One of the most visible features of the Sd.Kfz.222 armoured car is the Abdeckgitter (Anti-grenade mesh). The Foundation was fortunate that an “original” Abdeckgitter was…
Another data point? Since no original Rutschschutzleiste (anti-slip strips) fitted to the rear fenders of le.Pz.Sp.Wg. have come to light over our 20 years search…
The launch date for the Sd.Kfz.222 4.Serie armoured car beckons. Nearly all of the prepared components for the le.Pz.Sp.Wg. armoured car have been blasted, primed…
Blasting and priming all of the original (paint free) components for the exterior of the Sd.Kfz. 222 4.Serie armoured car, such as the grenade mesh…
Be Aware! The Foundation’s work in recording the internal and external details of the only surviving le.Pz.Sp.Wg. Sd.Kfz.222 Ausf.A 4.Serie in the world has been…
We have been requested many times for more images of the Sockellafette over the years. This has only increased recently with the postings about the…
As the Foundation approaches the final weeks of restoring the World’s only Sd.Kfz.222 Ausf.A the challenges, even with the smallest of fittings seem to increase.…
It is now quite commonplace for the Foundation to discover “differences” in the many examples of the ‘same’ component. Our latest discovery in this regard…
Early versions of le.Pz.Sp.Wg. are exceedingly difficult to research given that the only survivor is the Sd.Kfz.223 4.Serie of the USA Army Armor and Cavalry…
The Abdeckgitter (grenade protection mesh) is a very prominent part of all Sd.Kfz.222. You will recall Inside Track articles that we published during our research…
The Haupt Scheinwerfer (Headlamps) installed on all le.Pz.Sp.Wg. variants were manufactured by Fa. Riemann based in Chemnitz. Riemann was a renowned lamp producer who started…
The turret ring for the Schutzschild turret for the Sd.Kfz.222 4.Serie was collected this week. The team lost no time in spot welding the inner…
Our work on the plotting of what is required within the crew cabin relating to the 2cm Sockel (gun pedestal) was based on previous research.…
Part two of Antenna Assembly article covered the Antennenfuss Nr.1 and Nr.2 (Antenna base 1 and 2). The article confirmed we must use Antennenfuss Nr.1,…
The seemingly simple Reserveradbefestigung spare wheel carrier is normally never be seen in period pictures given that the spare wheel is usually in position, or…
One of the longest running research projects for the armoured cars of the Foundation has been that on the Schaltbrett Instrument Panels. Our research is…
Square One With the original Sockel now welded to the correct pedestal base for our Sd.Kfz.222 4.Serie. We commenced fitting of the smaller parts on…
While our research continues with the electrical and radio related fittings for our 2cm Kw.K 38 Sockellafette we moved on to the next area of…
Planning for the next steps for the Sd.Kfz.222 4.Serie such as the Schutzschild turret including the turret floor, turret ring and armoured panels are all…
Starting On Solid Ground Details of the radio frame required for the Sd.Kfz.222 5.Serie are provided in the manual D684 /14 Leichter Panzerspähwagen (2cm) (Sd.Kfz.222)…
Our in-depth study of the sole remaining set of fenders on the Sd.Kfz.223 Ausf.A 4.Serie now at the US Army Armor and Cavalry Collection, Fort…