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Regulars

• Review! — A round-up of current military-vehicle news, gossip, and products.
• Coming Next — Watch out for these exciting features in next month’s all-colour issue. Don’t miss it!
• It’s Showtime! — A listing of major military-vehicle and militaria events in the UK and around the world.
• The Military-Vehicle Market — Nigel Hay, in collaboration with MILWEB, charts the ups and downs of the market.

Features

• Opening Shot! — Daimler Ferrets, photographed by John Blackman.
• A Crossley legacy — John Crossley, descended from the founders of Crossley Motors, owns three ultra-rare IGL8 lorries, two of which have been restored. Dave Bowers has the story.
• The medium tanks Mk I and Mk IA — David Fletcher shares his theories regarding the Vickers’ design.
• From Green Line to Grey Drab — In 1942, the American Red Cross converted 55 London Transport AEC 10T10s into Clubmobiles. Thanks to Ensignbus, there is — temporarily — a representation of one back on the streets, as John Blackman reports.
• Cobra Strike — David Doyle views the breakout from Normandy from an American perspective.
• The mighty MAZ from Minsk — Ed Burrows describes MAZ 535/537 series 8×8 tractors. Photos courtesy of the Minsk Wheeled Tractor Plant.
• The money pit — That’s how David Hines’s wife describes his Dodge WC53… but with affection we hope. John Blackman has the story.
• Greyhound racing — The M8, known as the Greyhound in British service, was developed at a sprint during WW2. Despite shortcomings, its simplicity and ruggedness ensured its service career turned into a marathon, as John Blackman explains.
• Project ACRT: 15 — This month, in the penultimate instalment of the series, Paul Hazell completes the hose racks and continues fitting out the rear body.
• The Radschlepper Ost — John Blackman describes a design that Ferdinand Porsche would probably rather have forgotten.
• The Fox’s tale — Relatively short-lived by comparison with its predecessor the Ferret, the Fox was never used in combat. Nonetheless it has its admirers, says Geoff Fletcher.