damndamndamndamn!

[charlie fitton]

Anyone elsde following this rare beast IN CANADA!

Marmon Herrington CTLS 4TAC

http://g503.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=82&t=234370

[colin jones]

Oh WOW! that's a serious rare find and what a project. I'd love to do that up and it's mostly all there. I hope he documents his restoration as i'll be following with interest and admiration.

[Robin Craig]

"Paging Mr Charlie Fitton, flight 657 to Newfoundland now boarding, Paging Mr Charlie Fitton" . . . .


R

[Bob Carriere]

I have the distinct impression that this topic was on MLU a few years ago ..... in fact a second vehicle was part of it.....who else remembers.... I tried searching MLU with no luck...

Bob C

[ron]

Hi Guys,
Very interesting I have the complete drive line for one of these tanks, check my previous posts regading them on the M L U forum,. regards ron

[ron]

Just an update, check under my post of Marmon herrigton carrier coversion, there are quite a few pics, there are also pics of us lifting the vehicle out of its resting place onto a truck, check all of my posts, it was also on Tank net a few years ago

[ron]

For the Marmon Herrington parts check Tank Net, Jan 4th 2008, posts by Enigma, regards Ron

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Bob Carriere

I have the distinct impression that this topic was on MLU a few years ago ..... in fact a second vehicle was part of it.....who else remembers.... I tried searching MLU with no luck...

Bob C

You're right. E.g. in 2010 John posted a link to a set of walkaround pictures he made in the thread on my Chinese M-H data plate:

Originally Posted by John OReilly

Not sure if this is any help at all but I did a walkaround of one recovered.There are casting numbers on pic 68.
http://s1046.photobucket.com/albums/...0light%20tank/

He states it was in the possession of the Canadian military at that time. Over the years I have been in contact with at least two different persons who were going to restore this tank. Or is this another one?

Anyhow, I hope it finally gets restored!

Hanno

[Hanno Spoelstra]

This thread: Marmon Herrington Tank Find - Canada dates back to 2008. The video link is dead but I recall a Canadian army officer being interviewed about the plans they had to restore it.

H.

[Robin Craig]

I smell a lawyer and a bun fight

R

[maple_leaf_eh]

My .02cents (which rounds down to nothing now in Canada!).

This was a leftover from the early days of WWII when the Americans piled on and garrisoned the strategic ports and airfields of Newfoundland. The island was too far from UK, even though it was a British colony. Canada was focussed on getting momentum upright and forward for the agreed campaigns in Europe. Almost by default help was gratefully received when the US offered. When they were not needed as urgently, the Americans went home (or elsewhere) and left behind what was either built-in or extraneous.

Leap forward four or five decades. The regular force units in Newfoundland are air force, navy and communications. The only army units were (and are) reserves, including a service battalion. The range described was little more than a manoeuver field with some objectives. The Canadian reserves have always been impoverished and hamstrung with take-the-fun-out-of-everything safety guidelines. So I sincerely doubt the tank was ever subjected to relentless anti-tank or small arms fire.

The Service Battalion stirred itself to recover the tanks when the training area was either sold off or cleaned up. Somehow I recall the tanks sat in their compound for a while. I think the Commanding Officer, who would not have much budget or manpower to spare, realized he couldn't do the job justice and made some kind of a 'drug deal' to get the project moving.

[charlie fitton]

Originally Posted by Robin Craig

"Paging Mr Charlie Fitton, flight 657 to Newfoundland now boarding, Paging Mr Charlie Fitton" . . . . R

"I'se the Bye that builds the boat, and I'se the Bye that bails her..." (practicing being a local when I move out there...)

I'd be all over that like ugly on a monkey