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Swap meet
I was out and about and the local MV club swap meet was on.
The info on the White scout car as I was informed: it was only recently sold through a Govt. auctioneers . It was kept in storage on a army base and was used into the 1970s as a parade ground vehicle, there is a door cut into the rear for easier access for the 'Generals' to climb aboard.
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A good turnout of vehicles.
More vehicles.. the artillery on display wasn't towed to the event !
The 1969 army XY Falcon utilty is a comfortable ride....
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Stuff
The rain held off ... it arrived later on.
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Tracked truck
I am a little surprised that nobody commented on the hull that is sitting in the rotary jig.
It a 'Tracked Truck' undergoing a restoration. A prototype for a all terrain cargo carrying vehicle . There is a comprehensive 'test' report available online , one of many trial or test reports on equipment, these reports are held in the National Archives of Australia. Go to the NAA site: naa.gov.au Do a search 'test report' Title Test Instruction number 996 - Test Request number 304 - Trucks, tracked, 1 ton GS Tractor Tracked TD 9 [includes 4 bound copies of report] [See also TI996A] Contents range 1944 - 1945 Series number MT801/1 Control symbol TI-996 Access status Open Item ID 649463
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Another Aussie dud
Project didn't go beyond the user trials phase: all the combat-experienced potential users in NG dubbed it "not a service requirement".
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From what I can see, the tracked truck was used to rescue the Weasel on trial in the mud. Exerts from the test report below. Unfortunately the photo quality is not the best.
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Sticky mud
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Euan mentioned that Puckapunyal museum has the other surviving 'Tracked Truck' http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/sh...d.php?p=142814
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The tidal mud flats were at Lang Lang, head of Western Port Bay.
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Yikes!
That would certainly put pressure on recovery teams to unstick vehicles before the tide came back in! David |
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