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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The missing details from our Sd.Kfz.261 (Ausf.B) 5.Serie project have been resolved through research, luck, and assistance from a Norwegian friend mentioned many times before.…
Our Sd.Kfz.261 (Ausf.B) 5.Serie is a project near and dear to our hearts here at the Foundation as it rounds out our collection of three…
A remarkably interesting retrospective report covering the industrial effort behind the South African Reconnaissance cars (SARC) was published on 1 July 1944. This report provides…
Part 1 – The Engine Bay Given the great interest in the Sturmgeschütz among our members who are part of the modelling fraternity we have…