Vehicle Reclamation In New Zealand (1945) 200,395

This is a brilliant little video produced by the NEW ZEALAND NATIONAL FILM UNIT for Ordnance (Automotive) Reclamation Section SOUTH PACIFIC BASE COMMAND LT. COL. DANIEL F. SULLIVAN ORD. DEPT. U.S. ARMY Officer-in-Charge. Wrecked and damaged trucks and jeeps salvaged from the war zones in the Pacific, are reconditioned in New Zealand motor assembly factories.
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Ford GPW 247676 Jeep

This is a stunning little video of a restored Jeep.
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Picture Of The Week - No 4 - Jeep To Normandy

Back in 1977 when I was still at school, I used to sit next to a lad called Chris Jenkins in my O Level History lesson. Chris and I have have been friends ever since, and have shared may adventures over the years, including going to Normandy in his Jeep for the 60th D-Day celebrations in Jun 2004. Boy did we do some mileage in that Jeep! In the space of 4 days we drove south and caught the Chunnel across to France and then drove to Normandy all in one day. For two days we toured the sites, and then drove back home on the fourth day.  The weather wasn't great and most of the time it was pretty cold, but we still had a great time.  Here's a (rather grainy) photo of the two of us setting off on our adventure.
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Huntingdon Area MVT - Spring Road Run

Our MVT area group conducted its first road-run on Sunday 20th May. We had initially planned to stage the run on the 28 Apr, but due to bad weather we postponed, hoping for better in May. Well, it was better in as much as it wasn’t freezing cold and hammering it down, but it was heavily overcast, and pretty cold it has to be said.
The initial plans had 11 vehicles in the run, but then 2 dropped out due to conflicting commitments, and on the day another 2 suffered mechanical problems and so were unable to make it to the start location near Kings Ripton. The ‘magnificent seven’ for the run comprised of 2 x Jeeps, 1 x CCKW 353, 1 x CCKW 352, 2 x Landrover FFRs, and last but not least, a rare Dodge WC63. In addition to the 7 drivers, 4 friends and family crewed along with 1 one hound (Albert). Two support vehicles carried another 5 people including the official trip photographer.

Setting off at 13:00 a series of back roads over a course of 10 miles brought the convoy to its first halt at ‘The George’ pub in Spaldwick.
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A 40 minute refreshment break allowed those souls in the more exposed vehicles to regain a semblance of blood supply to their extremities.
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The second and last part of the journey over a further 10 miles involved some challenging narrow and twisty lanes (especially for the larger vehicles) for about 8 miles before we broke out into more open terrain for the final run into RAF Little Staughton, arriving around 15:15. Following an undercover barbecue tea, people headed off home around 16:30.
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A good day overall, and we will be definitely doing another, perhaps in September.
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