VW166 Schwimmwagen, Jagdpanther 411, SdKfz 223
The visit last weekend made for a good end to the week. Highlights of the tour were the Jagdpanther starting up and a ride in…
July 19, 2019
The visit last weekend made for a good end to the week. Highlights of the tour were the Jagdpanther starting up and a ride in…
The Schwimmwagen has received the majority of our focus this week. The German restoration of the front axle continues to yield disappointment. There are 2…
A slow week here at the workshops with most of the team away on holiday or at home. The Jagdpanther has yet to be returned…
Recovering from our Members Day 2019 required shifting most of our collection from its temporary display areas away from the main collection building. We are…
Our long awaited spare steering box for the Schwimmwagen turned up this week. The new steering box will be used as a source of parts…
Focus in the early part of the week saw continued work on readying the Foundation’s workshops and surrounding premises for the Members Open Day next…
The team spent most of this week rearranging the area around the workshop for the Members Day 2019. The work was to remove and stack…
Focus on Jagdpanther 411 has begun this week to ensure she runs smoothly for the Open Day on the 22nd June. This is the first…
This week saw the return of the Renault FT and TSF after a very successful Militracks event at the weekend. We have come to a…
The work on the Typ v chassis for the SdKfz 261 continued this week although a little slower. The area of focus this week were…
The SdKfz 261 Typ v chassis side rails are now compete save for the fittings required along the inside face of both rails – such…
The chassis for the SdKfz 261 is progressing well. The opposite chassis side rail is slowly taking shape but was delayed when we were asked…
The second chassis rail is progressing well. The formed strengthener has been inserted into the existing chassis rail. The small sections of the original rail…
Work continued on the Sd.Kfz 261 chassis frame. The side rails are being rebuilt and have had the inner face refitted now that the internal…
Our research team is progressing well on the South African Reconnaissance Car Marmon Herrington MK IIIs. They have now identified the modifications within the MK…
Our research team has made huge progress this week on the South African Reconnaissance Car MK III. Production statistics are taking shape and our understanding…
This week saw a huge leap forward in the major work required to bring the SdKfz 261 chassis back to the land of the living.…
A very diverse week with a number of projects being worked on. Our signal triumph of the week was heralded by the discovery of the…
A busy week after our return from collecting a nice group of parts from abroad. All the required original Zundapp KS750 parts are now here…
The SdKfz 261 has received a lot of attention this week as we strip down and cleaned the wheel hub retainers. These are all in…
Spot the difference in the image vs last week! Our effort was on 3 fronts this week with the SdKfz 261 chassis being the main…