This year, as ever, the annual extravaganza that is the War and Peace Revival show in Kent was a huge gathering of military vehicles and old friends
Listening to conversations around the campfire and at the bar, it is clear that the War and Peace Revival is going through a period of change. Some of the old guard, those who have been coming along for years and who remember the days when there were only 80 vehicles on site, seem to view the changes negatively: harping back largely to the ‘good ole days’ when the military vehicles were near enough the sole attraction and purpose of the event.
Way back when, owners congregated to chat, lift bonnets, show off restorations that they had largely undertaken themselves, parts and tips were exchanged and the bulk of the trade stalls were selling bits relating to vehicles.
The scene has morphed in the intervening years, the internet and eBay have, of course, had an impact on the trading aspects and the prices of the vehicles now preclude many from taking up the hobby.
With fewer wrecks to be retrieved from hedges, and repurposed vehicles from farms or commercial garages becoming available for restoration, the military vehicle hobby, and consequently the War and P…
