the day. Dads only pay half price on Father’s Day! The event and the support we receive get better every year. The turnout was well over last year’s figure, highlighting the increasing popularity of this annual event. “It was also good to see so many familiar faces.