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MV 101: Military Vehicle Hobby Info

Military Vehicle Club Profile: The Military Transport Association (MTA)

Oct 13, 2021
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8. Who's Driving? Military Vehicle Profiles

Military Vehicle Club Profile: The Mighty Mid-Kansas MVPA

Oct 12, 2021
David King’s GTB and 1941 trailer.
4. 1 to 2-ton Vehicles (M715s,CUCVs, HMMWVs, GTBs, G-506s, etc.)

Gallery of Extant WWII Ford GTB Trucks

Nov 30, 2021
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Military Vehicles in the News

GM Defense awarded $36.4 million development contract to build heavy-duty Suburbans for U.S. government agencies

Sep 15, 2021
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8. Who's Driving? Military Vehicle Profiles

He "built a tank that fires 'taters!"

Sep 3, 2021
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Museums, Clubs, Organizations

Korean War and Vietnam War immersion at National Museum of Military Vehicles

Sep 3, 2021
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6. Wheeled Military Vehicles Larger than 2-1/2-tons

Diamond T G-509 4-ton Cargo Trucks

Aug 24, 2021
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6. Military Vehicle Show and Rally Reports

MVPA Drives Historic Military Vehicles on Yellowstone Trail Convoy

Aug 19, 2021
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9. Modern Military Vehicle News

U.S. Army awards Cummins Inc. $87M contract to deliver the Advanced Combat Engine

Jul 30, 2021
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Military Vehicles in the News

WWII aircraft to take to the sky over Oshkosh July 26-August 1 at EAA AirVenture.

Jul 20, 2021
M38A1 Jeep in a crate.
MV 101: Military Vehicle Hobby Info

JAG talks 'Jeep in a crate' and Military Vehicles on 'Rollin' With Old Cars' podcast

Jun 8, 2021
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9. Modern Military Vehicle News

North Carolina National Guard Unit First to Receive upgraded Paladins: The M109A7

May 26, 2021
From jeeps to tanks...see real WWII vehicles in action at the WWII Weekend!
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WWII Weekend at Old Bethpage Village June 19-20, 2021

May 17, 2021
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9. Modern Military Vehicle News

US Military Adds Heavy Trucks Under FHTV-III

May 5, 2021
M-Shorad on a Stryker.
9. Modern Military Vehicle News

US Army Deploys Mobile Short Range Air Defense (M-SHORAD) Stryker vehicles in Europe

Apr 28, 2021
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6. Military Vehicle Show and Rally Reports

Military Vehicles Magazine celebrates 2021, the "Year of the Military Ford"

Dec 16, 2021
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MV 101: Military Vehicle Hobby Info

Military Vehicles Magazine announces 2021 inductees into the Military Vehicle Hall of Fame

Mar 29, 2021
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Museums, Clubs, Organizations

Military Vehicle Magazine's Hall of Fame

Jan 7, 2022
WWII Half-track, Jeep, US Flag, and pyramid tent with the two sponsors' logos in lower left corner.
MV 101: Military Vehicle Hobby Info

NOW OPEN: Enter MVM's 2021 Virtual All-World Military Vehicle Show

Apr 28, 2021
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Museums, Clubs, Organizations

Studebaker National Museum seeks artifacts for military exhibit

Mar 19, 2021
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Auction News

Stephenson’s Auctioneers & Appraisers

Mar 12, 2021
1953 M43 restored by Peter Lee.
3. Half to Three Quarter Ton Vehicles (Mules, WCs, M37s, etc.)

Buyer's Guide: Dodge M43 3/4-ton Ambulance

Mar 2, 2021
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MV 101: Military Vehicle Hobby Info

Global armored vehicles market set to reach $34.1 billion by 2030

Feb 22, 2021
M934 5-ton Expansible Van 6x6
5. Legislation and Titling Military Vehicles

Kansas Bill to license newer military vehicles one step closer to passing

Feb 19, 2021
Proud to be a Dodge: On display at the local Dodge dealership for Veterans Day.
3. Half to Three Quarter Ton Vehicles (Mules, WCs, M37s, etc.)

