Military Vehicles

For some years now the Sandstone Heritage Trust has worked closely with the Armour Museum in Bloemfontein to identify historically significant Classic Military vehicles to rescue them and to restore them to working order. From time to time special events are held which showcase these vehicles to the general public. This is in line with the Defence Force's desire to be seen as a valuable contributor to society in many different ways. We are currently working on an expansion of our relationship with the museum and this will be reflected in more news on Classic Military Vehicles on our web site.

 

Our pictures give an indication of the vehicles which are jointly owned and operated by the School of Armour and in association with our Narrow Gauge railway and in association with some of South Africa's top vintage and classic aircraft, many of which have a military origin. Our photographs show both a Tiger Moth and a pair of Harvards which joined us recently for one of our joint military vehicle displays. It is our intention to further develop our relationship with organisations such as the Harvard Club of South Africa and the Tiger Moth Club of South Africa.

THE MILITARY VEHICLE COLLECTION AT THE SANDSTONE HERITAGE TRUST

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The Vickers QF 3.7inch anti-aircraft gun.

In many ways because of the significance of our 2ft narrow gauge railway in particular any other categories of preservation at Sandstone tend to be overlooked.  One of the most significant of these is our collection of military vehicles which was assembled over many years in association with the SA Armour Museum in Bloemfontein.  This arrangement is a very good example of a public private sector partnership which has worked well for both parties over the years.

 

Newcomers to the Military Collection.

Military Collection

We mentioned some new acquisitions to the Military Collection when we posted the latest military stock list.

Here is some more detail on some of them :
The Dodge WC54 Ambulance

The White M5 Half Track

The Land Rover Wolf Command Vehicle

The Diamond T-Tank Transporter Tractor

Sandstone’s Military Collection

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With a number of new acquisitions the stock list for the Military Collection has been updated. This now includes a Dodge Ambulance, Whyte Half Track, Land Rover Wolf, Bedford Desert truck and a Diamond T tank tractor. We shall be featuring stories on the new acquisitions shortly. Click here to see complete list

Sandstone’s new HET (Heavy Equipment Transporter)

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Military Vehicle collection

Military Vehicle Collection

A full listing and  photo gallery of our Military Vehicle collection is now available - Click the links below to read more:

List of Vehicles
Photo Gallery of Vehicles

Okapi & the Duiker

Okapi & Duiker

Two new Military Vehicles at Sandstone, the Okapi and the Duiker Click here to view

Sandstone’s NCACC certificate

Click here to view  Sandstone’s NCACC certificate

Ferrets’ Restoration

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Visitors to Stars of Sandstone 2017 will recall the immaculately restored Marmon-Herrington Mk IV Armoured Car from Andy Selfe that featured at the event. Now Andy has taken on a new challenge with a project to restore two of Sandstone’s Ferret Armoured Cars. The two vehicles were recently moved from the Eastern Free State to Andy’s premises in the Western Cape. A new blog has been initiated for this and you can follow progress by clicking on the link below.

https://sandstoneferrets.blogspot.co.za/

Military Vehicles

Military Vehicles

We have put together some fact sheets on our Military Vehicle collection.

Click the below links to view : 

Casspir
Eland
Ratel
Rogers Tank
Samil 50
Samel 100
Saracen
Sherman Tank
Eland 90
Ferret
Field Kitchen
QF 3,7 AAG

 

Marmon Herrington Mk4 Armoured Car

Marmon Herrington Mk4 Armoured Car

 

For the latest update on progress, click here.

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