NEWSLETTER EXTRA
Merrimack Valley Military Vehicle Collectors
Started December 2011
Updated 4/30/13
Merrimack Valley Military Vehicle Collectors Club
Weare Summer Rally and Club Information
July 25, 26, 27, 2013
May 2013 Newsletter Issue
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Up Coming Events-
Memorial Day Parades- This month we have five parades which the club has
taken part in before that the Club is paid to take part in, the first
three of these Dale Gagnon 603-228-8721 is coordinating these so if you
think you can take part in one or more of these give Dale a call.
Sunday May 19th Lowell, MA Memorial Day Display, paid event Knapp Avenue
and Park Ave. East: line up at 12:00 start at 12:30 PM, paid event We
need 5-vehicles (map locator Knapp
Avenue and Park Ave, Lowell, MA )
Sunday May 19th Newton, MA Memorial Day Parade, paid event
Assemble at 1:15 pm for 2:00 pm step off. Parking for trailers at the
Jackson Rd assembly point. We need 5 vehicles (map
locator Jackson Rd, Newton, MA )
Saturday May 25th Danville NH Memorial Day Parade, paid
event. The form up 0915-0930 hours at the Danville Elementary School,
Danville, NH lot off 111A. We need 5 vehicles Dale Gagnon 603-228-8721
(map locator Danville Elementary School,
Danville, NH )
Monday May 27th Fitzwilliam, NH Memorial Day Parade paid
event. Arrive 7:45 at the Town Common in center of Fitzwilliam coffee
and donuts. Ceremonies starts at 8:15 We need 5 vehicles Phil Waterman
603-878-1650 (map locator Fitzwilliam
Town Library, Fitzwilliam, NH)
Watertown, MA Monday, May 27th parades starts promptly
at noon, you have to be pre-registered for this parade so please contact
Paul Bailargeon 401-769-6633 (H) or cell 401-447-2049. Line up starts
at 10:30 am at The Tufts Health Plan parking lot on Grove Street. A number
of people are planning to attend the Fitzwilliam Parade and then convoy
down to the Watertown Parade as they did last year. (map
locator The Tufts Health Plan, Grove Street, Watertown, MA)
Spring Mystery Tour June 1st - Ed Celino and Bill Falconer
have volunteered to lead this event. The Tour will have two starting points,
one will be at Ed's house (map locator
25 Upstone Drive, Nashua, NH ). Thesecond one will be at the (map
locator 101 Loudon Rd Dunkin Doughnuts, Concord, NH) the regular meeting
spot both groups will leave the starting locations sharply at 9am to meet
up and proceed to the destination. So please arrive at the starting point
by 8:30am. This years focus will be to see how many MVs we can get to
take the tour, to make this goal a little more interesting all of you
driving an MV will have a chance to WIN a $50 gas card. Call Ed for info
603-880-4293
Exploring the MVMVCs interest in taking part in a possible
regional antique military vehicle gathering, show, rally at Fort Adams,
New Port Rhode Island. (map locator
Fort Adams, New Port Rhode Island) Fort
Adams web site
Have
you ever wondered what type and how many events the MVMVC is involved in each
year?
Well here is the summary for the last
year 2012
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Memorial Day 2012
This is an image from a short video, of the Marine Corps recovering
some of their WWII dead in 1999. True story of the recovery of 19 US Marines
Killed in Action on Makin Island in WWII and their return home to Arlington
National Cemetery 58 years later. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6f_FvZpm3g
Our thanks to Larry Joy for forwarding this one along.
Weare 2012
This page is to provide additional information and web links
for items covered in the MVMVC (Merrimack Valley Military Vehicle Collectors)
newsletter. Each month if there is additional information, web page links,
additional photos the idea is to hot link it or display it on this web page.
New information will be added from the top and old information deleted from
the bottom as needed. This is an experiment your editor (me) can see how often
the page is accessed so if I see the page being used I will try and keep adding
to it each month. If the use statistics show that it is not being looked at
them it will be discontinued.
When linking to a commercial site it is for informational purposes
only, no recommendation for the product or company is intended, evaluate their
information for yourself.
As yet your editor is not sure how the hot links will work,
so remember your back arrow on your web page to this page.
February 2012 News Letter (Sorry for the delay in posting this
but had internet problems)
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Mar 3 Jim Thorpe, PA. , Annual Redball Militaria and MV Parts
Swap Meet. Memorial Park Hall, East 10 Street Two blocks east of Route 903.
