To celebrate Heritage Day this year, the James Hall Museum of Transport, in partnership with the Final Few Motorcycle Club, will be hosting a Vintage Cars and Bikes Show.
The event is set to showcase South Africa’s rich automotive heritage - through various activities such as exhibitions, car shows, free bus rides, guided tours, mini train rides, food stalls, arts and crafts and much more.
Vintage cars and bike clubs have also been invited to showcase their private collections to the public. To add to the festivities, the Museum will use this platform to launch the completed restoration work done on the red Alfa Romeo, 1952 London Bus, AEC Regent Bus, and the Sentinel Steam Wagon as part of JHMT Friends of the Museum Grant-In Aid Project.
The Museum has a mandate to restore, preserve, and promote the history of land transport in South Africa. Situated at Pioneer’s Park along Rosettenville Road, the James Hall Transport Museum was established in 1964 and is the largest land transport museum in South Africa. It boasts rare collections of land transport which range from trains, trams, trolley buses, vintage motorcycles and bicycles, steam driven vehicles and animal drawn carriages.
The Museum is an integral part of our country’s heritage, and this is yet another opportunity we are providing for the people of Johannesburg to unite across race, gender, religion, culture and class lines. Admission is free to allow everyone the opportunity to participate and explore our rich heritage.
This is a family fun day and visitors will get a chance to experience and ride on these newly restored vehicles.
Event details are as follows:
Date: 23 September 2018
Time: 09h00 – 17h00
Venue: James Hall Museum of Transport
For queries, please contact:
Mr. Rambau Fhatuwani
Cel: 084 454 6912
Email: FhatuwaniR@joburg.org.za
Or
Ms Veronica Pienaar
Tel: 011 435 9718
Email: VeronicaP@joburg.org.za
