Welcome to The Motor Pool!

Introduction: Old Grumpy, Old Lumpy, Homer, and their pals are all privately owned Historic Military Vehicles. Because of their very nature, they are not like other collectible civilian automobiles. When they were in active service, the rules and regulations that govern civilian vehicles may not have applied to them. By design, some of their safety features were reliant on the personal protective equipment worn by the servicemen and women who operated them (like wearing helmets and body armor). Because of this, we are very careful about how people interact with these vehicles, and it is up to the individual owner to set what limits and conditions they are willing to allow. As a general rule, however, is preferred that these vehicles not be touched without the permission of their owners.

AT NO TIME WILL THE VEHICLES OF THE OLD GRUMPY PROJECT DISPLAY LIVE WEAPONS. ALL WEAPONS DISPLAYED ON OLD GRUMPY PROJECT VEHICLES ARE NON-OPERATIONAL REPLICAS.

As military vehicles, the Old Grumpy rigs may have carried weaponry during active service. Per the rules regulations and missions of the time, our vehicles may display weaponry appropriate to their period of service. Even though these weapon systems are inoperative, they should be treated as if they were real. Handling of mounted weapon systems will be closely supervised by the respective owners, at their discretion. They have the final word and their word is LAW.

Per the requests of the owners of the venues where Old Grumpy vehicles are displayed, we can present our vehicles in either an armed or unarmed status; this is important should we display our vehicles at a school or other invent with zero weapons tolerance policies.

If you would like a visit by the old grumpy team and friends, we will need the following information two weeks in advance:

Name of Event: What is the name of the Event?

Description of Event: Whatcha doin'?

Point of Contact: Name and phone number of contact person.

Date of Event: Self-explanatory.

Location: Venue Name and Physical Address.

Hours of Event: This lets us know when we should have our vehicles on site, parked, and ready for viewing.

Access/Egress: What route should we use to get onsite? What route to leave?

Roll-In: Should our vehicles "march on" in convoy, or pre-stage before the venue is opened to the public? Should we depart in convoy or wait until the event closes?

Staging Area: Where should our vehicles be parked? In what formation of positions?

Conditions: Should vehicles be armed or unarmed? (Please note: We do not mount weapons when traveling on public streets to and from event sites. We will, with permission, mount weapons for event-related routes (parades, roll-ons, etc.) When in doubt, we roll unarmed.)

IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE REQUESTOR TO OBTAIN ANY REQUIRED PERMITS, PERMISSIONS, INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS, AND APPLICATION/REGISTRATION FORMS REQUIRED BY THE VENUE.

Send all requests to admin@oldgrumpy.net.

The Old Grumpy Project does not participate in political functions. Participation in political events is at the discretion of their respective owners and does not represent the views and opinions of the Old Grumpy Project LLC.

IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE REQUESTOR TO OBTAIN ANY REQUIRED PERMITS, PERMISSIONS, INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS, AND APPLICATION/REGISTRATION FORMS REQUIRED BY THE VENUE.

The Military Vehicle Preservation Association.

The largest international historic military vehicle group, the Military Vehicle Preservation Association (MVPA) includes roughly 8000 members and nearly 100 affiliate groups in the United States and around the world.

PNW Steel Soldiers.

Facebook page of the regional military vehicle collectors club based in Seattle, WA.

Spokane Motor Pool.

Spokane/Coeur d'Alene based military vehicle collectors group. POC Ivan Urnovitz (509) 710-0545.

Camp Seven Mile Joint Tactical Vehicle Maintenance Facility.

"Old Grumpy's House" located just on the other side of the Seven Mile Bridge on the western edge of Spokane.

Vintage Power Wagons.  

Vintage Power Wagons began in 1975, and was born out of a frustration around the lack of information and parts pertaining to the mighty Dodge Power Wagon. But what started as a hobby for founder Dave Butler, soon escalated in 1983 to a full time operation.

Original NOS and used Power Wagon Parts have become increasingly more challenging to find, purchase, package and ship to our Fairfield, Iowa facility. We continue to go to great lengths to find old Power Wagon parts, and in recent years we have had to go as far as southeast Asia to get these.

Midwest Military.

Midwest Military is an international supplier and manufacturer of collector military vehicle parts. "We cater to WWII and Korean era Dodge-built vehicles, Korean era Jeep, and a few other WWII vehicles. We are not a WWII Jeep dealer, although, a lot of the WWII parts we have will interchange. We have NOS and quality reproduction parts that fit correctly the first time."

M-Series Rebuild LLC.

From Charles Talbot and his Team: " It all started in 1985 when I bought a 1963 Dodge M37B1 to use as a service truck in my grading business. Having spent 3 years on active military duty in Europe where I was able to operate and service various trucks and equipment, I quickly gained respect for military trucks. The M37 is one tough vehicle..."

Jeff's Engines and Custom Builds.

(509) 869-8228. Nine Mile Falls, WA.

From Bill: "Jeff built Old Grumpy's power plant back to original specifications. He builds engines for fun and really knows what he's doing."

4 May - Uncle Sam's Flags.  14109 E Sprague Ave Suite 1, Spokane Valley, WA. 1000 - 1500.

17 May - Air National Guard Recruiting Event.  Qlispé Raceway Park (formerly Spokane Raceway).  750 N Hayford Rd, Airway Heights, WA. 1700 - 2000.

1 June - Felts Field Neighbor Day. Felts Field.  6105 E Rutter Ave, Spokane, WA. 0900 - 1500.