Cold_War_Collection

Hi Robin, Soda Blasting is what we use to remove paint from rubber and Plastic. A local firm, Preptech, is who we use, and they are very good. As an example, when we shot the Saracen, we left the Final Drive boots on, and they cleaned up with all the paint removed and no damage. Bring them up next time you are here, and we can send them over, or call Lloyd at preptech directly if you want? cheers Nick

Stolly? why not a RR K60?, its a conversion thats been done before. Cheers Nick CWC Canada

Agreeed Robin, particularly in Canada, where everyone seems to think they are sitting on a vehicular gold mine, but when they want to buy....well, its the opposite end of the stick. I do wish people would at least do some basic pricing research on what they a) want to sell b) want to buy. Its quite tiring to see a truck in a field thats been sitting for 40 years, rotted, up for sale but the asking is as much as a restored one (happened last week M 1009....15,000.00$ FIRM:shocked: What was the final word on thst poor old Stolly "boat" down in Southern Ontario? I know its in rough, and modified shape, but running gear spares are awlyes on the shopping list for us. Salamander is interesting for sure, I think there is one over at Science and Tech in the Store house. On that note, drop me a line on Pauls or my e-mail, I have an idea thats come to mind? cheers Nick CWC Canada

Hi ! No parts, but advice if you need it. We operate a Bv 206, gas, ex-British Army. We a bit North of Robin, in Ottawa if you have any question etc. Cheers Nick CWC Canada

Sure thing Robin, let me know how I can help out. Looking forward to hearing all about the sordid past! Cheers! Nick

nope, both are in museums now, I'm running an ex Canadian army MT-500 currently

In my Opa's unit....for winter cam they used a mop and a bucket of white paint (Stug III, 21cm and 24cm Morser). I do have many of his pictures from the War in the East, I'll see if i can fid some time to scan them in. In the other months, well, it was all quite crude really. Cheers Nick CWC Canada

yes, two rails connect the windshield to the frame behind the door. Remove those rails (unbolt) and then the frame will tilt forward when the locks are released

Late reply...sorry.. http://www.canned-ham.com has it all !

Hi Don, a report, if you can dig it up, would be the best idea as Robin has indicated, its a bit of work but well worth it for the Provedance. Bikes are tough as they ended up all over the place, and spent much of their time not being used. I have a Canadian MT-500, and it has the side stand on the right as well, as they all did until Hardley Dangerous took it over, so that fact may be a bit miss-leading. In doing some marking reserch on my own, I did see a number of pictures of UK MT's , and the markings vary quite a bit. Most have the Union Jack on the forward fender, but after that, its quite a mix, some with TAC signs, some with SIGS blue and white squares, some with just numbers drawn on the tank. I was VERY fortunate with mine, as it had a servicing tag affixed to the frame under the fuel tank, showing its parent unit (1 Can. Div. Sigs. HQ) SoS in 1998 Good Luck! Cheers Nick CWC Canada

where the angels look like big Blackflys....:-) (I spend much time north of the French River.....) If you have any questions, etc, I used to own two WLC's and our Collection is Based in the Ottawa area. Cheers, glad to have you aboard! Nick CWC Canada

Ok, each has a bleed nipple to attend to. have fun !! Nick

nice job on those, I can tell you that the ones in Canadian service were destined for the French Army before it fell. The Ship carrying them ( I have the Ships name at home someplace...) was docked in Halifax NS, when the news came. The Canadian Army then took over the stores, which included a large amount of Indian MC with and without side cars. I'll see what else I might have for information on those. A good book to find (now out of print) which has lots of good pictures is "The Winged Wheel Patch" the history of Canadian Military Motorcycles by Ken Messenger and MAx Burns Pics of two of mine (non indian!) (The TRW was marked up for a movie series done in 2001, hense the Military Police plate) Cheers Nick CWC Canada

Pressure at what bleeders? the hull lines or at the wheel stations? Cheers Nick CWC Canada (Saracen Mk 6)

