Research breakthrough, remote engine hatch mechanism
Our work this week involved not only our research guys, a bit of luck and painstaking gathering of components for our armoured car projects. Not…
Our work this week involved not only our research guys, a bit of luck and painstaking gathering of components for our armoured car projects. Not…
When used by the Wehrmacht the Leichter Panzerspähwagen (Fu) Sd.Kfz.223 Ausf.A was fitted with a 30-Watt Sender – W.S.30 (transmitter) and a Tornister Empfänger -Torn…
There are so many interesting historical aspects to these early leichter Panzerspähwagen that must be preserved and documented as many detailed technical features were eliminated…
This week has seen all of the interior and exterior tabs cleaned, threaded and fitted to allow for the blasting and priming of the 2…
Another look at the highly successful launch event here at the Weald Foundation premises of our Sd.Kfz.223 3.Serie armoured car. This provided us with the…
The experience of all those involved in the completion of our Sd.Kfz.223 3.Serie project and the Sd.Kfz.222 4.Serie that preceded it is mixture of elation…
The list of items requiring attention was drawn up just after the event when we discovered a few problems. Luckily none were serious. 2 fuel…
New evidence has emerged…. The German account of the Brasparts raid in Brittany on 16 August 1944 can now be expanded by the report from…
In response to those who asked for images of the Members Open Day 2024. For those of you who managed to attend an excellent event…
Last minute fittings took place this week. Only later in the week was the Sd.Kfz.223 3.Serie armoured car able to drive out for the very…
The Story Behind Our Brittany Sd.Kfz.223. Our 3 Series Sd.Kfz.223 was discovered abandoned behind the La Poste office in Sizun in Brittany, France. This Leichte…
Why was this armoured car abandoned? The most obvious questions here are which unit this armoured car belonged to and what was it doing outside…
The Horch 3.5 litre V8 of the Sd.Kfz.223 3.Serie is now running beautifully. The engine has been run for some time over the week. This…
Production and performance Part 2 In our Inside Track articles of 26 April 2024 and 3 May 2024 we introduced the famous Hauptmann Kurt Deichen,…
Spanning the divide One detail usually hidden from view in all restoration projects is the dipstick. The description of these fittings is not as helpful…
Last minute electrical fittings have taken place this week allowing the Horch 3.5 V8 engine of our Sd.Kfz.223 3.Serie to be started for the first…
Production and performance of the leichte Zugkraftwagen 1t – Part 1 In July 2023 we published the Inside Track article leichter Zugkraftwagen (Sd.Kfz.10) that summarised…
As part of the final process prior to firing up the Horch V8 3.5 litre engine we have been gathering all of the required components…
The Horch 3.5 litre V8 was set up this week and finally started. After a number of small adjustments to the fuel pump and the…
The Zündkerzen required for all these projects provides a significant challenge if an authentic finish is the objective. The period sparkplugs are no longer readily…
Schlagbuchstaben und Schlagzahlen (letter and number punch and die) requirements for the le.Pz.Sp.Wg. are very important in providing an accurate insight into information on the…