On further investigation our previous “Inside Track” piece on the oil filler cap was erroneous. In that article we announced we had found the correct…
Now for the difficult part Part 1 of this article was published last week. In this we exposed the identity of the Krümmer using the…
Since our last piece on Kraftstoffpumpe for our le.Pz.Sp.Wg. more information has now come to light. We made the decision to persevere with the earlier,…
Zwischen Berg. u. Luftfilter This German terminology for the carburettor inlet manifold Krümmer (Zwischen Berg. u. Luftfilter) has been the source of much discussion and…
The Foundation was delighted to have reassembled the Aufbau (armoured body) of this exceedingly rare and early le.Pz.Sp.Wg. by Christmas 2019 . The Fahrgestell (chassis)…
Home and dry? Identifying the individual components for the Foundation’s le.Pz.Sp.Wg. projects are always a challenge. You will recall our frustration in attempting the use…
An Historical Perspective From the Panzer Tracts Archives. Given the Foundation is restoring a total of four 4-Rad at it is interesting to review an…
First Glimpse In one of the many searches made within our archive documentation, we chanced upon something quite unique that we believe members will find…
A uniquely German design For experienced specialist this is a fairly routine procedure to fit the cylinder heads. The tightening sequence is provided by the…
The Notek Tarnscheinwerfer – Implementation issues In Part 2 We covered the official Bulletin dated 18 August 1939 that, among other things, indicated that back…
The Notek Tarnscheinwerfer – origin In researching historic vehicles, it is seldom that one can find the specific reason for a particular development or the…
Planning a Sd.Kfz.221? Another collector expressed surprise that we were concerned about the different types of Winker since it was easy to source examples that…
Hens’ teeth! A particularly challenging search was for the Anlasser (starter motor) for the 3.5 litre Horch V8 engines required both for our Sd.Kfz.222 4.Serie…
In search of excellence – Creating an Authentic Replacement The Ölkühler (oil cooler) was only fitted in the Leichter Panzer Spaehwagen Ausf.A thus making the…
John Prigent – Weald Foundation Member It was fascinating to read about ‘winkers’ in Inside Track, and these are my memories of the British version…
The Tarnscheinwerfer In due course the Foundation will publish a series of articles on the topic of the special lighting equipment used by the German…
A History Over the coming months we will publish articles on the Foundation’s quest for and experience with the correct Winkers (direction indicators) for our…
As we have discussed before the type of suppression fitted on the electrical equipment of any wartime vehicle is key to understanding its use. The…
Öleinfüllstutzen und Blau Kugelverschluss Two Steps Forward…. Frustration has been quite high within our 3.5 V8 engine project. The current challenge has been to ascertain,…
The title is rather simplistic and follows the description of the searchlight listed in D664/5 -Einheitsfahrgestell I Ger ätbeschreibung dated 3 March 1943. The long-winded…
From the Archive Following on from research conducted throughout our Renault FT project another area of interest worth raising once again are the Casiers a’…