Transcontinental Motor Convoy

In the summer of 2009, on the 100th anniversary of the original trek, the Military Vehicle Preservation Association[8] is sponsoring a re-enactment of the 1909 and 1919 convoys. Beginning June 10, following the original route as much as possible and duplicating the original schedule, the convoy will set out from Washington D.C. Over the length of the convoy includes more than 150 historic military vehicles,[9] including 50 military jeeps, 19 3/4 ton trucks, seven 1 1/2 ton trucks, six 2 1/2 ton trucks, three cargo trucks, nine motorcycles, and four sedans will take part. The oldest vehicle scheduled to take part is a 1917 four-wheel drive 3 ton ammunition truck. Not all of the historical vehicles will be driven to the starting point or from the end point to their home destination, as the Association is planning on using transport companies to move vehicles from place to place.[8]

The reenactors have three purposes: along with retracing the route of 1919 convoy over the historic Lincoln Highway, they plan to pay tribute to the U.S. military and to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the birth of President Abraham Lincoln.[9]

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90th anniversary 1919 to 2009