mcspool

Can you tell us more about these K5's? I heard there are a number for sale in Norway which risk being scrapped if they are not sold.... I'm not interested myself, but I am sure there's someone who would want save them!

You mean one of these? Awesome!

Here is what I know about Cuban Sherman tanks: http://www.mapleleafup.nl/g104/cuba.htm Would love to see details / pictures of the survivor(s)!

Guy, you are right. The Belgian firm Levacq manufactured these trailers in the 1950s, clearly patterned on the British 10-cwt. There also was a larger 1-ton version which had a heavier drawbar as shown in the picture; and a body measuring approx. 215x130 cm.

Are you a member of MLU? Jaap is a member there, so you could contact him through PM

Never heard about a Churchill surviving at Dieppe, but if it is there indeed, it surely needs more attention! :thumbsup: Edit - none listed here: http://the.shadock.free.fr/Surviving_Churchills.pdf and this lists it as "somewhere on the south coast of England" - see https://www.flickr.com/photos/scaphoid/sets/72157631513347873/with/7977156905/

Here are a couple of pictures of CMP seat base canvas. The base is 4 inches thick last time I measured .

Great job, would love to see it running once finished :thumbsup:

Nice MW! :thumbsup:

No, the Netherlands was LHD in right-hand traffic since basically the advent of the motor car. From the quote on wikipedia I conclude the Italians could make up their mind Another reason for RHD on Italian Army vehicles I was told about, is that it was more useful on mountain roads. Back to topic: I think it is a Fiat-SPA AS43. Nice find, are you going after it?

Correct, it is a C8 used post-war by a fire brigade or some-such (I have seen pictures of it before restoration), now painted up as a military vehicle in the wrong livery to boot! Shame on the museum for misleading the public :nono:

I think with "GB (U.S. Army - used), 1944" they try to indicate it is of British manufacture, and was used by the US Army - which could have been the case in the UK I think, where the Americans also used K2 ambulances and other British vehicles on airfields and other bases. My guess is that this trailer was acquired for the museum collection a long time after the war and that there is no connection with the BEF and Bastogne. The "(U.S. Army - used)" is only there to try to "justify" why it is on display at the museum? For example, their Sherman M4A1(76)W HVSS displayed outside is an ex-MDAP Sherman delivered to the Netherlands Army after WW2, which was recovered from a range somewhere in the 1980s and then donated to the museum.

See https://www.facebook.com/richard.gibson.16547/media_set?set=a.10153368499259079.1073741900.679944078&type=3&pnref=story for more pictures. Most of the vehicles are in a sorry state, it was stated one was buying a chassis with a set of axles only. At least they are now passed on to the next generation. Auction results should be published on the auctioneer's website sometime soon: http://www.hjpugh.com/results2015.html (catalog here: http://www.hjpugh.com/tractorsales/190915catalogue.pdf) A friend of mine bought the CMP F15 4x2, it needs a lot of work but will be restored one day. Where did this C30 end up?

Count me in, I will join!

View of the grand opening

The picture comes from the "D.V.D Vehicle Trials Winter 1948 - 1949 Northwest Highway Report" and was posted on MLU (of course ). It proves the Autopulse not only had a use in hot climates, but cold ones as well as per trial results & recommendations:

Here's a picture of where the optional Autopulse electric fuel pump was mounted: behind the battery box (removed for taking this picture) behind the right hand cab step, just below the fuel filter.

The Autopulse pump was indeed an option for hot climates, IIRC the Indian Army ordered them as standard on their truck contracts. Dirk Leegwater has NOS pumps available, Part no. C29Q-9350 They can be rebuilt, I think this is the right kit: http://www.classicandexotic.com/store/p-1073-autopulse-fuel-pump-gasket-set.aspx (no connections to the seller)

Came across this one in France, think it is great these throphies are still on display.

Yes, that's why one can find pictures of Sherman M4A4 in US service. That batfled the researchers initially as the M4A4 production was assigned to Lend Lease recipients and not intended for use by the U.S. Military. I'd say, a case of Lend Lease And Borrow Back lt happened with other equipped as well. They were Allies!

Stabroek, Belgium. GMC in civvie livery.

Excellent, the right place to show this truck! :thumbsup:

Front brake cylinder: Bore Size = 1 3/8" Rear brake cylinder: Bore Size = 1 1/2" Ref. Maple Leaf Up Forum: Modern part numbers for CMPs

A very lucky find! Unlike aircraft (because of airworthiness certification), records of WW2 vehicles are rarely complete enough to include any history, let alone pictures....

Confusing? Ah now I see, my website is called "Made in Canada". But I added a "Non-CMP vehicles" section with a page on the British Trailer, 1 Ton, 2 Wheeled, General Service. Hope this makes sense