Establishing the Provenance All we knew going into this restoration project was that our Zündapp KS750 motorcycle combination was supposed to be a 1944 model.…
A Post Mortem During the initial phase of investigation of the engine we removed the sump. This was done to record the details and compare…
A mixed blessing The recent report from our paint conservation partner Lincoln Conservation on a sample of paint taken from the later MK.III armoured car…
Provenance Was the Tank Museum’s engine originally from the collection’s Kleiner Panzerbefehlswagen (Sd.Kfz.265)? Our interest was sparked when we noted the 600-watt dynamo fitted to…
Restoration Begins – Part 1 Strip-Down and Analysis We’ve now stripped the bike down to ready the frame and any ancillaries for bead blasting. Interestingly,…
Conservation – Part 2 (Red and Black) The results of the paint analysis were received from Lincoln Conservation providing the vital scientific evidence on the…
A Potted History – Part 2 As the war progressed and the demands on German industry increased, several parts were deleted, or materials changed. The…
A Potted History – Part 1 Having moved several vehicles around in our vehicle storage area, we needed to shift our Zündapp Typ KS750 motorcycle…
Identification Over the past few years, we have been working with the Royal Tank Museum of Jordan to build on their teams’ restoration experience by…
Conservation – Part 1 (Investigation and Recording) Our membership of ICON (Institute of Conservation) has provided us with an ongoing insight into the conservation world…
On solid ground? The challenge of studying, determining and assembling the required radio components for each vehicle was no different when it came to our…
The final section of the bulletin Merkblatt 75a/20. This part is of particular interest as it provides further insight into how the crew should operate…
Which road to follow? The Hotchkiss M1914 machine gun fittings are just as elusive in detail as those for the polygonal turret interior. How the…
Appendix 1 Gliederung der Schwere Panzerjager Abteilung (Jagdpanther) (Structure of a Heavy Tank Hunter Unit) Headquarters unit: 3 Jagdpanther 3 Companies: of 14 Jagdpanther (2…
This is the second part of Merkblatt 75a/20 manual on the Jagdpanther. Please forgive us for any errors in translation of this document from our…
One of the big challenges for the Foundation is to ensure that our collection is populated by vehicles that have a clear provenance and are…
To be fitted.. The past articles describing a member’s remarkable archive find led to a plan to remedy our previous efforts to reproduce the reel…
A review of the application of Dunkelgelb (RAL 7028) matched to an NCS coded paint, established through SEM analysis by our expert paint conservation partners,…
Limited but progress nonetheless! In keeping with the Foundation policy of completing each of our restorations to 100% level of accuracy and since a document…
Differences Locating engines for the Ausf A le.Sp.Wg armoured cars has not been easy. The basic difference between the two V8s – for the Ausf.A…
Correction! (It has been brought to our attention by one of our long term members and friend based in Spain who is recognised as an…