As the restoration of the Foundation’s first two armoured cars (Sd.Kfz.223 3.Serie and Sd.Kfz.222 4.Serie) proceeds apace the time has arrived for us to select…
The vitriol some organisations have had to endure in social media from a group of people has prompted us to pen our thoughts on the…
The 8,8cm Pak 43 has long been a key collection target for the Foundation. The gathering of the parts required to start this project has…
The renowned French auctioneer Interencheres in association with Historical Military Auctions and the local auctioneer Rois & Vaupres held an auction in Vires, Normandy, on…
A reference point The Fahrgestell (chassis) for the Foundation’s Sd.Kfz.261 5.Serie is currently in scope. A major feature still present on our Fahrgestell and missing…
Ventilschutzkappe – The Missing Picture! Part 4 of Stahlblech-Scheibenrad was posted on 17th June 2021. There we covered the stamped notations on the wheel rims…
Dunkirk Survivor? Given that approximately only 3000 of the nearly 20,000 Brens which went to France actually came back from Dunkirk, our example almost certainly…
Jagdpanther 411 Video To Debut At Tankfest We were delighted to host James Holland and his TV crew here at the Weald Foundation a few…
The reassembly of the chassis for the Foundation’s Sd.Kfz.261 5.Serie project is now well underway. This Horch chassis is official designated as Einheitsfahrgestell I für…
A significant acquisition Besides active restoration projects the Weald Foundation is constantly searching out various parts and accoutrements for forthcoming projects such as our two…
The Weald Foundation is delighted to announce that it has acquired for our research archive the significant German section of the original photographs of the…
Then there were two Although the Foundation has not reported on progress with our South African Reconnaissance Cars for some time there has been excellent…
A Significant Difference! Collecting the round Radpanzer for the Sd.Kfz.222 4.Serie presented the Foundation with a much bigger challenge than those for the earlier Sd.Kfz.223…
Very few of the surviving wartime period Renault FTs have the original oilers remaining in position. Images from the period are never enough for items…
Part 1 of our Inside Track article – Introduction to Radpanzer (armoured wheel cover) was published quite some years ago, in March 2017. This followed…
The Dunkelgrau (Dark Grey) Conundrum Members will recall the Inside Track article about the paint treatment of the 3.5 liter Horch V8 engines and how…
Tread Carefully Last year, in Part 1 to 4 of our Inside Track article le.Pz.Sp.Wg. Einheitsfahrgestell I – Stahlblech-Scheibenrad – Wheel Rims, we covered the…
As members will already know the Foundation has two South African Reconnaissance Car (SARC) (Marmon-Herrington) Mark III awaiting restoration. As usual, years of research work…
5.Serie suppressed ignition coils The kleiner Panzerfunkwagen (Sd.Kfz.261) Ausf.B (5.Serie) (small armoured radio car) is based on the improved chassis – Horch Typ 901 with…
From the Archive – Original canvas weather cover found We are repeatedly asked by our members and collector friends for details of the Foundation’s original…
4.Serie suppressed ignition coils As radio communication between vehicles replaced the signal flag communication the need for improved suppressions systems grew. Starting in 1941 a…