A picture also taken on the Hofzichtlaan; motorcar 36 + maintenance car H.42 with workers on top busy with the overhead wire for the new extension to Mariahoeve Station. On the left a classic HTM bus (Verheul) the ones that coloured my years of getting older.

From boats to buggies, trucks to tractors, Fleet Services is hard at work keeping all the county vehicles on the streets and highways.

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D-loco DHF 21.046 shunting on the main track along divers stored rolling stock- utility vehicles. The loco just arrived with a goods train from the South and going to the depot.

Photographed at the 17th Annual McLean County Antique Auto Club Exhibition on the grounds of the David Davis Mansion in Bloomington, Illinois on August 3, 2013. The event is co-sponsored by the David Davis Mansion Foundation.

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The successor to the successful series I was the series II, which saw a production run from 1958 to 1961. It came in 88 in and 109 in wheelbases (normally referred to as the 'SWB' and 'LWB'). This was the first Land Rover to receive the attention of Rover's styling department. Chief Stylist David Bache produced the familiar 'barrel side' waistline, with a 5 in greater width to cover the vehicle's wider tracks, as well as the improved design of the truck cab variant, introducing the curved side windows and rounded roof still used on current Land Rovers.

The series II was the first vehicle to use the well-known 2.25-litre petrol engine, although the first 1,500 or so short wheelbase (SWB) models retained the 52 hp 2.0-litre petrol engine from the series I. This larger petrol engine produced 72 hp and was closely related to the 2.0-litre diesel unit still in use. This engine became the standard Land Rover unit until the mid-1980's when diesel engines became more popular.

The 109 in series II station wagon introduced a twelve-seater option on top of the standard ten-seater layout. This was primarily to take advantage of U.K tax laws, by which a vehicle with 12 seats or more was classed as a bus, and was exempt from Purchase Tax and Special Vehicle Tax. This made the twelve-seater not only cheaper to buy than the 10-seater version, but also cheaper than the seven-seater 88 in Station Wagon. The twelve-seater layout remained a highly popular body style for decades, being retained on the later series and Defender variants until 2002, when it was dropped.

The unusual status of the twelve-seater remained until the end, such vehicles were classed as minibuses and thus could use bus lanes and (if registered correctly) could be exempt from the London Congestion Charge. There was some degree of overlap between series I and II production. Early series II 88 in vehicles were fitted with the old 2-litre petrol engine to use up existing stock from production of the series I. The 107 in Station Wagon continued until late 1959 due to continued demand from export markets and to allow the production of series-II components to reach full level.

General characteristics -

▪︎Manufacturer: Land Rover

▪︎Production: 1958 to 1961

▪︎Body Style: 2-door Off-road vehicle / 4-door Off-road vehicle / 2-door Pickup

▪︎Engine: 2.0 L petrol I4 / 2.25 L petrol I4 / 2.0 L I4 diesel

▪︎Transmission: 4-speed manual

▪︎Wheelbase: 88.0 in (SWB) / 109.0 in (LWB)

▪︎Length: 142.4 in (SWB) / 175.0 in (LWB)

▪︎Width: 66.0 in

▪︎Height: 77.5 in (SWB) / 81.0 in (LWB)

▪︎Predecessor: Land Rover series I

▪︎Successor: Land Rover series IIA.

Information sourced from - en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_Rover_series

Photographed at the 29th Annual Nostalgic Indoor Invitational Auto Show at Avanti's Dome in Pekin, Illinois on March 30, 2013. The show is presented by the Early Ford V-8 Club of America Regional Group #51.

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Photographed at the 17th Annual McLean County Antique Auto Club Exhibition on the grounds of the David Davis Mansion in Bloomington, Illinois on August 3, 2013. The event is co-sponsored by the David Davis Mansion Foundation.

