Scammell Pioneer overhaul
Our Scammell Pioneer was retored many years ago, but was left in a corner in between. A tiny but brave team did not want to see it rot! And so began the overhaul of this rare truck (possibly the only one in France!).
Bougival Motor Show 2023
UNIVEM brought some vehicles (Half-Track M3, GMC CCKW, Dodge WC-62 or Jeep Willys) for a local classic car event called the Bougival Motor Show.
GMC Compresseur Leroi Restoration
In september 2019, a GMC CCKW 353 equipped with a Leroi compressor joined the UNIVEM collection. The truck is almost complete and in good shape but several details are to be fixed (gear box, oil leak in the engine, electrical wiring,…). A first diassemblage is done with the engine in December 2019. Eventually, at the…
Restoration of the 2nd GMC DUKW
More info on the GMC DUKW here. This DUKW was already restored in the past. It stayed parked too many years without poper maintenance. Eventually, in April 2021, a small team decided to give it a new life. April 2021: check-up of the ignition system Summer 2021: begining of the overhauling of the braking…
Rétromobile 2023
Back to Rétromobile, one of the biggest vintage car event! Again, we shared the stand with the Saumur Tank Museum. We brought our latest restorations: Jeep Willys USAF and Ford M8 Armored Car ! And also to airborne scooters replicas belonging to our members: Cushman and Welbike. Saumur brought an AMX-30 tank painted in the…
Our SAS Jeep in Les Invalides
For a special exhibition about Special Forces in the Army Museum in Paris (located in Les Invalides), our SAS Jeep was exhibited in the museum (from October 2022 to January 2023).
Ivanhoe 2023
Back in the Belgian Ardennes area after a two year gap because of Covid. We headed to Ivanhoe 2023, held by the Indian Head association in Oignies-en-Thiérache. More than 160 participants with about 40 vehicles came from Belgium, France, the Netherlands or even Italy. We came with a GMC CCKW dumper and a M5 Half-Track…