Eisenhower Van Restoration
Restoration of the steel van that housed General Dwight D. Eisenhower’s living quarters during World War II has been completed thanks to the efforts of the International Military Vehicle Preservation Association (MVPA).
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General Eisenhower referred to the vans equipped as his headquarters in the field as "circus wagons." The van at the Quartermaster Museum is the only one of four of the general’s traveling circuses to survive. In fact, when the van first arrived at Fort Lee in 1955 from storage at the Atlanta General Depot, it was kept under wraps. The other three have never been found.
The local MVPA affiliate, Virginia Military Vehicle Association and the Old Hickory Association, undertook the restoration effort.
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The newly restore "Ike" van was first put on display during the four-day MVPA convention, July 18-21, 2001. The Quartermaster Museum agreed to provide Eisenhower’s van for a display in return for the cosmetic restoration. After the convention, the van was placed in the Quartermaster Museum as part of the permanent exhibits pertaining to the former role of Quartermasters in providing shelter for the Army.
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