Crowland Buffalo Lvt

30/04/2026

We are in need of a steady flow of donations to bring this LVT4 back to life just £75 will see your name on a track link so please donate and send us a message so we can add your name to the list.

Or we have track links on plinths between £125 £195

We have also a variety of Merchandise

https://gofund.me/558a9819b

Or contact [email protected]

Having recovered 'The Buffalo' We are as a group now raising money to assist wi… Crowland Buffalo needs your support for Crowland Buffalo Restoration & Museum

28/04/2026

Following on from locating information about our Buffalo after meeting up with Jérémy Seahorse and him showing me the location of the numbers I can now confirm front righthand corner on the outside of the Buffalo or front left as you face the Buffalo you will see similar to this L 1973 C60954

L means LVT4
1973 means 1,973 Buffalos made when this one left the Food Machinery Corporation
C 60954 is the Registry number
68 we have only just found this number.

I would like to know what other Buffalos across the world 🌎 have on there's ??

19/04/2026

We are on the lookout for 4 Track rollers if anyone knows where we can get any from?

Inner 5 1/2 inch , outer 7 1/4 inch and the width 7 inch

10/04/2026

We have the engine stripped from the umbilical control station and ready for lifting into engine bay. The engine cradle is installed into engine bay with new throttle rod fabricated a the original clutch control rod in place. Provided weather is good to next week the engine is planned to be placed into engine bay for the first time.

This will be the frist time since 1944 since an engine has been changed and the frist time since 1947 we will hear this craft roar into action.

Its a massive achievement for our team and we thank you the Public for the donations towards getting this LVT4 back into running condition from collecting at events to the Gofundme our Charity really appreciated your support bringing our heritage back to life.

Please donate at this link https://gofund.me/7736480b4

27/03/2026

Parts made by Peterborough Sheet Metal

Parts were copied from No47 Buffalo the new Parts to head to Belgium

26/03/2026

Great News from the Engine team Chris Paddy & Tom Woodhouse

Today we completed a final run up of engine in preparation for it to be installed into Buffalo to ensure all is still ok (2years since last run) All went well with only a few small oil leaks to remedy (nuts on flanges to be tightened up)

We all thank the engine team for there work and a massive thanks to Michael Sly who purchased the engine.

This year will be a massive step closer to seeing this LVT4 back towards operating under its own power.

This will be the first time since 1947 that you will get to hear the engine onboard but also witness the tracks turning at a slow pace during 2026 we will be monitoring the steel walls of the Buffalo and shall be making notes as the year continues.

Please feel free to support our Charity as we bring you an 79th Armoured Division Buffalo back to life

24/12/2025

Wooden Buffalo LVT4 gets a make over Merry Christmas 🎅 everyone

21/12/2025

Thanks to The team that supported me to locate another Buffalo you know who you are much appreciated its a shame we couldn't recovery it but watch this space in years to come. Wishing you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

21/12/2025

Well its certainly been a year to remember we have raised a lot of money towards getting The LVT4 Water Buffalo back into running condition from the Buffalo trustees of the Crowland Buffalo LVT Association Charity Thanks for your support also a massive thanks to Michael Sly & his team for allowing us to run our own event at Park Farm Thorney Cambridgeshire next years dates 20th 21st JUNE 2026.

Thanks to Boyan Holmes and MVT North Lancashire & Cumbria. team for sponsorship of the Transport this year and the kind hospitality.

Thanks to Stuart Wright & Debbie Brook for allowing us to display at Yorkshire wartime event Doncaster.

Thanks to Tobin Jones James Holland Al Murray for allowing us to attend We Have Ways Festival

Thanks to Richard Freeman for allowing us at Haddenham Steam Rally .

Thanks to the following transportation Tears Recovery BMR Transport Ltd we would be lost without your support.

From all of us here we thank you the Public and wish you all a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year and wishing for a brilliant 2026 .

02/10/2025

Hello Daniel & co,
I met you at this year’s ‘we have ways fest’ and showed you some pictures I have of my Granddad offloading a buffalo in Belgium ( possibly) in 1944.

All I know is my grandfather ‘Steve Prance’ was from Liverpool anda driver/mechanic with RASC during most of the war and these photos are the only thing we have from him that were found after his death in 1982.
Hope they are of some interest to your project..,
All best
Rob Prance

Great to meet Rob. Myself and the team were fascinated from the British P number was closed to No47 and the images were fantastic.
thanks.

26/09/2025

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Welcome back to Dispatches Magazine TV. In this episode, we will be exploring the captivating history of the Crowland WWII Buffalo LVT, which was unearthed a...