ford 369 Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 gotta love those dragon wagons ,really looking forward to seeing the one booked in for A and E on the move Nigel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boely Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 I found this nice picture of an Dragon Wagon wich gett,s some help: http://www.modelww2.be/public/colleurs/M26/M26-211.jpg Boely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boely Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 (edited) I found the above photo of the Dragon Wagon wich gott help on this site,wich has a lott more nice photo,s of the Pacific M25-M26: http://www.modelww2.be/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=26&Itemid=11 Boely. Edited November 30, 2009 by boely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyFowler Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 I found this nice picture of an Dragon Wagon wich gett,s some help:http://www.modelww2.be/public/colleurs/M26/M26-211.jpg Boely. Great picture mate ! Thanks for posting ! Weather like that, I bet nobody minded the big old Hall Scot petrol engine filling the cab with hot air ! Hats off to those fellas fighting the weather and the enemy ! :bow::bow: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.O.S. Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 I found the above photo of the Dragon Wagon wich gott help on this site,wich has a lott more nice photo,s of the Pacific M25-M26:http://www.modelww2.be/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=26&Itemid=11 Boely. Grasshopper - I think this solves the mystery of those n.o.s. sprockets at Beke's yard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morris C8 Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 Found some original photos from my collection of some M26 Pacifics in WW2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 (edited) Pacific Car & Foundry M26 Dragon Wagon. US Army 'Armoured Tank Recovery Unit. The american army developed this vehicle for battlefield recovery of disabled tanks, hence the armoured plating that protected the crew. Apart from the one operating the winch!! The only drawback with these vehicles was the rather thirsty Hall Scott 440 6cyl 17.8litre 230hp petrol engine, rated as consuming 2 litres per kilometre... This scarpyard at La Calmette, 30kms north of Nimes has 8 in various conditions in its grounds. This one fairly complete, but none are for sale! Taken from www.travellerdave.co.uk Edited December 31, 2009 by Austin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ford 369 Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 there is another one at battery todt just outside Calais which I think was for sale some time ago Nigel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
les freathy Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 Not to sure where the first photo was taken possibly France or Belgium, the second is one of the four brought in to the UK by the Cadman Bros and is shown on the week they arrived parked up under the old advertising boards at Richbourgh in Kent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c101 comando Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 what happened to the cadman four ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antarmike Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 what happened to the cadman four ? They were found not guilty and released on appeal???? Or was that the Guildford Four? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fyll Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 Not to sure where the first photo was taken possibly France or Belgium, the second is one of the four brought in to the UK by the Cadman Bros and is shown on the week they arrived parked up under the old advertising boards at Richbourgh in Kent I sent you that first one Les. It was taken near Salonika in northern Greece almost twenty years ago! The MERDC style cammo shows that it was still in service in the late '70s. Cheers Fyll Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H1HU Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 This is Mike Hanson's machine at Beltring a few years back towing his Long Tom. I helped escort it down to Kent from Lancashire and then got to play with it. Awsome piece of kit. IMHO just as impressive, if not more so than tanks!! (incoming). They are as mentioned earlier in the thread very thirsty. I remember when it first came over from Belgium Mike worked out that everytime he blip the accelerator to double declutch it was around 50p in fuel which resulted in a huge tongue of flame to leap out of the top of the verical exhaust stack. At night the exhaust would glow cherry red so you always knew where it was when following it down unlit country lanes. I have some video of it on the move on the road somewhere, I'll see if I can find it, though it was filmed a few years ago so the tape might be rather fragile. The blue M26 that was mentioned that was near Chorley was an early Dragon of the afore mentioned Mr Hanson, I think it went to the Wheatcroft collection. H1HU PS might even have a few pictures of the blue Dragon near Chorley. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyFowler Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 Thanks for the photo and info mate and hope the video comes out ok ! :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
les freathy Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 AH yes i remember now Fyll you sent me a couple of views of the same truck, got any others to put in here cheers Les Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willy63 Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 hello guys hum hum pacific M26,long story here,we had 5 . here some pictures Photo 121.jpg (242.3 KB) vehicules americains 173.jpg (164.7 KB) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willy63 Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 this was the first here the second we restored from the basis to finish vehicules americains 206.jpg (242.2 KB) Photo 121.jpg (242.3 KB) vehicules americains 216.jpg (249.3 KB) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willy63 Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 the third we bought it with lot of parts from a friend. DSCN4427.jpg (236.0 KB) DSCN4432.jpg (244.6 KB) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willy63 Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 here one we sold to a friend and now is restored,was in bastogne in 2009 vehicules americains 202.jpg (246.8 KB) Photo025.jpg (229.4 KB) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willy63 Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 here in celles 2009,my friend who just finished his dragon and us with the last we bought. celles088[640x480].jpg (53.6 KB) celles091[640x480].jpg (65.4 KB) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willy63 Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 and to finish an engine we prepared for a friend in england DSCN4507.jpg (243.5 KB) DSCN4508.jpg (242.3 KB) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gritineye Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 Thanks for those Willy, some nice work done there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormin Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 Very nice! I'm surprised those engines are on only a single carb. Bet it still gets through some petrol though.:-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H1HU Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 As promised here is the blue Dragon Wagon at Eccleston nr Chorley in the early/mid 90's H1HU Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antar Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 As promised here is the blue Dragon Wagon at Eccleston nr Chorley in the early/mid 90's H1HU Was that the one which belonged to Frank Derrick ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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