In september 2017, we decided to give the Scout Car a new paint job. The paint job took only 2 weeks, because the goal was to participate to the 70th Anniversary of General Leclerc’s death in Paris on 8th october. The vehicle was partially disassembled: back bumpers and steps, lights, door handles, mirrors,… We chose markings of…
The turret of our M16 was no longer operational. All the controls are electrical, on battery. The small gasoline engine driving the generator that is used to charge the battery was made operational again : The turret is moved by an electric motor located underneath and associated to a set of pulleys and toothed belts. …
On 8th October 2017, the ACAGL 14 association (a French association rallying craftsmen and shopkeepers of the General Leclerc Avenue in Paris) put together a remembrance day for the 70th Anniversary of General Leclerc’s death. Early in the afternoon, festivities began at Porte d’Orléans with a memorial ceremony in front of the Philippe Leclerc de…
The vehicle has been acquired as a wreck. It has been the object of a large restoration in the early 2000s which climax was the first start up of the engine, in an unbelievable cloud of smoke at the beginning! An extensive work has been conducted on the cab where the floor was so degraded that it…
This is an important event for our association. It requires a comprehensive mobilization : management of various interfaces with authorities well ahead of the event, overall organisation, all with volunteers,, security : Inside the halls and even more outside were the trucks load and unload the visitors all day, logistics : truck tours, gasoline, parking…
There are not only the vehicles to take care of! Today, small, but useful fixes had to be done: the Tecalemit electrical greaser was out of order. Some of our member fixed it and now this tool will be of great help to do the maintenance of the vehicles. The floor of the halls had…
Everything contributed to make that day a success for all (July 30, 2017). For its 10th summer crossing of Paris, the “Vincennes en Anciennes” association (https://www.vincennesenanciennes.com/) had organized a picnic on the terrace of Meudon that dominates the Paris area with a wonderful view. Three successive castles were built here (the remains of the latest,…
Transfered from La Ferté Allais to Melun-Villaroche, this was the 23rd edition and the first one on this new ground. With a magnificent weather it was sheer hapiness to renew with this event, a european gathering of 1500 vintage vehicles : military of course, but also cars and buses, trucks and farm tractors, a couple…
Like every year, a group of our club went to the Normandy beach of Omaha on June 6, to remember… For those who understand the French language, they will enjoy the story told by the owner of the castle of Vierville sur Mer, the small town located at one end of Omaha Beach, who welcomes…
As every year Retromobile is a jewelery case for great many treasures. UNIVEM presents their Dodge T110, a famous WWII utility truck which had also a long civilian career. It is also well know of the general public for being one of the two trucks carrying the nitroglycerin in the 1953 movie “The wages of…
The Battle of the Bulge in the snow 22 members participated in this winter outing with two heavy vehicules : half-track M5 and GMC CCKW 353 cargo body. The Indian Head association was the organizer for a total of 140 participants and 40 vehicles. A courageous participant even did it with his little Cushman !…