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1941-1945 WILLYS MB

The U.S. Army requested a vehicle, and drove off in a ''Hero'' the Willys MB, its spirit forged by the fire of combat and honed in the heat of battle, seared its way into the hearts of warriors fighting for freedom. Fierce emotional bonds often developed between a Soldier and his ''Jeep'' 4x4. The faithful little MB earned a place in every GI's heart, in every area of combat, in every conceivable role. The tough, simple Jeep 4x4 became the GI's best friend, second only to his Rifle. One Jeep MB was even awarded a Purple Heart and sent home. General George C. Marshall, U.S Army Chief of Staff during World War Two, and later U.S. Secretary of State, described the Jeep 4x4 as ''America's greatest contribution to modern warfare'' Scripps Howard World War Two reporter Ernie Pyle once said, ''It did everything. It went everywhere. Was a faithful as a dog, as strong as a mule, and as agile as a goat. It constantly carried twice what it was designed for and still kept going''.

The Willys MB started a revolution in the use of Small Military Motor Vehicles in the U.S. Army, horses along with motorcycles, solo and side car, were rendered obsolete almost immediately. The all-purpose Willys MB was amazingly versatile, they could be fitted with .30 or .50 caliber Machine Guns for combat and were also widely modified for long-range desert patrol, snow plowing, telephone cable laying, saw milling, as fire-fighting pumpers, field ambulances, tractors and, with suitable wheels, would even run on railway tracks.

Willys MB's could be loaded into transport aircraft for rapid deployment and were also small enough to fit into the large gliders used in the D-Day Invasion of Europe, over the course of the war, customised field kits were developed for winter and desert conditions, deep-water fording and other combat needs.

Although the Willys MB was not the first four-wheel-drive vehicle, the Go Anywhere, Do Anything vehicle, but it did influenced every 4x4 built in its wake. The New York Museum of Modern Art includes a Military Jeep Brand 4x4 in its display of eight automobiles and regarded it as “one of the very few genuine expressions of machine art.”

Willys MB / Ford GPW:-

▪︎ Type: 1⁄4 ton 4x4 Utility Truck

▪︎ Place of origin: United States

▪︎ In service: 1941 until varying per country

▪︎ Used by: USA and its allies of World War Two

▪︎ Wars: World War Two, Korean War, Various post 1945 conflicts

▪︎ Designer: Karl Probst, Delmar G. Roos

▪︎ Designed: 1940 through early 1942

▪︎ Manufacturer: Willys-Overland (MB) / Ford (GPW)

▪︎ Produced: 1941 to 1945

▪︎ Number built: World War Two total = 647,925 including pre-production units – Willys MB: 359,489 / Ford GPW: 277,896

▪︎ Variants: Ford GPA ''Seep'' 12,778

▪︎ Specifications: (MB and GPW same)

▪︎ Mass: 2,453lb, curb weight (with engine fluids and full fuel) 2,337lb dry weight

▪︎ Length: 132 1⁄4 inch

▪︎ Width: 62 inch

▪︎ Height overall with top up: 69 3⁄4 inch reducible to 52 inch

▪︎ Crew: 3 to 4

▪︎ Main armament: designed to mount .30 or .50 caliber Machine Guns swiveling on post between front seatbacks

▪︎ Secondary armament: towing 37mm Anti-Tank Gun

▪︎ Engine: 2.2 litre Inline 4 Willys L134 ''Go Devil'' 60hp

▪︎ Power/weight: 54.0hp/ton

▪︎ Payload capacity: 1,200lb on-road, 800lb cross-country

▪︎ Transmission: 3 speed x 2 range transfer case

▪︎ Suspension: Live axles on leaf springs front and rear

▪︎ Ground clearance: 8 3⁄4 inch

▪︎ Fuel capacity: 12.5 imperial gallons

▪︎ Operational range: 300 miles

▪︎Maximum speed: 65mph.

Sourced from en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willys_MB

Photographed at the 64th Secretary of State Vehicle Show in Springfield, Illinois on September 7, 2013.

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Photographed at the Athens Fall Festival in Athens, Illinois on August 25, 2012. The car show held at the event is sponsored by the Route 97 Cruisaders.

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Photographed at the 8th Annual Lincoln Land Community College MotorSports Club Car Show in Springfield, Illinois on July 9, 2011.

