CMVT

Members Projects

Welcome to the Cornish Military Vehicle Club members projects page.

The purpose of this section is to give outsiders a peek into what goes on `behind the scenes` in the CMVT (as in other groups). This page will be dedicated to (some of) the members vehicle restoration projects. Many of the vehicles you will see on this website ,at shows & events have undergone extensive restoration. This often goes unnoticed & unappreciated. This page will ,hopefully ,give an idea of how much sheer hard work & dedication goes into this process ,often on a shoestring budget as well.

For Instance: Pictured opposite is Mark Simms 1st ever military vehicle. It is, or at least one day will be, an AEC Matador. His father used one of these in the desert during WW2, and it has long been a dream of his to own one of these vehicles. Like many of us, myself included, finances are very limited, so buying a restored vehicle is not possible, also bringing an old veteran back to life can be very rewarding in itself.

To read the story of this vehicles recovery to it`s new home (an adventure in it`self) click on this text.

Another Matador before restoration, this one an Ex Royal Navy example.. This one belonging to Brian Sanders, now restored & up for sale (the truck that is!).