Sd.Kfz 222 4 Serie, Sd.Kfz 223 3 Serie, Sd.Kfz 261 5 Serie,
Huge progress this week. The wheels for all of the armoured car projects – the Sd.Kfz 222 4 Serie, the 3 Serie Sd.Kfz 223, the…
Huge progress this week. The wheels for all of the armoured car projects – the Sd.Kfz 222 4 Serie, the 3 Serie Sd.Kfz 223, the…
Flags Are Us! We determined in a recent article that the correct transmitter radio for the 3.Serie Sd.Kfz.223 was the 30-watt sender. The 30-watt sender…
In A Nutshell The Foundation has revisited all the available documentation on the le.Pz.Sp.Wg , starting with Panzer Tracts No.13-1. We also have access to…
All the original rims and tyres for the Sd.Kfz.222 4 Serie, Sd.Kfz.223 3 Serie, Sd.Kfz.261 5 Serie have been booked to be dealt with by…
Our research continues for the radio equipment for our 3.Serie Sd.Kfz.223. In Inside Track, we recently published the discussion regarding the 30-Watt Sender versus the…
Our quest for the split head Horch 3,5 litre V8 has been elevated substantially due to the progress of the chassis restoration. We are now…
Good progress this week on the wheel nuts for all of the various armoured cars currently under restoration. We have a good number of original…
Our recent article about the late war 8,8cm Panzerjägerkanone 43 (anti-tank gun) acquired by the Foundation has raised questions about the 8,8cm in general and…
We located yet another one shot lubrication pump from the stores. This is the last pump required for the 3 armoured cars we working on…
MK III middle versus late The paint conservation analysis we have had to done is incomplete on one hand but complete on another. The exact…
The Weald Foundation is routinely offered vehicles, projects and parts large and small. Each offer must be weighed up as a potential acquisition prospect unless…
Breakthrough this week on the archive regarding the paint treatment of our 2 SARC Marmon Herrington armoured cars. This has taken weeks to get to…
A view from the team A very interesting step-by-step walk through of the restoration of a Horch 801 differential for our 3 Serie Sd.Kfz 223…
From the restoration team We continue to get requests for information on the Renault FT and Renault TSF projects. A view from those who restored…
Central lubrication system continues to be in focus. Additional manuals from the late 1930s and 1940s from Willi Vogel have been secured providing all the…
A flurry of activity followed the exposure of the Pak 43 on social media over the past 2 weeks. We have researched the optics required…
For the Weald Foundation insight into any vehicle or artefact is always sought after. Provenance is the Holy Grail. Personal experience and the human story…
The mechanics view I have built and worked on many engines over the years, some out of interest, some necessity and some with the urge…
Our research team continue to plough through mountains of archive documentation and numerous period images to fine tune the next phases of our projects here…
Late 4.Serie and 5.Serie Rims A recap of our last piece on the subject 4.Serie Sd.Kfz.222 issue with rims resolved: ‘ The Ventilschutzkappe is still…
The first German vehicle that I managed to buy was the very same BMW R75 motorcycle that I’d ridden on the set of the ‘The…