The village of Weybourne lies on the North Norfolk coast. It looks out across the southern end of a feature known as The Wash, a large tidal bay, roughly rectangular in shape covering an area of over 153,000 acres, into which several rivers flow, inc

For many years a staple of the military vehicle hobby has been attending the annual rally and swap meet hosted by the Washington Area Collectors/Blue & Gray Military Vehicle Trust, and that show was for many years held just down from the Ordnance Mus

The smallest high-speed tractor in the Army’s inventory was the M2 7-ton tractor developed by the Cleveland Tractor Co. (Cletrac). These vehicles were produced not only by Cleveland, but also by John Deere. The M2 was widely used by the Army Air Forc

Last September, the Virginia National Guard added another historic vehicle to the display pads at its Joint Force Headquarters near Richmond. The M7B2 “Priest“ joins the DUKW, M84 Armored Mortar Carrier, M4A3E8 Sherman, 40mm Towed Bofors, M42 Duster

In 1934, the German army began a re-armament program to reform and re-equip with new weapons and modern equipment. Part of this plan included a series of outline specifications sent to motor manufacturing companies by the Army Ordnance Office (Heeres

For many readers of Military Vehicle Magazine, owning an historic military vehicle (HMV) is a hobby. While a hobby doesn’t have to have a practical purpose, when it comes to vehicular hobbies you should probably consider some practicalities in regard

My work as a battlefield tour guide has taken me to various destinations and many memorials erected to honor a unit or a particular action. Several European countries have special associations to look after the cemeteries where the dead of each natio

Q: I have a 1944 Willys MB that is a daily driver. The engine needed a complete rebuild so I pulled it out and took it to a shop that does classic cars. The mechanic said they would have to bore the cylinders .080 oversize. My grandfather warned me t

The British Army has training grounds at various locations across Britain, such as Castlemartin in Wales and Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, with some locations having been used by the military for more than 100 years. Another one of these training gro

Besides all of the great shows around the country in our hobby, there are some smaller events that aren’t very well known but are extremely interesting. High on this list would have to be the annual Kubel Korps reunion, which marked its thirty-fourth

Over the weekend of Sept. 17-18, the Military Vehicle Collector’s Club of Michigan, and Muellers Orchard joined together to host the flrst annual Military Vehicle Display & Swap at the orchard in Linden, Mich. Linden is located in southern Genesee Co

My dad, who was in the Marines during WWII and the Korean Confiict, and was a sergeant during the latter, gave me two pieces of advice about being in the military: One, never volunteer; and two, never volunteer. He also told me that if someone was a

A mainstay of Hollywood’s depiction of WWII during the 1950s and 60s, the US produced more than 40,000 half-tracks from 1933 and 1944 and fllled many roles with Allied forces – albeit not necessarily the same ones depicted on the big screen. Of the d

Not all vehicles used by the military need carry a knockout punch with their weaponry, nor do they have to be large or heavily armoured, to provide essential support. Indeed, sometimes even the smallest vehicle can prove to be vital beyond its size a

Growing up in north central Wisconsin was made much better by having access to military vehicles because of my dad’s position with the Wisconsin Army National Guard unit in Medford. As company commander, he would spend an occasional Saturday morning

While half-track vehicles are fairly rare these days, and many Historic Military Vehicle enthusiasts in the United States are mainly familiar with the White, Autocar and International Harvester machines, half-tracks were manufactured in many countrie

In 1899, a new French motor vehicle manufacturing company was established and named after the family of the three founding Renault brothers. Very quickly they built up a reputation for quality and reliability and went on to supply the French armed fo

During World War II, both the Allies and the Axis nations used thousands of motorcycles. Although the advent of the Jeep significantly reduced the role of the motorcycle in U.S. military strategy, both Harley-Davidson and Indian produced numerous mod

The mid-1970s was a time when some terrific war movies were released in the cinema, such as the 1977 blockbuster “A Bridge Too Far”, based on the actual “Operation Market Garden”, with a stellar cast that included Robert Redford and James Caan. Inspi

The M151 series of vehicles were designed, and initially manufactured by, Ford – who referred to the vehicles as a MUTT (Military Utility Tactical Truck), but over 75,000 of these vehicles were produced by AM General in South Bend, Indiana. It is tho