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Line 1: {{Infobox ~~Museum~~museum \|name = Military Vehicle Technology Foundation \|image = Mvtflogo.png \|imagesize = 189 \|caption = \|map_type = USA California Northern \|map_caption = ~~Location~~Former location of the collection \|~~latitude~~ coordinates = {{coord\|37.200978\|-122.112816\|display=inline}} ~~\|longitude = -122.112816~~ \|established = 1998 \|dissolved = 2018 \|location = [[Portola Valley]], [[California]] \|type = [[~~Museum#military~~:Category:Military ~~museum~~and war museums\|Military museum]] \|~~director~~founder = ~~Founder~~ [[Jacques Littlefield]] (~~d.2009~~1949–2009)~~, Chairman of the Board Scott Littlefield, President Bill Boller~~ \|website = ~~[http://www.mvtf.org~~<!--defunct http://www.mvtf.org]-->▼ ~~\|curator = Dave Marian<ref>[http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123395854437558427.html For Big Collector of Tanks, Panzer Was Last Hurrah] The Wall Street Journal</ref>~~ ~~\|publictransit =~~ ▲ \|website = [http://www.mvtf.org http://www.mvtf.org] }} The '''Military Vehicle Technology Foundation''' iswas a large collection of military vehicles located in [[Portola Valley]], [[California]]. It was founded byin ~~the late~~1975 by [[Jacques Littlefield]], and closed in 2018, with its collection being distributed to other museums. Many of its vehicles are now ispart ~~under~~of the ~~direction~~[[American ofHeritage ~~Bill~~Museum]] ~~Boller~~run by the [[Collings Foundation]] in [[Stow, Massachusetts]]. ==History== The ~~founder~~first ofacquisition ~~the Foundation, Mr. Jacques Littlefield, started the collection in 1975 with the purchase of~~was an unrestored M3A1 Scout Car. The first two tanks arrived on site in 1983., ~~The~~and ~~collection~~by ~~comprised~~1988 athe ~~total~~collection ofcomprised five armored vehicles ~~by 1988~~. ~~Over time other~~Subsequent military vehicles and associated equipment were acquired from dealers, collectors, or in trade with various museums or government agencies in the United States and abroad. By the middle of the 1990s the collection included examples from almost all historically significant land battles of the last half-century. The oldest armored military vehicle in the collection is a World War I era [[M1917 light tank]].<!--This description is lifted word-for-word from the reference.--><!--Well that's copyvio, innit?--><ref name=AboutUs>{{cite web \|url=http://mvtf.org/about.html \|title=About Us \|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> \|website=Military Vehicle Technology Foundation (MVTF) \|access-date=11 March 2016}}</ref> The Foundation was established in early 1998. Littlefield's major objective for the Foundation was to preserve the collection for the future.<ref name=AboutUs /> Over 200 [[armored fighting vehicle]]s were present in the collection,<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.mvtf.org/col_intro.html \|title=Introduction to our Collection \|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> \|website=Military Vehicle Technology Foundation (MVTF) \|access-date=11 March 2016 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304185729/http://www.mvtf.org/col_intro.html \|archive-date=4 March 2016 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> displayed in a {{convert\|48000\|ft2}} exhibition space at Littlefield's {{convert\|470\|acre\|adj=on}} Pony Tracks Ranch in the Vista Verde neighborhood. The ranch was once owned by former San Francisco Mayor and California Governor [[James Rolph\|"Sunny Jim" Rolph]].<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.portolavalley.net/home/showdocument?id=112 \|title=An Unusual Collection \|date=Winter 2004 \|work=The Portola Valley Post \|pages=3–4 \|access-date=9 March 2020}}</ref> The foundation offered tours of its collection with a mandatory donation until the inventory was transported to the new museum in Stow.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://mvtf.org/pub_tours.html \|title=Tours: General Public \|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> \|website=Military Vehicle Technology Foundation (MVTF) \|access-date=11 March 2016}}</ref> The Foundation was established in early 1998 to serve the interests of authors, historians, educators, the defense industry, veteran groups, model makers and the entertainment industry. Littlefield's major objective for the Foundation was to preserve the collection for the future.<ref>[http://www.mvtf.org/about.html History of the Military Vehicle Technology Foundation]</ref> In 2012 the foundation started a new program in conjunction with the Boy Scouts of America to start athe youth Venturing Crew 551. Crew 551's stated goals were to assist in the restoration of vehicles., ~~As well as~~and to help educate the public through tours and presentations about the significance of armored vehicles throughout history.<ref>{{cite ~~More information~~web \|url=http://crew551.org/#about ~~the~~\|title=About ~~crew~~Us ~~can~~\|date=2012 be\|website=Venturing ~~found~~Tank atCrew [551 \|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> \|access-date=11 March 2016 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130601150330/http://crew551.org/ ~~their~~\|archive-date=1 ~~website~~June ].2013 \|url-status=dead}}</ref>▼ The collection is very large, surpassing many national military museums in both quality and quantity. Over 200 [[armored fighting vehicle]]s are present in the collection.<ref>[http://www.mvtf.org/col_intro.html Inventory of the Military Vehicle Technology Foundation]</ref> ===Collings Foundation=== ~~The foundation offers tours of its collection. Scheduling information can be found on [http://www.mvtf.org its website].