Military Vehicle Preservation Association
News
Updated 1-15-12
Military History Fest 8 - February 3-5
The event formerly known as Reenactor Fest has expanded and now includes an
Indoor Military Vehicle Display!
Check out the full details at: http://www.reenactorfest.com/Reenactor_Fest/Home.html
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NEW ILLINOIS LAW PROVIDES EXPANDS VEHICLE USE OPTION
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Roberts Armory Saves Historic Boat from Scrapyard
Restoration Begins
Chuck Roberts - Owner, curator of Roberts Armory in Rochelle, Il recently acquired a World War II Higgins Boat which was headed for the scrapyard. The historic vessel is legendary in it's use to transport troops from ship to shore. When Roberts learned of the vessel and it's potential demise, he acted quickly to make arrangements to procure the historic piece and have it safely transported over 1,000 miles to the Armory in Rochelle. Restoration is already well under way and progress photos can be seen here:
Be sure to check out the entire Roberts Armory Website!
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Recent Additions to the NICMVPA Fleet
Be sure to go to www.nicmvpaphotos.org to see more photos
Shop Trailer (Hawkens)
1952 M37 w/ Generator (Werner)
1953 M37 (Werner)
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Cantigny Preservation Workshop
On Sunday April 17, the NIC was invited to attend a day long Restoration and Preservation workshop at the 1ST Division Museum at Cantigny. The Presentation was conducted by Malcolm Collum a well known figure in the vehicle conservation arena. He is currently the Chief Conservator at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum. From 1996 until April of 2008, he was a senior conservator at The Henry Ford in Dearborn, Michigan, where he was responsible for the care of half of the institution’s three-dimensional artifacts, including motorized vehicles, aircraft and horology. After earning an M.A. in Art Conservation from the State University College in Buffalo, New York, Mr. Collum pursued his studies of mechanical artifacts at the National Museum of Science and Industry, London, England and at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
The seminar consisted of a PowerPoint presentation including “The Pro’s and Con’s of Intervention”, “Long and Short Term Storage Treatments”, “Bright Work Care”, Lubrication”, and a list of resources. The notes from this event will be posted on the web site for reference.
Mr. Cullum was very knowledgeable in all aspects of restoration and long term care of classic vehicles. His presentation was very informative and the interaction between the attendees and him was entertaining. I personally learned many things I was either unaware of or misunderstood, especially in the Lubrication session.
Those who conld not attend missed a great session and can read the notes when they are attached to the web site. I look forward to working with the personnel at Cantigny in the future and joining them on mutual projects.
Submitted by Mike Kozak
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A Message regarding the 2012 MVPA Alaska Highway Convoy (1-29-11) -
Dear MVPA Member,
I would like to introduce myself. I am Terry Shelswell, MVPA Convoy Projects Leader and Convoy Commander. I led the MVPA 2009 Transcontinental Motor Convoy across the US on the Lincoln Highway.
I am excited to be working on plans for another convoy…the 2012 MVPA Alaska Highway Convoy or as we are calling it AC’12. I hope by now you’ve heard about the convoy and have seen our ads in Supply Line.
As we plan for the 2012 convoy we’d like to make sure MVPA Affiliate members get information on a regular basis.
Attached are three convoy information pieces that can be downloaded (click on any of the items below):
AC’12 Release for Affiliates
AC’12 Key Points
½ Page Ad
The Alaska Highway took 8 months and 12 days to complete. Our current plan is to drive it in 26 days…17 days driving with 2 full rest days, 6 short days and 1 day to disband. We sure hope some of your members join us.
We have an active Facebook Group. To locate our group do a Facebook search for MVPA Alaska Convoy and you’ll find our page. If you would like to sign up for the convoy please email me at hq@mvpa.org.
Thank you for your support and assistance in getting information about AC’12 to your members.
Terry A. Shelswell, MVPA # 13957L
MVPA Convoy Projects Leader & Convoy Commander
1-800-365-5798 or hq@mvpa.org
Military Vehicle Preservation Association (MVPA) www.mvpa.org
