On the occasion of the unveiling of the Monument commemorating the Battle of the Vexin, the Vexin Histoire Vivante (VHV) association and the city of Fontenay-Saint-Père invited several reenactment groups to come and setttle a camp on the 11th and 12th September. This forgotten battle took place in late August 1944 during the liberation of…
Every year, the city of Versailles holds an event gathering every association of the city that present what they do to the public. UNIVEM was there, with a lot of heavy vehicles: 2 Half-Tracks, Ford M8, Diamond T M20, Ward-La-France M1A1, International M425 and its semi trailer, Scout-Car, a Dodge Command-Car and some Jeeps. Once again,…
On the 25th August 2021, the city of Versailles commemorated the 77th Anniversary of its liberation. UNIVEM brought some vehicles : the M8 Armored car, the M16 Half-Track, a Dodge Command Car and two Jeeps. Photo credit: Ville de Versailles / Marc O Carion
Again, UNIVEM was invited by the “Vincennes en Anciennes” association (an association of classic cars) to attend the arrival of their famous event, the “Traversée de Paris”: hundreds of classic cars driving through Paris on Sunday morning. The finish line being in the castle of Meudon, which is on the edge of a wooded plateau, that…
Following the Covid19 crisis, it had been a while since the vehciles were allowed to be out in the wild. UNIVEM decided to organise an outing with the vehicles. As a goal, we reached the “Musée Volant Salis”, a vintage aircraft museum, located in the Cerny La Ferté Alais aerodrome, in the south of Paris. …
At the end of May 2021, following a request from a student association from the Ecole Polytechnique*, UNIVEM brought the Sherman and a Jeep and held a demo during a ceremony. *The École Polytechnique (French: l’École polytechnique) is one of the most prestigious and selective grandes écoles in France. It is a…
With the Corona crisis the world is currently living, we decided very late to organize an open day for the 2020 European Heritage Days. So for this year, no rides in vehicles or food stall, very few advertising and also, as a consequence, fewer public! Outside, several big vehicles were exhibited. Inside, we focused on…
Every year, the city of Versailles holds an event gathering every association of the city that present what they do to the public. UNIVEM was there, with a lot of heavy vehicles: 3 Half-Tracks, Ford M8, Diamond T M20, Ward-La-France M1A1, International M425 and its semi trailer, GMC CCKW Workshop, a Dodge Command-Car and some Jeeps.…
Again, UNIVEM was invited by the “Vincennes en Anciennes” association (an association of classic cars) to attend the arrival of their famous event, the “Traversée de Paris”: hundreds of classic cars driving through Paris on Sunday morning. The finish line being in the castle of Meudon, which is on the edge of a wooded plateau, that…
At the end of August, UNIVEM went to Le Bourget for the 76th anniversary of the liberation of the city. Two Half-Track, two GMC, three Dodge, and half a dozen Jeep came with us. After a ceremony a small parade went through the city streets. After a speech of the Mayor, and the cocktail party,…
On the 25th August 2020, the city of Versailles commemorated the 76 Anniversary of its liberation. UNIVEM brought four vehicles : the freshly restored M8 Armored car, and also the M5 Half-Track, a Dodge Command Car and a Jeep.
75 years ago on the 8th May 1945, following the German surrender, Victory in Europe was declared, and war was over. 75 years later, because of the unseen before Covid-situation, commemorations can’t be held as usually. Thus, virtual tributes are paid all across the internet. We would also like to pay homage to all this…
UNIVEM was there for the 45th Retromobile, in Paris, one of the biggest vintage vehicle show in the world. This year again, the stand was shared with the Saumur Tank Museum. The theme was about the 1940 Battle of France. We brought the Laffly / V15T while they brought a newly restored Somua S35 and…
For the 75th Anniversary of the battle of the Bulge, Indian Head Association held its traditional winter event from 13th to 15th December 2019: “On the tracks of General Patton”. The basecamp was at Clairefontaine Sacré-Coeur Center in Arlon, next to the Luxembourg border. UNIVEM went with 25 members, the Half-Track M5 and the GMC…
For the Farewell to Arms of the Chief Comissioner Cyril Villerbu, a parade was held at the “quartier Général Estienne” (General Estienne barracks) in Rambouillet on the 2nd of September 2019. UNIVEM exhibited the Sherman tank and a Dodge Command Car. Several vintage cars and a Dodge WC54 Ambulance from a member of UNIVEM were…