Military Vehicle Restoration Discuss and post photos of any type of restored WWII vehicle. Wed, 20 May 2026 10:34:35 +0000 Wed, 20 May 2026 10:34:35 +0000 WWII Forums http://ww2f.com/forums/military-vehicle-restoration.86/ B-29 'Doc' flying again Wed, 17 Apr 2024 02:19:20 +0000 http://ww2f.com/threads/b-29-doc-flying-again.78046/ http://ww2f.com/threads/b-29-doc-flying-again.78046/ invalid@example.com (T. A. Gardner) T. A. Gardner
The Restoration of B29 'Doc' - Saved from a Desert Death - DesertUSA

]]> 10 Friends Yard Tue, 05 Mar 2024 14:23:22 +0000 http://ww2f.com/threads/friends-yard.77988/ http://ww2f.com/threads/friends-yard.77988/ invalid@example.com (RRA227) RRA227 View attachment 39466 View attachment 39467 View attachment 39468 View attachment 39469 View attachment 39470 View attachment 39471 View attachment 39472 View attachment 39473 View attachment 39474]]> 7 Camp Plymouth Military Vehicle Show & Swap Meet in CA Wed, 22 Feb 2023 20:04:26 +0000 http://ww2f.com/threads/camp-plymouth-military-vehicle-show-swap-meet-in-ca.77549/ http://ww2f.com/threads/camp-plymouth-military-vehicle-show-swap-meet-in-ca.77549/ invalid@example.com (Houndsworth) Houndsworth
No admission or parking fee. No MV registration or fee. No vendor fee but...

Camp Plymouth Military Vehicle Show & Swap Meet in CA]]> 4 M-18 at Big Sandy Shoot Arizona Mon, 25 Jul 2022 20:23:00 +0000 http://ww2f.com/threads/m-18-at-big-sandy-shoot-arizona.77238/ http://ww2f.com/threads/m-18-at-big-sandy-shoot-arizona.77238/ invalid@example.com (T. A. Gardner) T. A. Gardner ]]> Re: M7B1 Priest Fri, 10 Jun 2022 04:16:27 +0000 http://ww2f.com/threads/re-m7b1-priest.77147/ http://ww2f.com/threads/re-m7b1-priest.77147/ invalid@example.com (Danny Burt) Danny Burt
I hope this email finds you well. I am currently restoring a WW2 M7B1 Priest.

These vehicles were made by the Pressed Steel Car Company, PA, USA for part of the US WW2 effort. I hope I am not being forward, we are giving a brief next week, on 13th, to a small group of people and was hoping for confirmation of manufacture paperwork and any further existing information on this hulk.

Also random, we're these mark of vehicle ever used by the British, and if so official records -...

Re: M7B1 Priest]]> 2 M8 Greyhound Restoration Mon, 11 Apr 2022 18:52:26 +0000 http://ww2f.com/threads/m8-greyhound-restoration.76682/ http://ww2f.com/threads/m8-greyhound-restoration.76682/ invalid@example.com (ourtankproject) ourtankproject
We could certainly use some feedback on this project as we are learning a lot about our vehicle and will soon be searching for parts. Does anyone have any good resources for information about the M8 or where we might acquire some of the things that we will need to bring our Greyhound back to...

M8 Greyhound Restoration]]> 13 Camp Plymouth Military Vehicle Show & Swap Meet 4/27-30/2022 Sun, 03 Apr 2022 13:52:47 +0000 http://ww2f.com/threads/camp-plymouth-military-vehicle-show-swap-meet-4-27-30-2022.76935/ http://ww2f.com/threads/camp-plymouth-military-vehicle-show-swap-meet-4-27-30-2022.76935/ invalid@example.com (Houndsworth) Houndsworth
Free admission and parking, no MV registration. Tuesday is a set up day, Sunday is a...

Camp Plymouth Military Vehicle Show & Swap Meet 4/27-30/2022]]> 1 Camp Plymouth Military Vehicle Event in California April 2020 Thu, 31 Mar 2022 18:23:44 +0000 http://ww2f.com/threads/camp-plymouth-military-vehicle-event-in-california-april-2020.74266/ http://ww2f.com/threads/camp-plymouth-military-vehicle-event-in-california-april-2020.74266/ invalid@example.com (Houndsworth) Houndsworth
Camp Plymouth Military Vehicle Event in California April 2020]]> 2 Vehicle Identification Help Tue, 18 Jan 2022 01:09:34 +0000 http://ww2f.com/threads/vehicle-identification-help.76578/ http://ww2f.com/threads/vehicle-identification-help.76578/ invalid@example.com (Dennis Allen Poyner) Dennis Allen Poyner
View attachment 36140]]> 2 Building a Willys MB Jeep from Scratch Wed, 27 Oct 2021 21:34:30 +0000 http://ww2f.com/threads/building-a-willys-mb-jeep-from-scratch.50080/ http://ww2f.com/threads/building-a-willys-mb-jeep-from-scratch.50080/ invalid@example.com (George Patton) George Patton
I apologize for the quality of the photos. I took most of these on my Blackberry after I was finished working on it for the day....

