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22-09-08, 18:03
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Ram Kangaroo Restoration
Hi all
I am in the early stages of working on a Ram kangaroo restoration. This Ram will be restored to full running and driving condition. It is an early machine gun turret model. It would be good to find out its CT number as all id has gone from it. The casting numbers under the back end are as follows; 53018-1 6-42-D 78 I know there is a correlation between these numbers and the CT number. Who can help me ? Looking also for a pair of headlamps to fit the RAM. Can anyone shed some light on where I might find some ? Carl 
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23-09-08, 02:48
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Carl,
Good for you! Check www.RamTank.ca for vehicle histories. The CT number may be determined but what is needed is the shop number. This is stamped into the cylindrical cross-bar that spans the front mudguards. 
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23-09-08, 21:29
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Serial Number
With some careful blasting and cleaning I have found the serial number.
It is 1141. How do we cross reference this to the CT number ?
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23-09-08, 23:19
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Shop. No. 1141 is CT159577: - Nov 1943, delivered from Cdn Mech Depot to Cdn Ord Depot (Borden) - Jan 1944, shown as Struck Off Strength to the British, delivered to 8 AFV Depot, Leicester Do you have some pics of your Kangaroo? Cheers, Hanno
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24-09-08, 13:17
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CT159577 is not shop number 1141. That was a late Ram with Sherman bogies and ball mount. David Herbert has 1141 as CT40921.
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24-09-08, 22:04
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I will have to add some explanation of 'shop' numbers vs 'CT'umbers and 'TKC' numbers to my web-site. There is a direct corelation between CT and shop numbers (I have to find this but the original research was done by Dave Herbert and I trust his analysis). This corelation was important as any modifications made on the assembly line (shop number) had to be translateable to a sequential identifier that readily identified a specific tank (CT number).
The TKC number appers to have been used as a shipping conttrol number only. As can be seen by the numbers listed on RamTank.ca, these TKC numbers are not sequential and there is no direct corelation with either the shop or CT numbers. Clear as mud?
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