You will find here all the activities we do in our workshop.
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!