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My brother, one of my sons, and I spent a couple of days putting in new fence-posts and paving around my mother's home.

C. and our youngest son also helped with the demolition of the old fence/paving.

Photographed at the Paws and Power Dog Party and Car Show at Southwind Park in Springfield, Illinois on September 9, 2012. The event is hosted by the Springfield Parks Foundation and the Animal Protective League.

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Utility car H.22 nicknamed: 'De stofzuiger' (Vacuum cleaner) in front of Hotel Lucas opposite the railway station (former S.S. these days Central Station). After the PCC cars were introduced on tram routes ending at the station a triangle was constructed to let them reverse. These days the same spot is totally unrecognizable though the street as such is still there as a passage through a building complex towards the inner city.

Photographed at the 11th Annual 50's Night with Classic Car Display at Ray's Route 66 Family Diner on Old Rt. 66 in Sherman, Illinois on July 5, 2014.

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In a parking lot on a sunny August afternoon.

Photographed at the Lincoln Art & Balloon Festival Car Show in Lincoln, Illinois on August 25, 2013. The event is sponsored by the Railsplitter Antique Auto Club.

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Photographed at the 17th Annual McLean County Antique Auto Club Exhibition on the grounds of the David Davis Mansion in Bloomington, Illinois on August 3, 2013. The event is co-sponsored by the David Davis Mansion Foundation.

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Photographed at the Paws and Power Dog Party and Car Show at Southwind Park in Springfield, Illinois on September 9, 2012. The event is hosted by the Springfield Parks Foundation and the Animal Protective League.

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Armoured patrol car A.W.T. 60 (Wickham) put on show on the platform. There were times of resistance and these vehicles came handy to keep the tracks safe. Some of them were exported to Thailand mainly for the deep south and frankly spoken still could be used there because the resistance movement (freedom fighters) is stronger than ever.

Photographed at the 2013 International Route 66 Mother Road Festival in Springfield, Illinois on September 27-29, 2013.

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Photographed at the Annual Fred Britenstine Car, Truck and Motorcycle Show on the Square in Virden, Illinois on June 18, 2011.

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The World War Two, British Morris Commercial C8 Field Artillery Tractor, which was more commonly known as the ''Quad'' is an artillery tractor used by the British and Commonwealth Forces, used to tow Field Artillery Pieces, such as the 25-pounder Howitzer Gun, and Anti-Tank Guns, such as the 17-pounder. The Quad saw service with many nations’ forces from 1939 right through until the late 1950's. Originally designed and produced by Guy Motors of Wolverhampton, it featured distinctive angular sloping rear bodywork and was first known as the ''Guy Quad-Ant'' due to its four-wheel drive designation, the '‘Quad’' tag soon adopted to describe all similar field tractors built by the several manufacturers.

In 1937 the War Department identified a need for a new field artillery tractor to supplement, and then replace, the Light Dragon and Morris CDSW's then in service. A specification was issued for a four-wheeled, four-wheel drive vehicle, with winch, on a short chassis. Guy Motors produced their design quite quickly using existing components, and Morris followed with theirs. It was a totally new, but conventional, design evolved from the Morris CS8 15-cwt GS truck. It included a new four-cylinder engine mounted on a subframe and not directly onto the chassis. Like the Guy, the body had a very characteristic slope sided, ''beetle back'' shape. It was all-metal and designed to facilitate Chemical Weapon Decontamination, as well as to enable a gun traversing platform to be carried on the rear roof section. In addition to 6 men, it was capable of carrying 24 complete boxed rounds of 25-pounder ammunition and at least 8 boxed anti-tank shells, together with vehicle and gun detachment equipment.

The first Morris C8 Quad was delivered in October 1939 and it then stayed in production until 1945, with two major changes to the mechanical side of the vehicle, and two independent ones to the body. The engine / chassis design was used on other Morris types, such as the C8 Morris 15-cwt truck. A long-wheelbase version was used to produce the C9B Self-Propelled Bofors Light Anti-Aircraft Tractor.

