Jessie The Jeep Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 A friend of mine recently got the halftrack shown below. He's in the early stages of the restoration which he hopes to have completed for the Elvington show in May 2010. Since it was heavily modified in Isreal, there are several areas needing to be remade, including fuel tanks, but he's lacking info, dimensions or another vehicle to look at and measure. If anyone here can provide details, drawings, or a vehicle to visit, photograph and measure, even parts swap etc, it would be much appreciated. Let me know and I can put you in contact. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agripper Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 Whats wrong with leaving as it would have been when in isreal? For me that later part of its service is just as important as the begining. There is just as much if not more to the story by leaving as it was when it left service. How many Half tracks as set up as WW2 models and how many as those that would have service in the 6 day war? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpu121265 Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 We is he (or you) based Steve? We have two halftracks in the shed not far from York. One Autocar M2A1, and an International which currently has twin 0.50s in the back. You (or your pal) are welcome to come and have a look anytime. I am guessing that if the target is Elvington 2010, then he/you are from that sort of area. Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessie The Jeep Posted September 19, 2009 Author Share Posted September 19, 2009 Malcolm is in Redcar, so York isn't far to come and visit. Send me a PM with your contact details and I'm sure we'll be arranging a trip to visit soon! Many thanks Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 We is he (or you) based Steve?We have two halftracks in the shed not far from York. One Autocar M2A1, and an International which currently has twin 0.50s in the back. You (or your pal) are welcome to come and have a look anytime. I am guessing that if the target is Elvington 2010, then he/you are from that sort of area. Ken Great work Ken! And I think Dick Shepherd left his as an Israeli but for me it has to be WWII. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 Steve is this one for the Netherlands? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessie The Jeep Posted September 19, 2009 Author Share Posted September 19, 2009 Malcolm imported it I think from the Nether-regions, but the truck driver decided to come through France and got impounded for a while. It was meant to be shipped directly to Tees Port! When he got some of the back lockers freed, he found two crates full of live 30 cal ammo!! Plans are also to take it to Tanks in Town next year. I think he said it's a fairly rare version, so he's converting it back to that format, as when it was in Isreal's military service, the floor was butchered to mount a hugh 105mm ( ? ) gun in the back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessie The Jeep Posted September 19, 2009 Author Share Posted September 19, 2009 Here's a few more pics of the unloading in the UK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
centi521 Posted September 20, 2009 Share Posted September 20, 2009 i think you've got a good halftrack to restore good luck and much fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted September 20, 2009 Share Posted September 20, 2009 I think they are pretty good condition from what I have been told - I will do a quick search on as I am sure there are some pics of them.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted September 20, 2009 Share Posted September 20, 2009 I think they are pretty good condition from what I have been told - I will do a quick search on as I am sure there are some pics of them.... OK not the ones I was looking for but..... http://www.hmvf.co.uk/forumvb/editpost.php?do=updatepost&postid=17712 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessie The Jeep Posted September 20, 2009 Author Share Posted September 20, 2009 http://www.hmvf.co.uk/forumvb/editpost.php?do=updatepost&postid=17712 Is this a special section of the forum? :shocked: I think you goofed! Looks like a link to editing a post. I just get the following message....... "Jessie The Jeep, you do not have permission to access this page. This could be due to one of several reasons: Your user account may not have sufficient privileges to access this page. Are you trying to edit someone else's post, access administrative features or some other privileged system? If you are trying to post, the administrator may have disabled your account, or it may be awaiting activation." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted September 20, 2009 Share Posted September 20, 2009 B*gger no what I had to do was update the IMG code for the images. I have them on my pc in the office and will post them up tomorrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harry7134 Posted September 20, 2009 Share Posted September 20, 2009 This is how they looked when converted to a fitters vehicle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessie The Jeep Posted October 1, 2009 Author Share Posted October 1, 2009 (edited) Many thanks to Ken for a great afternoon poking around the Halftrack. Malcolm and I came away with 260 photos, a load of drawings and measurements, plus several spares. There's enough info there to keep Malcolm busy for the rest of the year and he's over the moon with the results of the afternoons work. Edited September 5, 2020 by Jessie The Jeep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpu121265 Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 Glad to have been able to help. I have to say, the Autocar looks nice in that picture..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessie The Jeep Posted October 9, 2009 Author Share Posted October 9, 2009 I seem to recall Malcolm telling me that his halftrack is fairly rare version, with only a few hundred of that type being made. His main interest is WW2, and it's his money, so it's going back to it's WW2 configuration, especially since the huge gun mounted on the back in its service to Isreal, has long since gone. It also wouldn't match his Dodge Ambulance and GMC353. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessie The Jeep Posted November 3, 2009 Author Share Posted November 3, 2009 (edited) Here's a few further pictures of the Halftrack with the front end dismantled. It also shows the rear floor removed with the modified fuel tanks. Edited September 5, 2020 by Jessie The Jeep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark m uk Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 Great thread, real nice looking halftrack. It seems like an age ago that I restored mine, I am not trying to hijack the thread, but noticed that picture of the inter with the front crane. Was that picture found on the internet ? Its a long shot, but I wondered if it may have been my inter, mine had "Willy wombat" painted on the front. As I said, great thread - sorry for any tresspass. Regards Mark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessie The Jeep Posted November 4, 2009 Author Share Posted November 4, 2009 All the pics are from my local MVT group website ( Durham Tees Valley ). Not sure where Malcolm bought the truck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessie The Jeep Posted January 26, 2010 Author Share Posted January 26, 2010 (edited) Here's a few more pictures. These were from October '09, so I'm guessing the halftrack is going back together again now. Edited September 5, 2020 by Jessie The Jeep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigma Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 Tracks seem to be in good nick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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