Driving from Wisconsin to Little Rock, Arkansas, for the 32nd Annual Military Vehicle Preservation Association's convention, I spent some time thinking about the hobby. It occurred to me, even though the antique car hobby had blossomed prior to WWII, there really was no "military vehicle" hobby prior to 1946. The flood of inexpensive, surplus vehicles that hit the market after WWII really was the genesis of the hobby. As I rounded Memphis, I realized I was driving past the epicenter of the MV "Big Bang" - the place where it all began. Detouring from the Interstate, I pointed for downtown Memphis to see this "hallowed ground" in person.
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机译：从威斯康星州驱车前往阿肯色州小石城，参加第32届年度军事车辆保护协会的会议，我花了一些时间思考这种爱好。它发生在我身上，即使古董车的爱好在第二次世界大战之前就已经蓬勃发展，但在1946年之前确实没有“军用车辆”的爱好。二战后大量廉价的，过剩的汽车大量涌入市场，这确实是这种爱好的起源。 。当我绕过孟菲斯时，我意识到我正在驶过MV“ Big Bang”的震中-这就是一切的起点。我从州际公路绕道而去，指示孟菲斯市中心亲自去看这个“圣地”。
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