The Quad served with Field Artillery Regiments, each one had 36 Quads, 24 towed a limber and gun, and 12 towed two limbers. They were first issued in late 1939 and first saw action in France in 1940, towing 18-pounder, 18 / 25-pounder and 4.5-in Howitzers. Many were lost in the evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) from France and as a result some of these were taken into service by the Wehrmacht. From June 1940 they were also used to tow 3 in guns provided by the U.S.A, which were towed both with and without limbers. Quad's were used wherever the Field Artillery Regiments went, from Iceland to Malaya, primarily as a tractor for the, then new, 25-pounder gun, and also used by most of the Commonwealth and Allied Units equipped with the 25-pounder.

It was a popular vehicle although really too small for all the equipment that was carried, also underpowered when towing loaded. Moving 9 tons with a 70bhp engine was not ideal, and its speed uphill was unspectacular. Considerable use had to be made of the winch on hills and in mud. Later in the war, when the Anti-Tank Regiments were equipped with 6-pounder and 17-pounder guns, Quads were issued as tractors. Normally these guns were towed without a limber but some 17-pounders were towed with Limbers. This can only have been for the aid of the limber's brake, and a smoother tow, as the ammunition would not fit in a limber. At the end of the war the Quad stayed in British service in the same roles, seeing extensive action in the Korean War and Malaya. Many of the Commonwealth and Allied Forces took their Quads to their home countries, and were provided with more ex-British ones to fully re-equip. The Royal Netherlands Army subsequently made extensive use of theirs in the East Indies. The British rebuilt many of their Quad's in the early 1950's, extending their useful life until 1959 when the last was sold off. They were replaced by three-ton tractors, derived from the Bedford RL and Fordson Thames E4.

Variants -

▪︎Mk.I - Only 200 made in 1939 and very early 1940, front axle had provision for a locking differential, and the axle itself was mounted above the springs. The vehicle had permanent four-wheel drive and 10.50 x 20 in tyres. The accelerator pedal was mounted centrally rather than in the conventional position as the right-most pedal.

▪︎Mk.II - Approximately 4,000 made in 1940 and early 1941, it was almost identical to the Mk.I, save for a change in front axle design, which removed the provision for the locking differential.

▪︎Mk.III - Approximately 6,000 made from 1941 to 1945, the front axle was mounted below the springs, and four-wheel drive could be switched on or off as required. Tyres were 10.50 x 16 in size, and the accelerator was mounted conventionally as the right pedal.

General characteristics -

▪︎Type: Artillery Tractor

▪︎Place of Origin: United Kingdom

▪︎Manufacturer: Morris and others

▪︎Number Built: 10,000

▪︎Mass: 3.3 long tons

▪︎Length: 14ft 9in / Width: 7ft 3in / Height: 7ft 5in

▪︎Crew: 1 + 5 Personnel

▪︎Armour: none

▪︎Powerplant: Morris EH, 4-cylinder 3.5 litre petrol engine, 70bhp

▪︎Suspension: Wheel, 4x4

▪︎Operational Range: 160 miles

▪︎Maximum Speed: 50mph.

Information sourced from - en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morris_C8

Photographed at the 47th Annual Meet of the American Austin Bantam Club in Springfield, Illinois on July 26-29, 2010.

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Owned by the Drake-Scruggs Equipment Inc. in Springfield, Illinois, the Drake-Scruggs Hot Rod Bucket Truck is the result of a marriage between a 1951 Chevy Pickup and a 1983 GMC 3500 Chassis, completed with a narrowed 2005 Knapheide utility body and a 1987 Versalift TEL 24. The interior (not shown) was finished with an oak floor from trees from the Drake-Scruggs facility, steering column from a Chevy S10, electric emergency brake from a 1990 Chevy van, and brown leather seats from a 1991 Cadillac.

Photographed at the 2013 International Route 66 Mother Road Festival in Springfield, Illinois on September 27-29, 2013.

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Photographed at the 29th Annual Nostalgic Indoor Invitational Auto Show at Avanti's Dome in Pekin, Illinois on March 30, 2013. The show is presented by the Early Ford V-8 Club of America Regional Group #51.