Special Kind Hood Number on a Dodge 1/2-ton Military Truck

Feb 17, 2021
This 1965 short-bed, step-side, half-ton Ford displayed at the Arizona Military Vehicle Collector Show inspired me. It was painted in Navy gray. Apparently not all military vehicles have to be olive drab!
4. Military Vehicle History and Research

Military vehicles of a Different Color

Feb 19, 2021
1939 Mercury Eight Series 99A Estate Car
Military Vehicles in the News

Unique Mercury Eight Estate and rare Ford WOA2 head to auction

Mar 8, 2021
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5. Legislation and Titling Military Vehicles

MICHIGAN GOVERNOR VETOES BILL TO ALLOW FOR HISTORIC MILITARY VEHICLE TITLING

Jan 26, 2021
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5. Legislation and Titling Military Vehicles

KANSAS INTRODUCES BILLS TO ALLOW FOR NEWER MILITARY SURPLUS VEHICLE REGISTRATION

Jan 25, 2021
Russian Army T-72B3M parading.
9. Modern Military Vehicle News

Improving Russia's Fleet of Battle Tanks

Jan 19, 2021
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MV 101: Military Vehicle Hobby Info

Changes to MVPA Affiliate Program Coming

Jan 15, 2021
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4. 1 to 2-ton Vehicles (M715s,CUCVs, HMMWVs, GTBs, G-506s, etc.)

US Air Force  Begins HMMWV Replacement with JLTV

Nov 13, 2020
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2. Quarter Ton Military Vehicles (Jeeps, etc.)

The G-758 Military M170 Frontline Ambulance

Jul 7, 2021
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9. Modern Military Vehicle News

US Army receives its first Infantry Squad Vehicle

Oct 30, 2020
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5. Legislation and Titling Military Vehicles

Legislation (H.B. 4866) has been introduced in Michigan to allow for the titling and registration of historic military surplus vehicles.

Oct 19, 2020
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7. Books and Videos-Military Vehicles

US Army Vehicle Markings during WW2: New Book

Oct 1, 2020
ALGIERS,ALGERIA - AUGUST 1943: A view as an US Air Force pilot looks out his window during take off, flying from Algiers to Tunis, Tunisia. Jeep sports lusterless blue registration numbers.
4. Military Vehicle History and Research

These rare WWII photos show Army and Navy vehicles in original color

May 27, 2021
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9. Modern Military Vehicle News

U,S. Marine Corps floats new Amphibious Combat Vehicle

Sep 29, 2020
Cougar MRAP Recovery of Airbase Denied by Ordnance (RADBO)
9. Modern Military Vehicle News

Air Force to get MRAPS for clearing airfields

Oct 27, 2020
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4. 1 to 2-ton Vehicles (M715s,CUCVs, HMMWVs, GTBs, G-506s, etc.)

The "New" Dodge: WC-62 and WC-63 of WWII

May 4, 2021
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9. Modern Military Vehicle News

WWII B-25 Warbird Crashes in California

Dec 17, 2020
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7. Books and Videos-Military Vehicles

New book examines US WWII Ambulances and Medical Vehicles

Nov 12, 2020
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3. Half to Three Quarter Ton Vehicles (Mules, WCs, M37s, etc.)

Buying your own 3/4-ton WWII Dodge Weapons Carrier

Apr 26, 2021
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6. Military Vehicle Show and Rally Reports

And the winners are!  2020 All-World Virtual Military Vehicle Show

Dec 1, 2020
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Military Vehicles by Type

What's in the WWII US Motorpool?

Jun 9, 2021
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MV 101: Military Vehicle Hobby Info

How well do you know your military Jeeps?

Mar 2, 2021
MLT SPOT FOR SALECROP
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Aug 24, 2020
The first pre-production prototype of the Scout Specialist Vehicle (SV) at the UK’s biggest military vehicle demonstration, Defence Vehicle Dynamics (DVD). The vehicle is part of the Future Rap[id Effect System (FRES).
9. Modern Military Vehicle News

First Ares Armored Vehicles Delivered to British Army

Sep 29, 2020
The last tank assigned to 1st Tank Battalion departs Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, July 6, 2020.
9. Modern Military Vehicle News

No Tanks. The USMC Gives Up its Armor

Aug 17, 2020
Ride the Ducks has been a long-standing tourist attraction in Seattle, Wash. A combination of financial struggles including a significant crash in 2015 resulting in a lawsuit and the loss of business due to COVID-19 forced the company to close. The WWII surplus DUKWs and later versions were sold at auction in July 2020.
1. Military Vehicle Buyer's Guides

Amphibious DUKWs Sold at Auction

Jul 10, 2020

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