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There is a rumor that tlmob1 has acquired a vintage M104 trailer to match his M135. Tons and tons of M105's around but them 1950's M104's are hard as heck to find. I hope Rob will post pictures here soon. The trailer looked pretty nice when it rolled out my driveway. Come on Rob show us the...

We built a WC21 over the last two years to participate in the MVPA Alaska Highway Convoy the August. Yesterday Wisconsin WWII veterans were honored with an event in Green Bay that included a dozen WWII vehicles on display. Drove the WC21 23 miles to the event as its first outing since project...

We started a project to build a WWII Dodge to drive the Alaska Highway MVPA convoy. Work started in Sept 2010. During the rebuild, we found the data plate with the original delivery date April 22, 1942. So today she turned 70 years old. We took her out for the first test drive. The new...

To all Wisconsin Historic Military Vehicle Owners, LEGISLATIVE ALERT Your Help Is Needed Again! Since the creation of the Wisconsin Historic Military Vehicle law in 2010, we have worked on your behalf to improve the law in your favor. We have campaigned the state legislature and the state...

I've read several posts from new M35A3 owners about removing the "EGR" system from the truck. The Air Cleaner and Muffler is a combined engineered heavy duty air cleaner "system" on the M35A3. It is not and has nothing to do with "Exhaust Gas Resurculation" (EGR). Nothing to do with Air...

The new Historic Military Vehicle law became effective on October 1st. Please pass this information on to other military vehicle collectors you know. By Wisconsin law, privately owned former military vehicles may now be registered and will receive the new Historic Military Vehicle license...

MVPA Announces 2012 Alaska Highway Convoy To celebrate the 70th anniversary of the building of the ALCAN military highway thru Canada and Alaska during WWII, the Military Vehicle Preservation Association (MVPA) will convoy our historic military vehicles on the famous Alaska Highway in August...

We will be making a trip from the Green Bay area in WI to the West Coast - South Western Oregon area in August or early September 2010. Have tandem axle trailer going empty on the way out. Travel out is likely via ND, Montana, Idaho Etc. Schedule and route is flexable. PM me if you have...

Earlier today, the Wisconsin legislature's assembly chamber in full session acted on bill proposal AB592 to change the state statutes to allow Historic Military Vehicles to be regestered and operated in Wisconsin. The assembly passed the bill on a unanimous voice vote. The bill was immediatly...

Many of you know the fight we are in here in Wisconsin to keep the DOT from banning MV's from the public roads. Working with the Wisconsin Legistature and the DOT and attorneys and Military Vehicle Collectors, a bill proposal has been created that will create a seperate catagory for Historic...

The WISCONSIN DOT has proposed a new rule/law called Trans 123 that eliminates many Historic Military Vehicles including all post 1968 MV’s from WI highways. I’m sending this out to everyone we know and asking (begging) you and your fellow Wisconsin collectors to get involved!!!! Please pass...

As many of you know, the MVPA transcontinental convoy left Washington DC this weekend bound for San Francisco. We have been posting photos at several locations. You can follow the convoy progress via the MVPA web site www.MVPA.org and check the daily convoy blog. Click the '2009 Convoy'...

Well, I don't post here too often but just had to show off my truck a little. I've had this truck since 1994. It was a non running parts truck from Ft McCoy WI when they still had live auctions at the DRMO. We are taking it on the MVPA Convoy thru Indiana, Illinois and Iowa in a few weeks...