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03-02-15, 21:08
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Frantisek, once again congratulations for re-gaining your fathers Quad. Its a beauty. I like what looks like the original transition piece between the cab and rear body. As far as the marking is concerned I was told by a friend that it bellongs to RA unit which was part of the 61 Field Regiment of Royal Artillery. I was quite suprised by that so checked documents that I have and found this period order of Czechoslovak Armoured brigade Group which says that all the vehicles listed including 10 FATs were transfered to Czechoslovaks on 8th March 1945 from 61 Fd Reg RA. And.... after checking the census numbers there is one ending 212 which is whats visible on Frantisek s Quad doors. The whole number should be H-5558212
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04-02-15, 14:09
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The division sign visible above the left headlamp (triangle in blue square) should according to our opinion be the one of the 59th (Staffordshire) Infantry Division. 61 Field Regiment RA was part of it. See Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/59th_%2...antry_Division
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05-02-15, 07:45
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Really great news, thank you very much Dusan! Now we have a FAT with pedigree!
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20-08-15, 13:08
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WWII picture of our car!!
Another great help from my friend Duson - this seems to be a photograph from May 1945 from Prague - and if you look closely, you can see the number 212 on the door of the 4th FGT from the protographer!
Another interesting thing is, that the unit marking is not on the cab, but on the bumper. So next time I see our FGT I am gonna look for it there. I hope you enjoy it! I really do  Frankie Last edited by Frantisek Nachlinger; 20-08-15 at 13:44.
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13-09-15, 20:36
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Sorry I missed your update on this thread but that is great news! Not often there is such a documented history with a WW2 vehicle. Hanno'
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04-11-15, 11:50
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Moving
So the FGT was moved to new location. Would like to post better pics, but I broke my cellphone when I wrecked my car on the way to the renovator... Luckilly nobody was hurt.
Frankie FGT.jpg FGT+JEEP.jpg Last edited by Frantisek Nachlinger; 10-11-15 at 21:50.
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