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Photographed at the 30th Annual Old Settlers Association Open Car Show in Hillsboro, Illinois on August 18, 2013.

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Photographed at the Annual Fred Britenstine Car, Truck and Motorcycle Show on the Square in Virden, Illinois on June 16, 2012.

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Photographed at the 30th Annual Old Settlers Association Open Car Show in Hillsboro, Illinois on August 18, 2013.

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Photographed at the Lincoln Art & Balloon Festival Car Show in Lincoln, Illinois on August 25, 2013. The event is sponsored by the Railsplitter Antique Auto Club.

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Road-rail vehicle (shovel) with wagons (flatcar) 002 + 001 (own utility stock).

Photographed at The Vintage Times Street Rod Club 39th Annual Rod Run in Springfield, Illinois on August 31, 2013.

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Photographed at the Cool Cruisers Car Club Cruise-In at Auto Zone on South Sixth St. in Springfield, Illinois on May 8, 2011.

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Photographed at the 30th Annual Old Settlers Association Open Car Show in Hillsboro, Illinois on August 18, 2013.

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Photographed at the 62nd Secretary of State Antique Vehicle Show in Springfield, Illinois on September 10, 2011.

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Photographed at the 29th Annual Nostalgic Indoor Invitational Auto Show at Avanti's Dome in Pekin, Illinois on March 30, 2013. The show is presented by the Early Ford V-8 Club of America Regional Group #51.

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Photographed at the 7th Annual Mechanicsburg Magic Car & Truck Show in Mechanicsburg, Illinois on May 12, 2012.

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Photographed at the Cool Cruisers Car Club Steak-N-Shake Cruise-In in Springfield, Illinois on July 1, 2011.

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Photographed at the 2013 International Route 66 Mother Road Festival in Springfield, Illinois on September 27-29, 2013.

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Photographed at the 41st Annual Labor Day Celebration Classic Car Show in Greenview, Illinois on September 6, 2010. The event is sponsored by the Route 97 Cruisaders Car Club.

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Bandvagn 206 (Bv 206) (meaning ''Tracked Vehicle 206'' in English) is a Tracked Articulated, All-Terrain Carrier developed by Hägglunds (now part of BAE Systems Platforms & Services) for the Swedish Army. It consists of two units, with all four powered tracks. It can carry up to 17 Personnel (6 in the front compartment, 11 in the rear) and the trailer unit can be adapted for different uses.

Development of the Bv 206 All-Terrain Articulated Tracked Carrier began in 1974, three batches of trial vehicles were delivered between 1976 and 1978 and the first production examples were delivered to the Swedish Defence Administration in 1980. Like its predecessor, the Volvo Bv 202, the Bv 206 is designed to carry Troops and equipment through snow and bog-lands in northern Sweden. The low ground pressure enables the Bv 206 to cope with a wide range of difficult conditions. It is also fully Amphibious, with a speed in water of up to 2.9mph. Over 11,000 units have been produced and they are used in more than 37 countries worldwide.

The total load capacity is 4,960lb and a trailer of up to 5,500lb gross weight can also be towed behind the second compartment. The Bv 206 is referred to as a 'Small Unit Support Vehicle' (SUSV) pronounced ''susvee'' in United States service. U.S Military variants include the standard model (M973) a Tactical Operations Center variant (M1065) an Ambulance variant (M1066) and a Flat-Bed Cargo Carrier (M1067). U.S Military models are fitted with a 6-cylinder Mercedes diesel engine and a non-halon fire suppression system, since 1997 due to several cases where the front car caught fire and burned to the frame.

Users include the American and Australian Antarctic Research Organizations and British, Icelandic and Canadian Search and Rescue Services. They are also used for Search and Rescue Services in the Austrian alpine region. The Bv 206 was used in Combat by the Canadian Army during 'Operation Anaconda'. The Singapore Armed Forces uses the Bv 206 and recently transferred several of them to the Singapore Civil Defence Force for use as a Firefighting Platform. Decommissioned units have been purchased by private owners and rented as transports, particularly in Alberta, Canada, to access remote oil wells, as well as cut blocks which need to be reforested by tree planting.

