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See what we have been up with our February 2026 edition of the Museum Musings.
It’s been a big couple of months here at the Motor Museum of Western Australia with volunteer led activities, car shows, celebrations, new vehicles on display, restoration projects and much more!
To view the latest February edition in full of the Motor Museum of Western Australia’s “Museum Musings”, please visit our dedicated page, which includes back editions for your reading pleasure. Below are a couple of excerpts from the February 2026 newsletter.
New Displays
We are pleased to share that we have changed a number of our displays and have welcomed the following new vehicles into the museum:
- 1930 Marmon Model 8-79 Sport Phaeton
- 1919 Stearns-Knight Light 4, and
- 1933 Ford V8 Fordor (the model made famous by Bonnie and Clyde)
- 1925 Citroen 5CV Type C (better known as Bubsie)
Getting to know Bubsie
The two passenger torpedo was a popular lightweight and affordable French car known for its simple 856cc engine and boat tail design.
This particular 5CV has the distinction of being the first car to journey around Australia in 1925.
When Neville Westwood and his colleague Greg Davies embarked on this journey , the notion of of driving around the entire continent seemed not just ambitious but bordering on the impossible. Much of Australia was still a vast unmapped wilderness and a harsh and unforgiving landscape. Through scorching deserts, treacherous mud flats and dense bush, Bubsie soldiered on with her small engine humming defiantly against the odds.
On display for a limited time, this is a must see vehicle when visiting the Motor Museum of Western Australia.
A book with the full account of this incredible journey is available in our library.
Vale Anil Weeratunge
Sadly Anil passed away on 7th February, 2026.
Anil was with us for 14 years and was a much valued member of the volunteering team. Our sincere condolences are extended to Anil’s Family.
Library Update
The Library is undergoing some changes at the moment, with a window (featuring RAC motorcycle patrolmen) now in place overlooking the Ricciardo Hall. The window was relocated from the RAC Learning Hub which is also undergoing renovations.
To create some more space for our ever-increasing collection of books, magazines and memorabilia, the layout of the library will also be changing a little with some more shelving to be installed and the desks and a cupboard to be repositioned. While this is happening we’ve paused receiving new donations for a few weeks while the room is sorted and the backlog is dealt with.
Air conditioning has been installed in the container which holds the overflow from the library (located at the end of Brockwell Hall) to make it a more pleasant environment to work. I’m sure Peter Taylor will appreciate the improvement and also our RAC volunteers who spend time in the container logging motor manuals.
Our little team of Mary, Bruce Toni, and with the assistance from Carolyn, have now got the job of working through the 30,000 plus library items to the best advantage and the considerable updating of the cataloguing records to reflect the changes.
The library is open on Tuesdays and Thursdays (and sometimes on Wednesdays) from 10.00 am to 3.00 pm. Drop in and see what we have to offer.
Want to read more?
To learn more about new vehicle displays, updates to the museum and a few stories from our volunteers, please visit our Museum Musings page.