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Here are some which recently have appared in Norway, (some might be well known to our Norwegian members)

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!

interesting, looks like they had a number of M3A1 Stuarts, M4A3 Shermans, and then approx 15 A34 comets that were all supplied to the western Puppet regime of Batista before he was ousted. After that it was all Soviet Armor supplied to the Commies.

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

Found this on a facebook group, if it really is at Dieppe, it certainly needs recovering.

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

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

Nice MW! :thumbsup:

several of the European states were RHD originally, Dutch was one of the others I believe

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

In modern Italy the practice of traffic driving on the right first began in the late 1890s, but it was not until the mid-1920s that it became standard throughout the country. There was a long period when traffic in the countryside drove on the right while major cities continued to drive on the left. Rome, for example, did not change from left to right until 20 October 1924. Milan was the last Italian city to change to driving on the right (3 August 1926). Cars had remained right-hand drive (RHD) until this time. Italian car makers Alfa Romeo and Lancia did not produce LHD cars until as late as 1950 and 1953, respectively.

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?

Not original in my view, and I think the C8GS came into service (1945?) after disruptive camouflage was ceased to be applied.

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:

Bastogne American museum in Luxembourg http://www.mnhm.net/cms/index.php/en/

 

All the large wheel 180 gallon bowsers I have found are British & stamped 1939/1940 on the axles, I would like to think its one of the hundreds that the BEF left in France in 1940 then the Germans captured it & put it to their use until it was left behind again at Bastogne this time in 1944 ? This was the only British item in the whole museum.

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?

I could organise a trip for a week into the Belgian Ardennes , or a trip for a week through the Netherlands if you wish .

Count me in, I will join!

HMVF beer fridge custodian

View of the grand opening

The photo of the pump location is excellent, what is the source? The loops in the line are interesting, and something found on CMPs where vibration or flexing would be a problem. The low down location sure would make priming easier when you ran the a tank and the fuel system dry because you forgot to switch the fuel selector valve over.

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:

"PART VI - RESULTS

4. OPERATING

4.6 Miscellaneous Items

4.6.1 Auxiliary Electric Fuel Pumps

These were found to be of considerable assistance, particularly after draining of fuel filters, cleaning of carburetor or replacement or repair of fuel lines, due to the fact that the entire carburetor filter and pipelines can be refilled with fuel without using engine starter as a means of actuating the fuel pump. It is believed that they also assist in starting the vehicle engine at all temperatures due to the fact that they maintain fuel at proper level in the carburetor at all times whether or not the engine is operating."

 

"Part VIII - RECOMMENDATIONS

3. CHEVROLET C.M.P. VEHICLES

3.9 That an autopulse pump be installed in series with main fuel pump or alternatively an accessible main fuel pump manual operating device be fitted.

22. AUXILIARY ELECTRIC FUEL PUMPS

22.1 That these be considered a requirement on gasoline engined vehicles."

Hello Adrian, thanks for the advice, are have a good look at mounting places for the pump. Howard

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.

Hi

This Autopulse six volt fuel pump was fitted to a Ford cab 11.

From what I have been told this was done on early fords destined for the dessert or India.

Sadly the cork gasket in it had gone hard srunk and brittle and petrol had leaked in to the selonoide chamber, making it a major fire hazard, lucky the points where submerge in the petrol so nothing could happen.

it will be replaced with a SU pump like the one mention earlier

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:

Remember that the front and rear are different size bore. Forgot once while putting them on the truck and had to pull the boots to see which was which.

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....

Link to the 20cwt trailers http://www.geocities.ws/cmpvehicles/trailer_1-ton_2wh_gs.html The title is slightly confusing though as these are British trailers & not Canadian CMP

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