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Originally Posted by Brian Gough
In Wheels & Tracks #11, p.43. there is a picture from the Elliot Brothers yard, identifying it as a Sd.Kfz. 7 8-ton semi-track tractor. Bart Vanderveen had visited there along with Bill Gregg and commented, "Now well beyond the possibility of restoration, it was reportedly used at CFB Bordon for heavy recovery practice in the post-war years, after it had been shipped from across the Atlantic 'for another look'. "
Brian
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Here's the vehicle as sold at the Sotheby's auction. I'd love somebody to find and post a pic of what it looked like all those years ago at Elliotts. From what I recall it was nothing more than a rusting tangle of steel. If it was restored there's hope for the rest of us.