Work has started to make a scaled display model of Buffalo 47. All wood being used is reclaimed and the replica is being built using the plans of the British version of LVT4. One of the first events we hope to use it at is the Spalding Flower Parade which returns after a 10 yearContinue reading “The timber Buffalo”
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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everyone who has supported us this year. Including:
Creating the museum
Here at the Buffalo headquarters, we are building up items to go on show to the public in a museum in the coming years. Daniel Abbott chairman of the association says: “The museum will be focused on the fenland floods of 1947 where here in Crowland the Buffalo LVT4 played a massive part. Before ourContinue reading “Creating the museum”
Winter is coming…
But work on the Buffalo continues… Winter is on its way but work to restore the Crowland Buffalo continues. If you’d like to be part of the team we are still looking for volunteers with the right skills and tools to help restore the Buffalo LVT to working condition over the next few months. SomeContinue reading “Winter is coming…”
Association Chair wins award
On Wednesday 5 October at Fawley Hill in Buckinghamshire, Daniel Abbot, Chair of the Buffalo LVT Association was presented with the National Transport Trust Preservationist of the Year Award. The trust awards its trophy to an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to the cause of transport heritage preservation in a specific year, orContinue reading “Association Chair wins award”
A trip to remember
On Sunday 18 September 2022 in aid of the Crowland Buffalo, vehicles from the 1930s to the 1960s took a round trip of war memorials and ex and active bases across Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. The trip started at Stibbington Diner on the A1 with a lunch stop at Alconbury Weald*, and finally the former RAFContinue reading “A trip to remember”
Join our memorial road trip
Join us on Sunday 18 September 2022 for a round trip of war memorials and ex and active bases starting at Stibbington Diner on the A1 with a lunch stop at Alconbury Weald.
A thank you – Crowland and Thorney 1940s weekend 2022
We would like to thank all the visitors, traders, re-enactors, and everyone else that made the event possible. It was the first event we’ve held and a huge amount of work into making the event happen by a small team of volunteers. Lessons can always be learned and we’ll take them on board, but theContinue reading “A thank you – Crowland and Thorney 1940s weekend 2022”
Engine startup
After a lot of work, our Continental R-670 bursts into life. The original Buffalo engine was beyond restoration so this one was purchased from Mississippi, USA in July 2021 and shipped to the UK. It is an original surplus LVT engine from the end of the Second World War and it’s believed that it hasn’tContinue reading “Engine startup”
Restored Buffalo gearbox returns home
It’s been less than a year since the Buffalo was pulled out of the ground and the restored gearbox has been re-installed into the Buffalo with the help of DB Santasolo. As Daniel Abbott chairman of the Crowland Buffalo LVT said “It was great weather for the installation, with clear blue skies. I arrived on-siteContinue reading “Restored Buffalo gearbox returns home”
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