Jim Gilmore, 50 W. Broadway, Jim Thorpe, PA 18229.
jgilmore@ptd.net
28-29 11th Annual Military Transport Association, Sussex County
Fairgrounds Augusta, NJ www.mtaofnj.org
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35TH ANNUAL COMVEC SHOW. CHESTER FAIRGROUNDS RT 154 CHESTER,
CT http://www.comvec.org/
The MVPA 37th annual convention Huntsville, Alabama, on June
28, 29 & 30, hosted by the Dixie Division Military Vehicles Club http://www.ddmvpa.org/convention.html
Page 6
MV News—Music to Restore your truck by
This thread came up on the CMP Forum but is of general interest.
http://www.1940sukradio.co.uk/
Is a web based radio station playing all music and news of the 1940’s
great for restoring your WWII truck too. Seems to have all the normal big
band US stuff but also a lot of UK music and bands not normally heard in the
US. Your editor has put it up as a side screen while working on the newsletter
good beat to most of the music speeds up my typing. WARNING if listen while
working in the shop you may find yourself beating on stuff to the beat of
the music.
http://www.stelzriede.com/warstory.htm
Comes from a web site about Marshal Stelzried’s Wartime Story the experience
of a B-17 navigator with the 8th Air Force. The site is one of the better
personal experience web sites your editor has come across well worth a browse
through.
But back to the music the site includes a good selection of both World War
I and II
http://www.stelzriede.com/ms/html/sub/mshws.htm
. Covers both music along with the Lyrics in many cases, and historical broad
casts.
The Vietnam War’s music is covered by the LZ Center http://www.lzcenter.com/Vietnam%20War%20Era%20Music.html
web site of the 3rd Battalion 82nd Artillery B Battery 196th Light Infantry
Brigade American Division which has the BILLBOARD TOP 100 for 1966, 1967,
1968, 1969, 1970, 1971 a few of the music links to individual songs didn’t
work but most are pretty high quality.
MV News—MVs videos on the Web.
Color Film of the Alcan Highway project on youtube this link is for those
of you with period vehicles not often seen in color.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljnsEwPJFLM
Got something a little newer say in the sixties take a look at the Army Cold
Weather School on the Big Picture
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3RBSzfcIOQ&feature=related
or http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3RBSzfcIOQ&feature=related
Warning these films are a little like peanuts its hard to stop watching and
clicking on the related links. After you have been online for two hours you
may be asking your self how did I get here.
Another interesting Web site is the IMCDB.org .
Internet Movie Cars Database, though primarily European it is interesting,
have found how to find military vehicles picture at right was under 1947 Chevrolet
Fleetmaster, but how many military vehicles can you spot. http://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_420709-Chevrolet-Fleetmaster-1947.html
January 2012
Page 1
The MVPA 37th annual convention Huntsville, Alabama, on June
28, 29 & 30, hosted by the Dixie Division Military Vehicles Club - This
is not yet actually listed on MVPA's home page but here it is Dixie Division
Military Vehicles Club http://www.ddmvpa.org/
and here is link to the Convention information http://www.ddmvpa.org/convention.html
Page 3 and 4
Recently G503 Web Site about primarily military Jeeps (home
page WWW.G503.com ) had an interesting
forum series on Vacuum Wiper Motors and how to work again. Go to REPLACING
PADDLE IN THE WIPER MOTOR While you are there on G503 take a wander around
interesting site.
Page 4
USMC M1161 and M1163 Growler new vehicle joins the Corp USMC
Web Site http://www.marines.mil Search
on Photos Internally
Transportable Vehicle or (ITV) While your looking at this take a look
at the General Photo section many excellent high quality photos of the USMC.
Page 5 While we usually do not include full magazine articles
from current publications this one is to interesting not to include. But Please
also visit the Military Machines International Magazine web site www.militarymachinesintl.com.
This is an excellent MV magazine which is available by subscription and at
many larger news stands.
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December 2011 Newsletter
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The MVPA 37th annual convention Huntsville, Alabama, on June
28, 29 & 30, hosted by the Dixie Division Military Vehicles Club - This
is not yet actually listed on MVPA's home page but here it is Dixie Division
Military Vehicles Club http://www.ddmvpa.org/
and here is link to the Convention information http://www.ddmvpa.org/convention.html
Page 5
More information on V-Belts http://www.fennerdrives.com/
this is one company that offers the linking V-Belts.
More on Fuel Additives Follow-up, from the Historic Vehicle
Association web site http://www.historicvehicle.org/
which is related to the Hagerty Insurance company. The follow up article is
a follow-up to an article in the most recent Army Motors magazine and the
following link includes a link to the Army Motor articlehttp://www.historicvehicle.org/Latest-News/November-2011/2011/11/17/Fuel-Additives-Follow-Up
Let me know what you think and if you have a special web page
you think should be included send me and e-mail just type in 
sorry you have to type it no hot like because of spam engines that look through
web pages for e-mail addresses.