Hägglunds Bv 206 Variants:-

**Bv 206A - An Ambulance version, which is capable of carrying stretchers in the rear compartment.

**Bv 206F - Fire Appliance variant.

**RaBv 2061 - (RadioBandvagn 2061) Swedish Army Communications / Command version, fitted with Radio Equipment and workplaces for Personnel.

**PvBv 2062 - (PansarvärnsBandvagn 2062) Swedish Army Anti-Tank Vehicle, an open top version of the Bv 206 armed with a 90mm Pvpj 1110 Recoilless Anti-Tank Gun.

**PvBv 2063 - (PansarvärnsBandvagn 2063) Swedish Army Anti-Tank Vehicle, similar to PvBv 2062, but fitted with the Launch System for an ATGM, either the TOW (Rbs 55) or the Bofors BILL (Rbs 56).

**Bv 206S - Armoured Personnel Carrier variant of the Bv 206, which provides protection from Small Arms fire for Personnel. It is in service with the Armed Forces of France, Germany (379 Bv 206D/S ordered) Spain, Netherlands, Italy (158 units) Sweden (50 units), Greece (Bv 208) and Singapore (300 units) which has replaced it with the Bronco All Terrain Tracked Carrier. Using a Steyr M1-''Monoblock'' engine (6-cylinder, 174hp) the vehicle can carry the Driver and 12 Combat-Equipped Troops, four in the front compartment and eight in the rear. The Bv 206S can be underslung and airlifted by Boeing CH-47 Chinook and Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion Helicopters or carried in the C130 Hercules Aircraft, amongst others. Canadian Troops taking part in 'Operation Anaconda' in Afghanistan made good use of this vehicle, riding over rough mountainous terrain with full Combat Gear, allowing the Troops to avoid the exhaustion they would have felt moving on foot at such high altitudes and in such conditions. The British Army is looking to replace its Bv 206D's by 2020.

**GAZ-3351 - Produced in Russia under license from Hägglunds by the GAZ Group at the Zavolzhsky Plant Of Caterpillar Tractors, uses a 6-cylinder Steyr M16 turbodiesel engine.

▪︎Type: Armoured Vehicle

▪︎Place of Origin: Sweden

▪︎Designer: Hagglunds

▪︎Mass: 4.5 tonnes / Length: 23ft / Width: 6ft 1in / Height: 7ft 9in

▪︎Crew: Driver + 5 Personnel (front car) 11 Personnel (rear car)

▪︎Cargo Load: 4,940lb - 1,390lb in front unit and 3,550lb in trailer unit

▪︎Powerplant: Ford Cologne 2.8-litre V6, 133hp

▪︎Gearbox: MB W 4A-018 automatic transmission

▪︎Main Armament: Heavy Machine Gun on ring mount

▪︎Secondary Armament: Smoke Grenade Launchers (front) / Mortars (rear)

▪︎Maximum Speed: 40mph (roads) / 3mph (water).

Taken from Wikipedia en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandvagn_206

Photographed at the 29th Annual Old Settlers Association Open Car Show in Hillsboro, Illinois on August 12, 2012.

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The Thompson Brothers Ltd produced 3-Wheeled Refuellers for Civilian Airstrips long before World War Two, the low profile design allowed the Refueller the ability to swing under Aircraft Wings, so it could be positioned close to small Aircraft in confined spaces. During World War Two the Thompson Refueller was produced in large numbers for the RAF, being used on Fighter Airfields.

The Thompson TB P505 Refueller is a small Three-Wheeled Airfield Based Refuelling Vehicle. Power is produced by a small Ford 10hp Petrol Engine, with a chain driven rear axle, from a gearbox with 3 forward and one reverse gear. The left side tank carried 500 gallons of petrol, whilst the right side tank carried 50 litres of oil. Each tank had its own pump driven by a power take off engaged by levers in the cockpit and each was equipped with an indicator gauge, hose and nozzle.

