PREPPING FOR SHIPMENT BACK TO THE USA

 

 

BACK IN THE USA ‘WHAT A LONG STRANGE TRIP ITS BEEN’

 

 

PRESERVATION WORK BEGINS – Engine and Drivetrain

 

Replacement Track and Rebuilt Suspension System

 

Complete Rebuild of Gunner and Drivers Compartments To include Dashboard, Working Radios, Wire Harness, and Lights

   

             

             

Both 30 Gallon Self Sealing Fuel Tanks and Delivery Systems Rebuilt

                                

Videos

African Queen M16a2 half-track- 1st Startup in 50 Years – YouTube

TAKING ON THE TURRET – Frozen and Badly Rusted Mechanisms and Damaged Gear Train

Complete New Wire Harness Made to Original Specifications and all Cutout Switches Rebuilt

 

 

IT’S SHOWTIME

Touch A Truck Events

Pumpkin Run National Car Show Oct 2019, We took 1st Place out of 2700+ Vehicles

National Museum of the US Air Force – 18 Month Loan and Display

 

 

African Queen in the Media

Hagerty Magazine Article Jan 2020 (Note: in article, “FMC Corporation” should read “BAE Industries”.)

U.S. Army Preventative Maintenance Magazine Special Interview: Mark Koloc – WWII Half-track Restorer

COL Koloc’s U.S. Army 1943 White M16A2 MGMC (Multiple Gun Motor Carriage) Air Force Video

African Queen Instructional and historical Videos:

African Queen Half-track – Track Removal Process – YouTube

Installing The African Queen Half-track New Track – YouTube

African Queen Front Brake lines and Front Wire Harness Project – YouTube

African Queen Stromberg Carburetor Rebuild (AAV Model) Corrected Video – YouTube

African Queen AC Fuel Pump Rebuild – YouTube

Taking the Queen For A Drive – YouTube

African Queen Run Up After Valve Fix – YouTube

African Queen M16A2 Transmission Removal on – YouTube

African Queen M16A2 Half-track Transmission Install – YouTube

  African Queen M16A2 Half-track Wire Harness – YouTube

African Queen M16A2 Half-track Fuel Tank Rehab – YouTube

Front Brakes and Axle Work On the African Queen M16A2 Half-track – YouTube