Citroman

Overhere we did see a lot of those square nuts in stoves. Maybe an idea to ask an stove maker or repairer for them?

It seems that the trucks are commandeered and are being painted over... One horse is numbered...:cool2:

Looks great. Doesn't the gearstick position interfere with the feet of the driver?

They say there is a stable sand layer at about 5 meters depth. In that region of holland they put wooden or concrecte pilons in on that they build the houses fundations. Amsterdam for exemple is said to be build on thousands of pine trees... For the house i don't know it's about 250km from here so i won't go have a look

Yes i wonder too. But on the pic with the 2 tanks you see the first is not as far sunk in as on the second pic. The very unstable ground and narrow road would it have made rather difficult to get rescue equipment in. The second tank did sink also??? Who knows.

There is one other picture. Here the registration is visible...anything you can find out about the beast?

it depenses on the fact how fast the thing was sinking. The road was at that time unhardened. On tv we did see the guy that was testing the area proof how soft the ground is there. He stuck a 2 meter ground handdrill in to it's handle like a hot knife in butter. Stange thing someone offered them already a great sum of money for the tank..:cool2:

In the north of the netherlands that was liberated by the canadians there is a story that there must be a tank that is sunk in the moor ground overthere. Canadian soldiers were trading petrol against gin. They brought the petrol to a farm with a tank but it slid from a narrow road and started sinking. There are people there they a sure the tank is still there at a depth of 5 meters. Only proof are some pictures of the sinking tank. This is one of the pictures, i think it is the the second tank on the picture that is at an bad angle. The other seems sinking too. Only thing there is no evidance in the canadian archives of a missing tank. But the people in the north are testing the ground with a radar to proof that the tank still is there...

Citroen used those platform trucks in their ammo factory, in lunchtime they moved the plates for the eating staff.. http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PZ1qXnQ7mqo/UwynivtrtII/AAAAAAAABxg/-axiXNeXedo/s1600/0_a5aae_b9533b32_XXXL.jpg

A friend did pearl blast his aluminium engine. It stopt leaking oil but it didn't look nice. Engine looked rough like sandblasted but it was smooth to the toutch...

Could this have been an ex-army Benz

I heard the older aluminium castings were of a purer quality that made it easier to repair them than the modern alloys? You never know what they mixed in there.

Yes the translation is ok, what the powder was i don't know either.

As promised

In my 1927 Citroen workshop manual they repair broken aluminium engine parts by making steel moulds and casting new metal in. I will find it for you and scan it. It's in French but maybe it's usefull for you.

My old Citroen has a metal tube for the cables. The cartboard tube can be made by glueing thin paper bands around a metal or plastic tube. If everything is hardened you can slide this of the tube.

The fan looks a bit strange, a mix of parts?

well 10 euros is not that bad, no? The auction steps are 5 euros.:cool2:

That road looks northern France or Belgium to me.

rear-lights seem to be of FIAT 850 origin.

Maybe interesting for you? https://veiling.catawiki.nl/kavels/9338023-militaire-luchthaven-airfield-beveiligings-lampen-complete-kist?previous=favorites&target_ab_goal=user_bid_page_bid_on_lot

Here a company with interesting stuff that might be usefull for restaurations http://www.conexcopper.com/

Are your pictures of high enough quality to see if there is something written on the hubcaps of the wrecked car?

something interesting for your radiator cap? https://veiling.catawiki.nl/kavels/8397809-vintage-early-blacksmith-vulcan-solid-brass-car-mascote-oringinal?previous=favorites&target_ab_goal=user_bid_page_bid_on_lot

It wouldn't be a lot use off road with that low slung front axle...