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Donation from the Helfrich Family
The Weald Foundation is delighted to announce the generous donation we have received from the Helfrich Family, made in honour of Michael Gibb, Trustee and…
December 25, 2024
The Weald Foundation is delighted to announce the generous donation we have received from the Helfrich Family, made in honour of Michael Gibb, Trustee and…
Season’s Greetings from the Weald Foundation! We’d like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to all our Members, Volunteers, Donors, and Supporters for your unwavering support…
Christmas is fast approaching, and the team has been fully engaged with our project in the final few days before we take a much-deserved Christmas…
mittlerer Geländegängiger Personenkraftwagen Kfz.21 Horch 901 Typ 40 Kabriolett-Aufbau Development and production of the m.P.K.W Horch 901 Typ 40 (1940 to 1942) The second model,…
With the completion of our Sd.Kfz.261 project milestone, we’re excited to dive into a restoration that has long been on our team’s wishlist: the Australian…
mittlerer Geländegängiger Personenkraftwagen Kfz.21 Horch 901 Typ 40 Kabriolett-Aufbau Development and production of the m.P.K.W Typ 901 (1935 to 1949) While all the vehicles associated…
As we continue our research on the external body fittings for our late-production Sd.Kfz.261 (Ausf.B) 5.Serie, the next obvious break we have encountered, compared to…
Chassis Strengthening The last time we had to contend with changes in the Fahrgestell chassis of one of our armoured cars was in the case…
Our continued research into the Kasten für M.G.Werkzeug has unearthed some interesting information. How this relates to the Foundation’s 1939 Sd.Kfz.223 (Ausf.A) 3.Serie will become…
The many months we took in preparing and straightening the armoured panels of our Sd.Kfz.261 (Ausf.B) 5.Serie also included the quest to determine which parts…
The objectives of the Weald Foundation are much wider than vehicle restoration. The trustee’s aim is that the charity should be a leader in social…
It is with much sadness that the Trustees of the Weald Foundation announce the sudden death of founder and Trustee, Michael Gibb, while visiting his…
The Foundation’s third armoured car is quite a late production Sd.Kfz.261 (Ausf.B) 5.Serie and because of this we are encountering a substantial number of anomalies…
When the Foundation was restoring the Black Sea Sturmgeschütz followed by two further Sturmgeschütz the following documentation would have been of great interest to us…
Bothe the Fabrication hall and the Machining Final Assembly Hall are flat out in providing the fittings to allow for the assembly of the suspension…
The Foundation is pleased to announce our Autumn Members Event, for members and their guests, will take place here on 23 November 2024. This event…
Our special latest addition to the collection of the Weald Foundation has arrived. We have waited for this rare vehicle for a long time. Many…
This month’s October 2024 edition of Classic Military Vehicles has an article covering the Weald Foundation Open Day launch of the Sd.Kfz.223 (Ausf.A) 3.Serie. It…
The Sd.Kfz.261 suspension is quite different to that of the Ausf.A armoured cars. We are fortunate to have most of the components ready for use…
Part IV – D.E.W. is moved on In our series of Inside Track articles about “Armour protection of the leichter Panzerspähwagen” we introduced members to…
Hot Off The Press! As part of our restoration process we must master the German descriptions for various components. In the case of a brake…