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    Extinct WW2 MV's?

    in MV Chatter

    Posted · Edited by mcspool

    IWhite 704S. Truck 3-ton,4+2 cargo. 1500 ordered by French army in 1939,delivered in early 1940. Vanderveen page 362.
    Hi Matt, great idea!

     

    A White 704S survives in the Netherlands - see http://www.armymotorcars.com/html/w_2.html. It was discovered in and rescued from a French scrapyard, and then restored by a Dutch collector.

     

    Once you start looking for these rarities you will find more than you initially envisaged. Ever heard of a Dodge WK-60? Remains of two have surfaced and are being used to restore one to running condition.

     

    Cheers,

    Hanno

    LRDG wreck pics

    in British Vehicles

    Posted

    They look almost perfectly preserved - aside from tyres etc obviously . Presumably it is a question of cost & logistics that they are still there or might there be local objections to these historic artefacts being moved ? (or is even naming them as such an overstatement ?)
    MLU member Kuno has been researching them, those trucks are still where they were on 31 January 1941 - as far as he can ascertain this is the only undisturbed battlesite of the whole desert war of WW2. . . "historic artefacts" indeed!

     

    Hanno

    LRDG wreck pics

    in British Vehicles

    Posted

    This is from a link posted by Hanno (MLU), hope you dont mind me posting it up on here- its a very quiet weekend.
    No at all Rick, the pics are worth seeing by HMVF members too (should have posted the link here as well).

     

    Hanno

    Breaking News - M5 found

    in Tell us...!

    Posted

    Blimey!

    I'da thought it more likely it was shoved into a shell crater or bomb crater which was then filled in. Seems an awfully big hole to dig to bury something that could be dragged away? You wouldn't want to lift it out a hole though.

    The Churchill MkIV AVRE at Graye-sur-Mer, Normandy, laid buried under a road until 1976. Remains of a Tiger tank were recovered from under a French road not too long ago. Makes you wonder how many tanks are still buried right under your car's tyres?!?!?

     

    H.

    Sisu AH-45 + PTO-driven trailer

    in Blogs of MV restorations

    Posted · Edited by mcspool

    Cedric, thanks for all this interesting background info. You surely are a man with a mission. Keep those Sisu´s rolling!

     

    I'm not sure whether to use Milweb or what?
    MilWeb gives great coverage. Reportedly, the best on the internet. Your ad will be printed in Classic Military Vehicles magazine too.

     

    Hanno

    Bedford MW 15-cwt owner experiences

    in British Vehicles

    Posted

    I am 6'1" and long in the leg, it is not too bad driving an MW. Seat can be moved back on slides, just getting out is the awkward bit, but you will soon learn an easy way. Nice truck though and still good for parts in the mechanical and electrical department.

     

    Have you finally come around to dropping CMP's and getting into British vehicles ? :-D

    Thanks for the tips, Richard!

     

    No of course I'm not dropping CMPs >:(

    But, I've always fancied the 15-cwt class of trucks, and I am looking for small to medium-sized vehicle I can take on longer road journeys. I reckon a 15-cwt 4x2 is ideal for this purpose, but the CMP Ford and Chevrolet 11 and 12 cab (13 cab is no option, as I already have one) are too small for me.

    The Bedford and Morris-Commercial 15-cwt truck do not have a spare wheel and tool box behind the cab like CMPs have, so there's some extra space behind the driver's seat. Have sat in a Morris-Commercial, it should be possible to make me fit, but I'm a bit wary of M-C's because of the availability of spares.

    Have briefly checked a Bedford, but I did not have anough time to properly check if I'd fit reasonably comfortably. Hence my question here.

     

    Any long legged owner/driver's experiences are welcome!

     

    All for now,

    thanks,

    Hanno

    Bedford MW 15-cwt owner experiences

    in British Vehicles

    Posted

    Well, I have not driven one of those for 49 years - I did my 2 weeks MT Course and Driving Test in one when I was doing National Service. I was only 5'10" at the time - shrunk a bit since then - but a friend who was doing the same course at the same time was 6'6" and I never heard him complain.
    Thanks Tony!

     

    Hanno

    Bedford MW 15-cwt owner experiences

    in British Vehicles

    Posted

    Hi all,

     

    I am contemplating the purchase of a Bedford MW 15-cwt truck. I have been informed spares availability is quite good, so I'm not worried about that.

     

    However, I am 6'6" tall, and have a problem fitting in many WW2 army trucks.

     

    Can anyone with Bedford MW experience tell me if I would have problems fitting behind the wheel? From pictures I see they have space left behind the driver's seat, so I'm hoping I can adjust the seat back far enough to create legroom.

     

    Thanks,

    Hanno

    Who can identify this tank

    in Tracked vehicles

    Posted

    You´re right Adrian, it´s a Marmon-Herrington CTLS-4TAY a.k.a. Light Tank T16. I have a data plate in Chinese off one of these.

     

    My interest in these tanks was sparked by the fact these were used in combat by the Netherlands East Indies Army in 1942. Together with a handful of Vickers-Carden-Loyd Commercial Light Tanks Model 1936, these were the only tanks ever to be used in combat by Dutch forces.

     

    Cheers,

    Hanno

    http://www.geocities.com/marmonherrington

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