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Here is a link to the Military Vehicle Collectors of Colorado recent event called Operation Bizzard held at historic Camp Hale in the Colorado Mountains where the 10th Mountain Division Trained during WWII and later conflicts. We had a M29 and a BV206 up there. Club members camp out up there...
The Military Vehicle Collectors of Colorado (MVCC) displayed a few vehicles in support of Heroes vs Heroes Basketball Games which was an event sponsored by the Freedom Hunters who provide outdoor adventures/activities to our wounded Warriors. The other Heroes were the special need high school...
The Military Vehicle Collectors of Colorado will be rolling 20-25 vehicles in Denver's St Patrick's Day Parade as usual on Saturday, March 12th. Parade starts at 10 AM. We end up in the staging area for about an hour and a half before the parade so if anyone is in the Denver area stop by and see...
I have two older voltage regulators both putting out over 30 volts. Some older manuals show taking out the plug on one lower side of the regulator to adjust voltage. They both have the plug but there is no adjusting screw inside lined up with the hole with the plug out. Do these have to be...
While on a trip to Dulce, NM, found this Fruehauf water tanker (no military data plate) parked next to a wildfire slurry tank. It belonged to a Navy training organization of some sort probably supporting a firefighting school. See last picture for the decal (FHOTC). Its marked for water only...
The Military Vehicle Collectors of Colorado provided some vehicles for display supporting another Denver area Homes for our Troops fundraiser. This M220 was a Yuma proving ground support vehicle in its day. Has the desert white paint for that reason. You don't see many M817s with complete...
NoPICTURES for this one but had to tow bar an M54 today with my M818. Used a heavy tow bar to drag the M54 about 10 miles. The M54 tracked perfectly even through some very tight turns with no one in the cab. No sliding or skidding of the front wheels at all. The real surprise was that the...
The Military Vehicle Collectors of Colorado had the largest turnout of vehicles, tarilers and display items ever for an event at the 2010 Colorado Sport International Airshow held just northwest of Denver (Aug 28,29). We had an encampment of over 50 units with half the members camping out in...
The Military Vehicles Collectors of Colorado hand a few vehicles supporting the E470 Car Care Safety Fair in Aurora, CO. E470 is the tollroad beltway around the east side of Denver. The Buckley Air Force Base (Aurora, CO) crash crew brought their brand new center drive Oshkosh beauty for...
The Military Vehicle Collectors of Colorado have 3 big events coming up. Come see us if you are in the area. Here are the links to the events we are participating in. A copy of the flyer for ther second event showing one of our nice looking deuces is attached also. One really cool note, the...
A couple of Military Vehicle Collectors of Colorado brought their vehicles over to Centennial Airport south of Denver for a photo op with the B-17 "Aluminum Overcast" which was at the airport giving rides. She provides a **** of a background for pictures. Denver's South Metro Fire Dept...
I came up with a simple and CHEAP moveable M37 engine cradle while I continue work on my 1951. The rollers are a $11 Harbor Freight movers dolly rated at 1000 lbs. The frame is 2x4's and some short 4x4's I had laying around. It is very stable and moves very easy around the garage. I will...
Does anyone out there have any info on a 1950's era Dorsey 28' 12 ton trailer. It has a WWII looking and a commercial type electrical plug. Older syle commercial type air brakes. Wood deck. What unit or organization would "AMC PAD" be?? That marking is on the front of the trailer.
The Military Vehicle Collectors of Colorado were honored with an invite to a retirement ceremony for the tracked version of the MLRS down at Ft Carson in Colorado Springs, CO. Apparently the tracked version is going away being replace by the FMTV wheeled version. There was a huge static...
The Military Vehicle Collectors of Colorado rolled a bunch of vehicles as always in the 2010 Commerce City Memorial Day pararde. Thanks to MVCC member Bob Fetters (driving the M817) and his wife for the pictures.
The Military Vehicle Collectors of Colorado (MVCC) will be participating with another large contigent of vehciles in this year's 4th of July parade in Highlands Ranch, CO just south of Denver. For more info click on the first lihk below. For pics from last year's parade click on the second...
The Military Vehicle Collectors of Colorado (MVCC) (mvcconline.org) put together a very large contingent of 5 tons and a deuce for the Elizabeth, CO Stampede Parade. We had three M818 tractors , two 5 ton cargo models and one deuce. Pretty impressive unit on the roll. Largest entry in the...
Should I add the brown fo the three color pattern or just leave this as is. Looks pretty good black and OD and I'm leaning to leave it that way. The base OD is an older hue of OD which will stay. The trailer is an M971. One side done. Plain side is how the trailer came off GL lot. Pattern...
The Military Vehicle Collectors of Colorado supported their second Colorado National Guard Event this year. The 101st Army (CONG) Band held a free concert in downtown Denver at the Performing Arts Center. Search CONG 150th annivesary to see pics of the first event. We had a request for a few...
The Military Vehicle Collectors of Colorado will be rolling 20-25 vehicles in Denver's St Patrick's Day Parade on Saturday, March 13th. Parade starts at 10 AM. We end up in the staging area for about an hour and a half before the parade so if anyone is in the Denver area stop by and see us...