Alex van de Wetering

Excellent work! Nice to see another steel cab Dodge come back to life.....and frankly I can't wait till you guys start on the D15. I have always wondered......are WC54 doors the same, apart from the top corner on the lock side? Alex

I remember what you started with....excellent work Tom! Hope to see it in the flesh in Normandy! Good luck with the first road test. Alex

Bill, I am sure I have seen these in the for sale section on the forum some time ago. Alex

I guess the 5 Shermans were parked behind the cameraman.....:-D Lovely sight! Alex

Lovely work! Great to see you spend so much time and energy to reproduce the fenders/boxes with all the correct angles! Alex and lovely to see the Cab 11 in the background!

Nice work Tom.....really "Hot Rod" style.....making a two door out of a four door:-D Alex

Tom, It's amazing what you can do with peppered and bent panels; excellent. Alex

Lovely project Jack. Please keep us updated on the progress. The D-rings on the rear panel close to the tail lights also look like Ford CMP, although these could have been fitted postwar. Alex

Two more pics of a Bedford in The Hague, source: http://www.haagsebeeldbank.nl/

I know there are more pics, but haven't been able to retrace them yet. Anyway, here's a start. The first two of the Bedford were taken in Rotterdam, early May 1945. (Rotterdam city archives) The other two pictures were taken in Breda may 2nd 1945 ....I absolutely love these pics as it also show some other lovely trucks like the Fordson WOT3. If you look closely you can see a number of Bedford Cantine trucks, but also the WOA2 and Guy water bowser. source: http://gemeentearchief.rotterdam.nl/nl source: http://www.beeldbankwo2.nl/ Alex

Hanno, I am sure I have seen a number of pictures of these in one of the Dutch city archives.....Rotterdam area (?). I will dig them up. Alex

One of these former "sheds" is displayed at the Wolfheze campsite, part of a collection/exhibition about gliders (well worth a visit!). It was only recently brought to the Arnhem area from the UK....maybe the one Dave mentions (?). It's displayed as a Horsa section again, without the shed mods. Also displayed are several Horsa, Hamilcar and Waco parts recovered from the area and also a repro Horsa cockpit. Alex

Nor a year of manufacture or a pic of the front, but we all want to know more :-D Alex

I would say..AIRFIX....and some old fashioned photo manipulation.

I agree. Maybe the reason they chose a ww2 vehicle is that it matches their WW2 warbird collection? It's a matter of taste I guess....there are quite a few Carryalls driving around in the US with modified raised suspension, big boots and turbo-engines. Not my cup of tea.

Actually, it's been in Bastogne for more than two years now. It actually broke down during the Bastogne remembrance in december, two years ago. Was than rebuilt over a period of two years and was finished shortly before the Bastogne remembrance last year. The Stalin was also in the process of being rebuilt in Bastogne.....as was a Renault UE, although I am not sure it's the same one as showed up in Mons. Alex

Very nice work and indeed a very good choice of colours. I love your choice of indicators as well.....nice and small! Alex

The MVCG france website mentions a stolen WC51, 1 ton trailer and equipment. I have no relation to the owner or mvcg, but I think it's worth mentioning here. Here is the link to more info: http://mvcgfrance.org/menu4/2013-07-07-VOLDODGE.html Alex ---------------- Owner: Patrick Baillet, collector of military vehicles war 45 Contact: - Portable Patrick BAILLET: 06.15.39.86.15 - Email: sylvie.bigaroli @ neuf.fr Flight date: Weekend July 7, 2013 Location of theft: CORMEILLES EN PARISIS - 95420 Val d'Oise Secure Technical Center City Cormeilles with entry badge. M aterial c oncerné: - Dodge WC 51 - The trailer 1 Ton - Exhibition materials (military uniforms, block surgery campaign showcases, etc..). Notes: Set ment completely restored, the Dodge WC51 has a new paint + new + cover new tires: Chassis No. Dodge is 81,708,829.

Certainly a project worth following! The pillbox (the one which is still dipped in concrete) in your blog seems to be the one displayed in the Overloon War museum. They have a costemtically restored Staghound as well (ex Belgium) and a separate Stag pillbox-hull like yours (the same one???) If I remember correctly these were originally positioned around Eindhoven. There were quite a few RAMs and Shermans used as pillboxes in the Eastern parts of Holland, some of which survive. Good luck and please keep us updated. There is a very nice restored Staghound here in Holland as well! Alex

Or did it end up in Kraliky? I remember seeing a similar condition Cromwell hull there a few years ago. From what I have heard they were originally CZ armoured brigade and ended up working in the mines after ww2....some fitted with T34 rims and rubber! Alex

Awesome work guys....those long days before War and Peace really payed off! What a sight it would be to see Rick and the Cromwell in Normandy next year.....:-X Alex

Tom, I don't know how many hours you had to spend on that pillar to get it right, but the result looks excellent! Well done. Alex

Not spotted first hand, but just spotted some interesting vehicles in a report on today's "Tour de France" stage. The location should be Saint-Cyr Coëtquidan if I am correct. Forum member "Supertrack" with his Ward maybe????? Alex

Good work Alastair.....engine looking nice and fresh....good to see theframe is slowly turning into "Loyd". I have a feeling it might be a Dutchie(?)

Guy, I just noticed you registered the QL for Wings and Wheels....goodie, goodie! Alex