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!).
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…
Restoration of our Brockway C666 – Quick Way Model E
The truck stood still outdoors for over 50 years in a field of wrecks… this is a rare vehicle with only 4 identified in Europe, including UNIVEM’s. Two are restored and operational: one in the UK and one in the Netherlands. We undertook this project because the vehicle is complete and unmodified. Furthermore, the majority…
Chevrolet C8 HUP Restoration
The vehicle undergoing restoration belongs to the large group of the Canadian trucks which were designed in Canada During World War II. Only 12,000 units were built. This truck exhibits a number of specificities as compared to other similar vehicles: shorter gear ratio in the final drive, specific braking system, no spare wheel but hardened…
Restoration of the 2nd Diamond T 981
UNIVEM already had a Diamond T 981, but at one point, the engine was unusable because of a crack. But luckily, another Diamond T 981 was found and bought in May 2018. This truck had already been restored many years ago. The truck participated as is for the event “La Locomotion en fête” in June…
Overhaul of the Ford M8
The vehicule was pretty much worn out with problems in the gear box. It needed an overhaul. A complete renovation/restoration has been undertaken after an event in Bastogne in December 2009: engine, transmission, wheel hubs, braking system with its Hydrovac assistance, electricity… Almost everything has been taken apart, checked, renovated or replaced. October 15, 2016: First…
Sherman “Champaubert” gets its tracks back
For the 2019 European Heritage Days, UNIVEM decided the put the tracks back on the 2nd Sherman (nicknamed “Champaubert”) to give it a better presentation.
The Pacific’s trailer is out again!
It hasn’t been moved since the moving of the association in 2004. For the 2019 European Heritage Days, UNIVEM decided to exhibit outside the trailer M15A1 and its tractor the M26 Pacific!
Sherman M4A4 Overhaul
This Sherman M4A4 was built in January 1943. It belonged to the 274 M4A4 that were delivered to the French Army and equipped 4 regiments in the 1st and 5th French Armored Division during WW2. It was never hit or destroyed during the war and was modernized after war by the French Army to be…
A Fenwick for the workshop
UNIVEM had the occasion to get this 2.5 ton Fenwick fork lift. It had some problems, like in the hydraulic circuit. A small team gathered to put it back into running condition in a few weeks. He will become a valuable asset and will ease handling in the workshop.
Dodge T110 restoration
Our Dodge T110 light truck is undergoing a total restoration. In addition to its cab and mechanical elements we need to rebuild its original “stake and platform” cargo area. We still have the original stakes and planks that made the sides, front and rear of the cargo area but in very poor condition. Most of…
New paint job for the Scout Car
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…
Reactivation of the turret of our M16 half-track
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. …
Diamond T 981 restoration
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…