~~ Jacques Littlefield died after a decade-long battle with [[colon cancer]] on January 7, 2009. The foundation signed over its collection to the [[Collings Foundation]] on July 4, 2013. A year later, the Collings Foundation auctioned off 120 of the vehicles to fund creation of the new [[American Heritage Museum]] to display the collection at the Collings Foundation headquarters in [[Stow, Massachusetts]].<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://www.masslive.com/news/boston/index.ssf/2013/11/silicon_valley_tank_collection.html \|title=Silicon Valley tank collection heading east to The Collings Foundation in Stow \|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> \|date= 11 November 2013 \|newspaper=The Springfield Republican \|agency=AP \|access-date=11 March 2016}}</ref> In 2015, the Stow Planning Board questioned the educational merit of the proposed museum. The educational purpose was needed in order to allow the planned {{convert\|60000\|sqft\|adj=on}} museum to be built on land that was zoned for residential use.<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://stowindependent.com/planning-board-wrestles-with-collings-museum-application-july-29-2015 \|title=Planning Board Wrestles with Collings Museum Application ... \|author=Needle, Ann \|date=29 July 2015 \|newspaper=The Stow Independent \|access-date=11 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|url=http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2015/08/05/plans-for-museum-to-house-the-ex-littlefield-military-vehicle-collection-stalled/ \|title=Plans for museum to house the ex-Littlefield military vehicle collection stalled \|author=Strohl, Daniel \|date=5 August 2015 \|newspaper=Hemmings \|access-date=11 March 2016}}</ref> The Planning Board rejected the foundation's application in August 2015<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/regionals/west/2015/08/31/proposed-military-museum-shot-down-stow/QHi10qK0wcftsaUIOfcy8H/story.html \|title=Proposed military museum is voted down in Stow \|author=Sweeney, Emily \|date=31 August 2015 \|newspaper=The Boston Globe \|access-date=11 March 2016}}</ref> but a settlement was eventually reached in July 2017 and construction of the museum was completed in 2018. The museum held a "preview" opening in October 2018 and fully opened in May 2019.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.collingsfoundation.org/american-heritage-museum/\|title=Collings Foundation American Heritage Museum\|date=23 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.telegram.com/news/20190502/american-heritage-museum-celebrates-grand-opening \|title=American Heritage Museum celebrates grand opening \|author=Jonathan Phelps \|date= 2 May 2019 \|newspaper=Worcester Telegram \|access-date=5 May 2019}}</ref> The MVTF officially closed for tours on March 25, 2018. The last of the vehicles left the premises on July 30, 2018.<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/news/20170728/collings-foundation-reaches-settlement-to-build-new-museum \|title=Collings Foundation reaches settlement to build new museum \|author=Phelps, Jonathan \|date=28 July 2017 \|newspaper=The MetroWest Daily News \|access-date=3 May 2018}}</ref> ▲In 2012 the foundation started a new program in conjunction with the Boy Scouts of America to start a youth Venturing Crew to assist in the restoration of vehicles. As well as to help educate the public through tours and presentations about the significance of armored vehicles throughout history. More information about the crew can be found at [http://crew551.org their website ]. <gallery> Line 37 ⟶ 40: ==References== {{reflist}} ==Further reading== * {{cite news \|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/for-sale-old-scud-missiles-tanks-in-need-of-tlc-1412217006 \|title=Used Vehicle for Sale, Runs Well, Cannon Needs TLC \|author=Elinson, Zusha \|date=1 October 2014 \|newspaper=The Wall Street Journal \|access-date=11 March 2016}} * {{cite news \|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/regionals/west/2015/08/13/military-museum-plan-has-stow-neighbors-arms/pzPViPRhfmr0XjScmXXWxH/story.html \|title=Military museum plan sparks battle in Stow \|author=Sweeney, Emily \|date=14 August 2015 \|newspaper=The Boston Globe \|access-date=11 March 2016 }} * {{cite news \|url=http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_26112736/ \|title=Portola Valley tank collection rumbles to the auction block \|author=Newman, Bruce \|date=8 July 2014 \|newspaper=San Jose Mercury News \|access-date=11 March 2016}} ==External links== {{Commons category\|Military Vehicle Technology Foundation}} * [http://www.mvtf.org/ Military Vehicle Technology Foundation website] * [http://www.milweb.net/features/toad.php Churchill Toad acquisition] * [~~http~~https://~~home~~web.~~comcast~~archive.~~net~~org/~~~szee1a~~web/20161016051848/http://bernardzeephotos.com/tanks/tanks.html Large, high quality photojournal of a visit by Bernard Zee] * [http://www.mishalov.com/littlefield-6jan07/ Photojournal of a visit by Neil Mishalov] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20130601150330/http://crew551.org/ Information about Venture crew 551] * {{cite web \|url=http://www.yelp.com/biz/military-vehicle-technology-foundation-portola-valley \|title=Military Vehicle Technology Foundation \|date=2016 \|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> \|website=Yelp \|access-date=11 March 2016 }} * {{cite web \|url=https://www.rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/LC14 \|title=The Littlefield Collection \|date=11 July 2014 \|website=Auctions America \|access-date=3 May 2018}} [[Category:Military and war museums in California]]