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Old 30-12-20, 22:35
Brian Gough Brian Gough is offline
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Default that German SdKfz.7 Semitrack

From post #16, Les, if it is the same vehicle, it sure went a long way from its former resting place in the Elliot Brothers yard in Newtonville.

from the R M / Sotheby website https://rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/lc14 about the July 2014 sale of the Jacques Littlefield Collection:

" Celebrated as one of the world's largest private collections of armored vehicles, the Littlefield Collection represented more than 30 years of careful and dedicated acquisition by the late Jacques Littlefield, founder of California's Military Vehicle Technology Foundation. Following Mr. Littlefield's passing, the collection was acquired by The Collings Foundation, who will integrate some 80 of Littlefield's prized vehicles and artifacts into its own existing collection of military vehicles and aircraft. This enlarged collection will be housed in a new 66,000-square foot facility, befitting Littlefield's vision, at the Collings Foundation headquarters in Stow, Massachusetts. The remainder of the collection – more than 200 lots of parts and accessories, and 122 military vehicles – was presented at last weekend's sale.

Highest levels of interest were received for the most recognizable and iconic vehicles of World War II. Claiming top sales honors was a German SD.KFZ.7 (KM M11) 8-Ton Half-Track Personnel Carrier which sold for $1,207,500 to applause from the audience. Used to tow medium artillery in World War II, the Half-Track included bench seating for up to 11 gun crew and special compartments in the vehicle's rear to carry ammunition. "


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