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Originally posted by André Flener
AFAIK, Don & George Elliott are two Canadian collectors, right? And I assume that you saw a M5A1 hull and turrets. That would be a "M5A1 project" in private hands for my list.
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Correct, the Elliot brothers have at least one M5A1 Stuart.
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So it's interesting to learn that at least three Stuarts were already located in a scrapyard - obviously at the company "Levy Auto Parts"; better known for their 'tank' parts. I wonder, if they also sold Stuart parts...
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The Royal Netherlands Army's historical collection recently acquired NOS HVSS running gear for their M4A3(105) HVSS. Packed with the sprockets was a note stating:
DATE JULY 1964
QTY. 1
NAME PARTS
F.S.N. 2530-00-608-2270
PACKED BY LEVY AUTO PARTS
Since being packed by Levy Auto Parts these parts found their way to Greece, where they were acquired by another dealer who shipped them to the Netherlands.
Levy Auto Parts were probably the largest military vehicle surplus dealer in the world - so they likely sold Stuart parts too, André!