THE PORTAL HUB - Pinzgauers, Haflingers, Volvo 303s and more!

Hi Guys,

Just registered and thought I'd say..... "Hey."

Got a '77 C303 hard top civilian rescue, 12V with a PTO winch coming from out west in a month or so. Can't wait to get it.

Aside from radios, I don't plan on changing anything major. It's got nice buckets and good 315's on it, that will do just fine. Why fix what ain't broke.

Been wheelin' for 30+ years here in Minnesota and would like to try and get to the Bad-lands for an adventure with this one. Maybe farther out west if po$$ible.

It's my second Volvo ORV. There's also a BV 202 in the shed. That's what sold me on the 303. Good tough stuff and pretty easy to work on.

I also collect and restore big US WWII trucks and armor just to keep the wife on her toes.

Hopefully I can contribute something to the forum.


C Ya, John

Welcome, lots of folks with great advice, but always room for another one!

How about some pics of the collection?

Sure.


Here's the 303 I'm waiting on. Can't wait, gonna have some fun with that.

The rest is most of the running big stuff and a couple rare ones yet to be restored



The BV 202. Found this within 2 hours of my house.
Served with the US Army in Alaska. A CRREL vehicle.



1943 International Harvester M9A1
Most were Lend-Lease
3433 made.
IDF grabbed this one after WWII
There's one in Canada as original and complete.
Towing an M-10 ammo trailer



1944 Ward LaFrance Heavy Wrecker
A WWII Vet that I shipped back from Europe
Served with the Dutch Army until the 80's after The War



1941 Autocar 7144-T with Garwood Swing Boom Crane
Possibly only one in existence.



1939-40 GMC AFKX Small Arms Repair Van
Less than a dozen known to exist in the States
A really cool camper maybe?



1943 White 444-T
2751 made. A rare one
Very complete and solid, next one to get restored.
This one was only 20 miles away from me.

What a fantastic collection!!! Congratulations on your new vehicle.

Cheers,
Greg

Wow! Amazing!