Hi Dan, where are you in Canada, there are some good support people around, depending where you are. Robin, care to chime in? cheers Nick CWC Canada

Hi, Are you exporting or importing? There will be controlled goods paper required and end user certs on both ends to be looked at, and of course, nothing gets into Canada without being fully steam cleaned. If its not done in the UK, you will be charged here at the import terminal (last one we did, was 1,400.00 CDN !!) And to Bobs comment, yes, we have used Bobs's services for shipping, and were quite happy with the results. Cheers, Nick CWC Canada

Best thing... a few years back we were doing a "running restoration" (that means get the thing running...and stopping, thats it) for a local regiment (D Sqd. RCD) of their T-17 Staghound. this had been sitting outside as a monumnent since about 1969. fast forward to their 125th anniversary year of 2008, they requested this machine to be in a parade in june, downtown in Ottawa, could we get her running? Its the end of Jan. 2008 at this point.... Long story, short, there were endlessly long days, I'm sure I couldn't have done it if Robin Craig hadn't shown up from time to time to lend an expert hand and advice (oh, and wake me up that time while I was sleeping on the floor while bleeding the brakes late one night). So, most of the Canadian Armor was left in Europe after the war, and so, much of whats here is Training Tanks etc., not used in combat, and so, this is what makes this story so wonderful. After pulling the Turret and Basket, there was of course, 6 inches of muck on the floor of the hull, which I set about shovelling out, and in there was a pile of spent .30 casings, and a coin, from Holland, dated 1942....so, a good guess it was one of 50 Stag's that came back to Canada after the war. The parade went well, with the old girl chuffing along, and we had found a former RCD staghound crew commander, who flew his original pennant of 1945 on the mast once again. nice feeling that Happy Christmas Nick CWC Canada

The Cold War Collection (Canada) is moving to a new facility that will more space to "roam" , lots of space with wooded trails and open country to drive the collection as intended, we floated all the track, as it was a 100km journey here are a few shots of the move! yes, a cold but clear day! cheers Nick

Original ? that might be tough to find. May be easier to find the specs that were issued for Tender. I have in my bookshelf at home series of Docs that I had when I worked for a local PMC, and there is some comparative analysis of different AFV platforms as we were doing the A3 RISE M-113 upgrades at the time, I'll have a look this evening when I get home. I do recall that the FV 432 was on par with the A1 M-113 (.30 ball, shell splinter, AP light AT mine....good luck to you with anything bigger than TM-57 though....) You may find a cross ref. with the US Army TACOM (Tank Command) historic data, as they tested everyone else's stuff. Just so you know, I'm going to set up a reference Library at the new site, so, in the future, if you need anything, we might have the reference you need. (We are collecting book and docs now as part of the collection) cheers Nick

i stand corrected....front left final drive seal has let go.....its clear i have offended the FV gods by my lack of fitter humility:blush:

Hello Clive, yes, we have most of the fittings, although the brackets have been removed from the hull. I think we can do an acceptable job of it if we even have a few mesurements to extraoplate from. Any drawings you have would be most helpful Many Thanks Nick

Well everybody, The CWC Saracen is just about done, with a successful run up carried out and no oil leaks. Before we undertake road tests, we feel its important to fit the RFC shroud . We do not have a pattern for this, so we are asking if anyone has pictures, measurements of this of even the EMER mod instructions so we can have one made up? many thanks Nick CWC Canada

So, I'm not one for speculation, and as such, I have no basis for the following comment...but... If the vehicles are used in an IS role, and CS gas is being deployed, could it be simply air to provide positive pressure to the hull once buttoned up? that would allow the crew not to be masked up?

Thanks!! now the protective layer is gone....I'll have to watch for rust :nut:

Also, to add...the "Y" pipe for the carb was painted the same as the engine, and the vac tank and rad were black, although I have seen silver and blue in other pictures of in service units. adds to the fun of reserach :-) Cheers Nick