Not really "Living Histroy" but also a kind of preservation of the past:

saturday 10th of may the official opening of the vehicle-hangar of "my" club in france took part => see our homepage: CLVMA: Bienvenue - Welcome (Site officiel)

some officials where introduced - guests from Belgium, Switzerland, Germany and even the US where also there ...

see some pics of the vehicles display and the convoy ...

convay consisted of: 3 GMC (1 x open Cab short wheelbase, 2 x long wheelbase with open and closed cab) - approx 5 Dodges (Ambu, WC 52, WC 62, ...) and about 15 to 20 Jeeps ...

Some nice material there. I see that according to some plates some people came from the Metz area. Thanks for giving us the link !

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the club is located in Crehange near St. Avold which is roughly between Sarrebourg and Metz ...

very nice pics there . oldiron. great old military stuff to see
thanktoy for leting us see them
best krieg

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for thow . will be ours someday.we shall have it all
... und mear.......

Good photos.
I do like the Dodge, they look really mean.
Not as mean a sa White Scout Car though.
Are some of those "Jeeps" ex-French Army Hotchkiss ?

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Nice!!!!!

I love the old vehicles!! I wonder what the people on the horses were thinking went the convoy went by?!..........Why are the Americans invading us in old trucks?!...hehehehe!

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This is a pair of Dutch resistance crystal radios, built into a small metal can, and a matchbox. The image is from a postcard bought at a Dutch Resistance Museum in Amsterdam. The matchbox is marked in Swedish, but Swedish matches were sold in Holland for many years..
Scott

Really great pics, Thanx!

You can almost smell the sweat, exhaust etc.

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Good stuff Oldiron.
Keep 'em rolling!

Cheers,
Adam.

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"Wars cannot be fought with dream stuff" - Sir Percy Hobart.

The petrol must cost you a fortune nowadays. The trucks are in great condition. I like the crane !

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Good pics, Old Iron.

Have any more?

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Best Regards,
JW

here is more - btw. the wrecker is a "Diamond T" built 1943 - Thierry the owner has 2 of them ... - both in running condition ...

"Lineup" just before inauguration of the new location


reading of the greetings from current commander of 95 inf. division in both english and french


"Lineup" at the monument where a reconnaisance patrol was ambushed by Wehrmacht in WW2


more Convoy pics ...

almost 75% of the jeeps shown are socalld M201 Hotchkiss built under license of Willys - so called "WOF" (Willys of France) ...

Clarify for me. Are these people French, English or other, or a conglomeration?

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Best Regards,
JW

Very nice!
Thanks again!!

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This is a pair of Dutch resistance crystal radios, built into a small metal can, and a matchbox. The image is from a postcard bought at a Dutch Resistance Museum in Amsterdam. The matchbox is marked in Swedish, but Swedish matches were sold in Holland for many years..
Scott

the club is located in France - so most are french with just a few exceptions: i´m german and some guests from Belgium and Switzerland also where there ...

Do y'all have vehicles from other nations, or do you concentrate on US equipment?

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Best Regards,
JW

only US for the other clubmembers!

i own a chinese BMW repop - see pics - due to the fact that i currently work in china and be in europe only seldom i don´t have the opportunity to meet my pals pretty often ...

and due to the fact that i do not feel comfy without a "old" ride i bought the repop BMW ...






see other pics for my Jeep which is waiting in my garage in germany for me ...




first Jeep in the line is mine (actually is a ex french army jeep)

Looks good,you're making me jealous.

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Best Regards,
JW

yep, I'm right there with you Slip!!

great pics Oldiron, keep them coming!!

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This is a pair of Dutch resistance crystal radios, built into a small metal can, and a matchbox. The image is from a postcard bought at a Dutch Resistance Museum in Amsterdam. The matchbox is marked in Swedish, but Swedish matches were sold in Holland for many years..
Scott

I really enjoy watching this thread. Too bad you are so far away, but you must be enjoying free riding with your BMW repro. It's a nice bike, I didn't know the Chinese made those.

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right after WW2 the russinas took BMW drawings and produced such bikes more or less "under license2 - see bikes named "URAL" or "DNEPR" - lateron the chinese also got those drawings and since then they also produce these bikes ...

is a fun to ride - 32 hp (think the WW2 ones had around 24 or so) with sidecar is quiet funny ...