Driving a Leichter Panzerspähwagen – Part 3
Our previous Inside Track article, Part 2, provided specific speeds and gears to be engaged by operators of the leichter Panzerspähwagen. This current article is…
October 7, 2022
Our previous Inside Track article, Part 2, provided specific speeds and gears to be engaged by operators of the leichter Panzerspähwagen. This current article is…
Arsenalen Tank Museum Sweden. The Weald Foundation Trustee – Hilary Louis Doyle was a special guest for this event and gave a presentation on the…
Another essential and obvious piece of equipment for The Foundation’s three le.Pz.Sp.Wg. is the Atemschlauch container. These containers were cylindrical and held the Atemschlauch (breathing…
Documentary Research done to date by the charity has revealed that the Assemblers and Werkstatt (workshop) teams were forbidden to weld on the steel armoured…
‘A Good Day Out’ Last weekend’s Milestone Event featuring the two Sd.Kfz.223 currently under restoration, was a changed format when compared to previous similar events…
One of the most important items to locate for all three of our le.Pz.Sp.Wg. the Sd.Kfz.222, Sd.Kfz.223 and Sd.Kfz.261 was the pair of special headlamps.…
The Inside Track detailed coverage of the Foundations initial research work on our Sd.Kfz.250/1 Ausf.A extended to Part 2 where the unit strengths of Panzerdivision…
Having spent several years restoring the four German armoured cars le.Pz.Sp.Wg. there is great interest from the Foundation team to divert attention on to something…
As promised we present the second of the series of letters on the subject of the Renault FT Chaines de remorquage(towing chains). This correspondence shows the…
It may come as a surprise to members that the small boxes fitted to the rear left and right rear fenders of all le.Pz.Sp.Wg are…
The first of a series of interesting letters on the little known subject of the Renault FT Chaines de remorquage towing chains. It is very…
We were unfortunately unable to complete the complex fabrication of this unique component situated on the front left fender of both the Sd.Kfz.222 4.Serie (SdKfz…
Before we go on to describe the brake cage it is worth mentioning that the brake light is the military version of the Bosch Q80.…
The topic which required considerable research within the host of other external fittings is the caged rear Notek light guard for the Sd.Kfz.222 4.Serie. This…
In part 1 and 2 of this Inside Track article Members were provided with a picture of the purpose of the Renault FT and Renault…
For those returning from holiday do not miss our second event for 2022!! The Weald Foundation is delighted to announce our “Milestone Event”, a somewhat…
A big discovery! In the heady days around the turn of the century (remember Y2K) there was no internet parts capability as there is at…
Surprisingly given the universal adoption of the Diesel engine for all heavy transport the so called “Einheitsdiesel” of the Wehrmacht has attracted much negative comment…
The Weald Foundation is delighted to announce our second event for 2022. This “Milestone Event” will be a somewhat smaller, more intimate meeting at which…
Our last Inside Track article on the subject covered the Stoßstange Bumper for the Sd.Kfz.222 Ausf.A 4.Serie. We now are moving to the next most…
In Part 1 of this Inside Track article Members were provided with a picture of the purpose of the Renault FT and Renault TSF at…