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    How many uses for the Sherman Chassis

    in American Vehicles

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    This one is (? certainly was) owned by Robert Crawford, seen at a ploughing contest in 2000. Picture from a very interesting website - http://www.inter.nl.net looking at after uses of these tanks

     

    The correct link is: http://web.inter.nl.net/users/spoelstra/g104/ploughshare.htm'>http://web.inter.nl.net/users/spoelstra/g104/ploughshare.htm'>http://web.inter.nl.net/users/spoelstra/g104/ploughshare.htm

     

    Cheers,

    Hanno

    Sherman Register - http://web.inter.nl.net/users/spoelstra/g104

    Liberty Park and Marshall Museum Overloon

    in Battlefields, museums, monuments and memorials.

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    After 50 years the exhibits were moved indoors and later the Marshall museum moved in too.

     

    And with that move it lost much of it character. While the vehicles are better off indoors, some of them somehow made a better exhibit when displayed on the museum grounds which were actually part of the battle ground.

     

    Thanks for your pictures, Joris! I agree the museum is very much worthwhile visiting for anyone interested in military vehicles.

     

    See http://www.surfacezero.com/g503/showgallery.php?cat=916&ppuser=24 for some of my pics.

     

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    25-pdr field gun on Carriage Mk II

    in Artillery & Anti-Tank Weapons

    Posted · Edited by Marmite!!

    Took some pictures of a 25-pdr on Carriage Mk II recently (still on strength with the Netherlands Army, albeit as a gate guard!)

     

    Who has more information about this particular model of 25-pdr gun?

     

    All I know is the 25-pdr gun on Carriage Mk II had a narrowed axle, shield and firing platform. One source states this was done to enable the gun to be towed by a light vehicle ("probably LWB Land Rover"), another source states this conversion was carried out for jungle and airborne operations.

     

    What was the exact purpose of this conversion? When was it carried out?

     

    Thanks!

    Hanno

     

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    More and larger pictures in my G503 album.

    Willys Jeep 1942 rebuild.

    in Blogs of MV restorations

    Posted

    get one that needed a complete rebuild.... This doesnt seem as insane as it might as it means I didnt have to strip down bodywork etc to start with a chassis, so saving a bit of time!

     

    I am interested to hear how your "jeep from the parts bin" restoration approach turns out. I think you will get over the UKP 4000 mark. But it might very well turn out to be a beter approach than to buy a restored and running jeep, which often turns out in need of having things rectified and or re-restored to get it up to your personal standards and taste.

     

    Please keep us posted on your progress!

     

    Hanno

     

     

     

     

    NEWS - You heard it here first - Tiger 1s go back into production....

    in Tell us...!

    Posted

    I have just been contacted by a German company who are putting the 50 ton tank back in to production for the serious tank nut

     

    I don´t read anyone is putting a Tiger tank back into production, far from it. What I read is someone offering their capabilities - "We are a drawing office" - who has an idea - "we intend to design and to manufacturing" - for which they are looking for a launching customer - "For our new project we search customers". Many technical problems will have to be solved, but the first one is a marketing question: would there be a market for such a product (which needs to be fully developed)?

     

    My guess is that people with the drive and money to own a Tiger tank, either go the route of adapting an existing tank chassis into a Tiger look-alike, or have enough money to acquire and restore a real Tiger tank.

     

    Just my 2 Euro cents. . .

    Hanno

     

     

     

     

    RAF Blue Jeep

    in American Vehicles

    Posted

    well, this is very interesing. I have been talking to my father who served in the RAF from 1943 to 7 and he assures me that the vehicles were all blue. He served in Burma and drove a Jeep every day and it was blue!

     

     

    Andrew,

     

    For me this would be enough reason to paint my jeep blue-grey. Do it while he still can enjoy it, too.

     

    Hanno

     

    VC 54 in North Africa.

    in American Vehicles

    Posted

    the wording on the side is Volunteer Medical and it is the US medical corp sign. i belive the vehicle was one used by the US voluntary medical corp that served in north Africa. can anyone supply more history?

     

     

    AFS or American Field Service, a volunteer ambulance driver corps.

     

    The used to have a website, it was moved, but I found it again after some searching: http://www.ourstory.info/

    Look for the half ton Dodges. . .

     

    Hope this helps,

    Hanno

     

     

    Vehicles in Eygpt 1941

    in British Vehicles

    Posted

    Why are tanks covered?

     

     

    Undoubtedly to prevent the enemy from spotting them. At the time they were building up forces for an offensive, while the Germans were led to believe the forces were positioned elsewhere. During the same period tanks were camouflaged as lorries with canvas superstructures etc.

     

    H.

    Looking for Mr. Tim Gray

    in Other Chatter

    Posted

    Not sure if this is the right forum, but I wonder if anyone here can get me in touch with Tim Gray. We met a couple of years ago in the UK when we were both part of a larger group of English HMV enthusiasts attending Beltring. He had just bought the Morris-Commercial PU 8-cwt pictured below. I have since lost contact, and so have my British friends.

     

    If anyone knows Tim Gray - he was serving in the Army at the time; possibly he's (still) a club member of one of the many British HMV clubs - I'd appreciate it if I can be put in touch with him.

     

    Thanks in advance!

    Hanno

     

     

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