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…
New Information Our recent trip to Germany yielded an unexpected dividend for our Sd.Kfz 222 restoration project. Just when we thought we had established the…
Establishing the Provenance – Part 2 We now know our Zündapp was most likely to have been assembled in April 1944. The next step was…
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 T.Z.F 3a One of the first items we searched for in our 222 restoration, other than the Fahrgestell chassis and Aufbau ( body), was…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
Apologies for the gap in updates. We were unable to provide any for the past 2 weeks. A lot has been achieved since then with…
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…
The Jagdpanther drawings are now complete to allow for the reassembly of original panels and the insertion of new panels where required. The drawings will…
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 Jagdpanther plans are progressing well with the Auto CAD drawings for the required chassis components now complete. The upper superstructure drawings are well underway…