Indholdsfortegnelse for September/October 2022 i Military Vehicles

GET A FREE COPY OF MILITARY TRADER Do you collect the accessories that go with your vehicle like uniforms, weapons, accouterments, helmets, or medals? If so, you will love Military Trader. Active Interest Media wants to give you a free digital copy of our sister magazine, Military Trader. To grab your copy, log onto www.MilitaryTrader.com. In the upper left of the page, you will see a box with FREE ISSUE written on it. Click that. You will see a screen to enter your email address to receive our free, weekly Militar-E-News. After you enter, the next screen will provide you the access for the free digital download — easy as that! SHOW US YOUR WHEELS! Have you got a cool military vehicle (or more than one!)? We want to see…

The seaside town of Lyme Regis in Dorset, on the south coast of England, is a popular tourist destination these days. However, the story was much different during WW II when the county of Dorset was “home’ to some 80,000 service personnel that came to practice tactics and live firing exercises along the many beaches, such as West Bay and Swanage. All trace of that activity has long since disappeared, but dotted here and there are memorial plaques to commemorate the Allied forces. At Lyme on the wall by the slipway leading down to the beach is one such commemorative plaque. Sadly, not many people loo at it, despite it being in such a prominent location. As a historian I know of such things and the time when American troops…

M38 MATTERS Q: I wear out the pages reading your Tech Tips. I’m a small-time Jeeper since the 1950s, mostly CJ-2s, M38s and M38Als. Question about my M38: when I back up, the brakes lock. Pull forward and it’s OK. I put brakes on it three or four years ago. Before I pull the brake drums I wanted to hear from you. My transmission shifts OK, except sometimes it’s hard to get it from 4-wheel drive back into 2-wheel drive. If I stop and go into reverse with a little clutch movement, it slips into 2-wheel drive and away I go. I broke down in Prescott, Arizona a few years back with my M38 ... naturally at 5:30 p.m. at a stoplight. The jeep had no spark. After a couple…

A Salute to Service Ever since I was a boy, traveling during the summer months has always meant keeping my eyes open for convoys of military vehicles. Regardless of world deployments, it seems the highways are always streaming with olive drab or desert sand vehicles as National Guardsmen, Reservists and regular service men and women travel between bases. Driving on Interstate 90 between Fort McCoy and Camp Douglas the other day, I was reminded of a few convoy memories. BLESS YOU, BOYS. As I drove the long ribbon of pavement heading south on I-90, I spotted the sure sign of a convoy ahead of me: A long path of large trucks in the right lane all moving as one unit. As I approached and overtook the HMMWV at the end…

Although this article is intended as a primer for historic military vehicle (HMV) transfer cases in general, it will focus mainly on the Dana Spicer 18 as found in most U.S. military jeeps, including the WWII Ford GPW and Willys MB, as well as the M38, M38A1, M170 and M606. The Dana Spicer 18 was also fitted to Willys and Kaiser civilian jeeps, such as the CJ2, CJ3A, CJ3B, CJ5 and CJ6, as well as used in four-wheel-drive Willys pickups, station wagons, and the FC-150 and FC-170 Forward Control vehicles. Additionally, it was used many foreign-licensed Jeep models, including those built by Mahindra Jeep in India, and Mitsubishi Jeep of Japan, as well as in early model International Scouts. The Spicer Corporation was founded in 1904 by Clarence Spicer, who…

Confirm all information with show promoter before traveling. The time, dates, and/or location may have changed! SHOWS, RALLIES AND CONVOYS July 26-30, ENGLAND, Paddock Wood. Kent TN12 6PY. The War and Peace Revival, Europe’s Largest Military & Vintage Lifestyle Show. The Hop Farm, Info 011 44 1258 857700 www.thewarandpeacerevival.co.uk July 28-30, NH, Weare. 2022 Summer Rally, 14 Center Rd. Info, Camping: Deb Miller 603-225-5746, washumom@comast.net; Vending: Nick Wallner, 603-225-5249; nmwallner@comcast.net; www.mvmvc.org Aug 12-14 MI, Claire. The 26th Annual Military Vehicle Show/Swap Meet. Next to Jay’s Sporting Goods - 8810 S. Claire Ave. Mark Doepel 989-492-4748, Jeff Yost 989-386-5425, mdoepel@gmail.com Aug 18-20, WI, Aniwa. Central Wisconsin Military Show. Motorama Auto Museum Ltd, 4381 Stradale Lane. (18 miles east of Wausau) Info: Alfa Heaven, 4381 Stradale Lane, Aniwa, WI 54408; 715-449-2141; www.centralwisconsinmilitaryshow.com…