Building a Willys MB Jeep from Scratch]]> 46 Facinating story of restoring US M18 Hellcat Tank.. Mon, 04 Oct 2021 13:27:51 +0000 http://ww2f.com/threads/facinating-story-of-restoring-us-m18-hellcat-tank.76190/ http://ww2f.com/threads/facinating-story-of-restoring-us-m18-hellcat-tank.76190/ invalid@example.com (WW2History) WW2History

Group of tank enthusiasts took the mission to restore the M18 Hellcat Tank to be presented it in VE-DAY celebrations specially to surprise a WW II tank commander who fought from Normandy landing to Germany and in between the Battle of the Bulge in the same tank and liberated Buchenwald concentration camp he also received Bronze and Silver Star, and a Purple Heart

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WWII Willy's Jeep on her way soon to my home]]> 6 2 killed filming M-18 Fri, 09 Apr 2021 11:01:55 +0000 http://ww2f.com/threads/2-killed-filming-m-18.56045/ http://ww2f.com/threads/2-killed-filming-m-18.56045/ invalid@example.com (bronk7) bronk7 http://news.yahoo.com/two-oregon-men-killed-while-filming-ww2-tank-001448666.html

as usual, comment section has a lot of incorrect information

I'm not surprised...they are old, and need to be maintained properly...or bad ammo?..they say it was firing ''arty'' rounds..??...

2 killed filming M-18]]> 47 Camp Plymouth Military Vehicle Show & Swap Meet 4/28-5/2/2021 Thu, 04 Mar 2021 22:21:12 +0000 http://ww2f.com/threads/camp-plymouth-military-vehicle-show-swap-meet-4-28-5-2-2021.75582/ http://ww2f.com/threads/camp-plymouth-military-vehicle-show-swap-meet-4-28-5-2-2021.75582/ invalid@example.com (Houndsworth) Houndsworth
Tuesday is a set up day, Sunday is a pull out day, not a show day. No visitor admission or parking fees. Park and tent village accessed via...

Camp Plymouth Military Vehicle Show & Swap Meet 4/28-5/2/2021]]> Out for a Drive: Winter Edition Wed, 17 Feb 2021 20:38:05 +0000 http://ww2f.com/threads/out-for-a-drive-winter-edition.75547/ http://ww2f.com/threads/out-for-a-drive-winter-edition.75547/ invalid@example.com (George Patton) George Patton

Circa December 1944, South of Bastogne Belgium]]> 23 Tank Restoration on YouTube Sun, 15 Nov 2020 00:13:29 +0000 http://ww2f.com/threads/tank-restoration-on-youtube.75318/ http://ww2f.com/threads/tank-restoration-on-youtube.75318/ invalid@example.com (Chennault) Chennault National Military Vehicle Museum... Tue, 20 Oct 2020 14:31:19 +0000 http://ww2f.com/threads/national-military-vehicle-museum.75240/ http://ww2f.com/threads/national-military-vehicle-museum.75240/ invalid@example.com (harolds) harolds 4 1944 Schwimmwagen on eBay Thu, 17 Sep 2020 15:28:48 +0000 http://ww2f.com/threads/1944-schwimmwagen-on-ebay.58978/ http://ww2f.com/threads/1944-schwimmwagen-on-ebay.58978/ invalid@example.com (rprice) rprice
1944 Volkswagen Schwimmwagen type 166 for sale by owner. Less than 100 miles since restoration. Needs freshening up. Ran great when I parked it in the warehouse a year ago. Needs fluids changed and a 6 volt battery to run. Comes with some spare parts and trim including a spare transmission and propeller out drive. Photos and documents of restoration done in...

1944 Schwimmwagen on eBay]]> 15 American Jeep vs German Kubelwagen Fri, 19 Jun 2020 16:07:33 +0000 http://ww2f.com/threads/american-jeep-vs-german-kubelwagen.74682/ http://ww2f.com/threads/american-jeep-vs-german-kubelwagen.74682/ invalid@example.com (Class of '42) Class of '42
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