Specifications :-

▪︎Role :- Airfield Fuel Bowser

▪︎Manufacturer :- Thompson Brothers Ltd

▪︎Model :- Thompson TB P505 Refueller

▪︎Crew :- 1

▪︎Engine :-Ford 10hp Petrol Engine

▪︎Length :- 18ft

▪︎Width :- 76in

▪︎Height :- 70in

▪︎Weight :- 2.1 ton.

Photographed at the 64th Secretary of State Vehicle Show in Springfield, Illinois on September 7, 2013.

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Photographed at the 2013 International Route 66 Mother Road Festival in Springfield, Illinois on September 27-29, 2013.

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The AEC Matador was a Heavy 4x4 Truck and Medium Artillery Tractor built by the Associated Equipment Company for the British and Commonwealth forces during World War Two. AEC had already built a 4x2 lorry, also known as the Matador (all AEC lorries received 'M' names). The Matador was distinctive with its flat fronted cab with gently curved roof, wheels at the corners and a flat load carrying area covered by a canvas or tarpaulin tilt. As an Artillery Tractor, rather than a cargo vehicle, the wooden sides were fixed in place without folding down, but did have a narrow crew door on each side. Two transverse bench seats were provided for the Gun Crew, accessed through the side doors, at the first side bay on the left and the second on the right. The cab was framed in ash and clad in steel. It was equipped with a 7 ton winch like all Artillery Tractors. The O853 provided the basis for the ''Dorchester'' Armoured Command Vehicle.

AEC also produced a larger 6x6 vehicle, model O854, based on components from both the AEC Marshal 6x4 and the Matador 4x4. These were produced in both petrol and diesel and were also referred to as Matadors. The O854 provided the basis for the O857. A small number of petrol engined 4x4 Matadors were also built, these were given the model number 853.

About 9,000 Matadors were built, some going to the Royal Air Force, for the British Army, it fulfilled a role between Field Artillery Tractors (FAT's) such as the Morris C8 Quad, which towed smaller Guns such as the 25-pounder Howitzer Field Gun, and the Scammell Pioneer, used for towing the 7.2 inch Howitzer Field Gun. It was commonly used to tow the 5.5 inch Medium Gun and the QF 3.7 inch Anti-Aircraft Gun. The Matador was found to be a generally useful vehicle and was adapted for other roles, including carrying a 25-pounder Gun.

The RAF used Matadors in the Flat Bed form for load carrying, the 6-wheeler Matador Type A was fitted with refuelling pumps and equipment by Zwicky Ltd and used as a refuelling tanker, capable of carrying 2,500 Imperial gallons of fuel and also for towing ashore Short Sunderland Flying Boats at their stations. Six Armoured Flamethrowers, the 'Heavy Cockatrice' on the 6x6 chassis, were used by the RAF for Airfield Defence. In 1942 / 1943, for the North African Campaign, some Matadors mounted the 6-pounder Anti-Tank Gun to give the AEC Mk.I Gun Carrier ''Deacon''. The Canadian Army also used the Matador during World War Two.

Post-War, the Matador was found in civilian use as a recovery truck, a showman's vehicle, and general contractor use. It was also useful for forestry work because of its good off-road performance. When used as a bus fleet recovery truck, many were fitted with lifting jibs for suspended towing and re-bodied with semi-enclosed bodies, often based on bodywork from scrapped buses.

▪︎Type: Medium Artillery Tractor

▪︎Place of Origin: United Kingdom

▪︎Manufacturer: AEC (Associated Equipment Company)

▪︎Produced: 1938 to 1953

▪︎Mass: 7.75 tons

▪︎Length: 20ft 10in / Width: 7ft 10in / Height: 9ft 7in

▪︎Crew: 1

▪︎Armour: none

▪︎Powerplant: AEC 7.6 litre diesel, 95hp

▪︎Payload Capacity: 4 tons

▪︎Suspension: Wheel, 4x4

▪︎Maximum Speed: 30mph.

Photographed at the 29th Annual Nostalgic Indoor Invitational Auto Show at Avanti's Dome in Pekin, Illinois on March 30, 2013. The show is presented by the Early Ford V-8 Club of America Regional Group #51.

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