Military Vehicle Preservation Association

The Military Vehicle Preservation Association (MVPA) is an association whose mission is 'To provide an international organization for military vehicle enthusiasts, historians, preservationists and collectors interested in the acquisition, restoration, preservation, safe operation and public education of historic military transport.'

The association was originally started as the MVCC - Military Vehicle Collectors Club. After a number of years, it was changed to the IMVCC - International Military Vehicle Collectors Club, to reflect the increasing interest and influx of non-American collectors. But after just a couple of years it changed to its current name.[1]

In 2019, the group organized a cross country trip commemorating the 100th anniversary of the 1919 Motor Transport Corps convoy, which involved 81 Army vehicles traveling from Washington, DC to San Francisco. The re-enactment included over 40 classic military vehicles, and traveled from York, Pennsylvania to San Francisco.[2][3] The group has completed five transcontinental convoys.[4]

Publications

Since April / May 1987, the club published a bimonthly glossy and informational magazine, called "ARMY MOTORS Magazine", to inform collectors and restorers on all types and all years of military vehicles and parts.[1] Army Motors has since been reduced to four issues yearly, next to the bimonthly publication of SUPPLY LINE magazine.[5] Contrary to Army Motors, which aims to offer high quality writing, articles and photography, without advertising — Supply Line focuses on restoring tips, parts, products, and includes much advertising.

References
  1. Army Motors Magazine Master Index 1-50.html
  2. "Cross-country military vehicle convoy headed into Placerville". Placerville Mountain Democrat. Placerville, California. September 10, 2019. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
  3. Spalding, Mary Beth (August 19, 2019). "'History in motion': Group's vintage military vehicle convoy rolls into South Bend". South Bend Tribune. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
  4. Highfill, Bob (September 13, 2019). "'History in the making all over again': Convoy of historic WWI military vehicles stops in SJ". Stockton Record. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
  5. Publications – Military Vehicle Preservation Association
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