The Batteries One of the most difficult aspects of ensuring an authentic restoration is choice of the battery or in the case of our le.Pz.Sp.Wg…
Research moves on and decisions are made! In January 2018, while we were so busy completing the Renault TSF and before we started work on…
With the pressure currently off for our 3.Serie Sd.Kfz.223, the 4.Serie Sd.Kfz.222 is now in focus. We here at the Weald Foundation always strip each…
4.Serie Sd.Kfz.222 issue with rims resolved Our last piece on the wheel rims for the Foundation Sd.Kfz.223 3.Serie recorded a small milestone event for us…
A little-known feature of the blockhouse interior of the Foundations Renault TSF is the commander’s desk. This is somewhat simple compared to a conventional desk…
Our le.Pz.Sp.Wg (Fu) (Sd.Kfz.223) 3.Serie was assembled in 1939. The exact date when the hull was mounted to the chassis is not known given that…
In 1918 the Renault TSF represented a dramatic breakthrough in the use of Radio Technology on the Battlefield. A little-known area of the mystery that…
3 Serie Sd.Kfz.223 Rims Resolved Our restoration has taken us up to the point where tyres and the rims are required for the Sd.Kfz 223…
A very important grouping of vehicles belonging to the Foundation is our “Einheitsfahrgestell group (Universal chassis grouping.)”. The advanced specification for the Einheitsfahrgestell were drawn…
Until the year 2000 the Founder Michael Gibb acquired various historical military vehicles for his personal collection. As the collection grew in size Michael decided…
A wider view! My first project was a film called ‘The Dirty Dozen’. We provided a plethora of original WW2 US and German vehicles. The…
An early view It is interesting to reflect on what brought me to value the pursuit of ‘originality’ and becoming a Trustee of the Weald…
Complication? Now that the restoration of our Sd.Kfz.223 3.Serie chassis is progressing well we are having to consider the finer detail of the suspension. The…
War profiteering anyone? During each restoration every component once checked post disassembly must either be recovered or replaced. Replacement is more than often the case…
The pressure is off! Collecting Gurtkasten for the Sd.Kfz. 222 has proven to be quite a task. These Gurtkasten (ammunition boxes) are not common to…
We are now in the process of recording an original half of a Gitterklappe (grenade / protective screen) for the Sd.Kfz.222. These were never a…
To continue our investigation of the engine deck hatch it is worth examining what the bolted spur or welded hoop is for? It would be…
The Weald Foundation’s examination of the round (ballistic protection) deflection strips encompassed the other set of Abweisleiste deflection strips – those for the rain. The…
Vicky Turner recently visited The Weald Foundation workshops at about the same as we were putting the finishing touches to our Zundapp KS750 final restoration…
Our last piece on the topic was the opener to our introduction to Ausf A (2 piece superstructure) engine hatches. Our focus since then has…
Going Nuts! Who would have expected that “Wheel Nuts” would generate so many questions and subsequent lengthy research? But to get a vehicle back to…