The restoration on the SdKfz 251/D 9 had begun many years ago but then suspended. Once the volunteers began the restoration process again, it was decided that the vehicle's superstructure should be comletely disassembled and sand-blasted to insure that there were no hidden areas of corrosion with a final goal of as pristine a restoration as possible.

 
Volunteer Kevin Reid begins the process of
removing the stowage bins.
Volunteer Robert Decker removes brackets and fittings inside the fighting compartment. Once all of these pieces have been removed, they will be sand blasted, primed and painted.
Stowage bins removed on both right . . .

. . .and left side.


All internal fittings and structures have been removed.