Carrier Based Half Track Film Props

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Chris Ballance

Does anyone have any information about the origin, history, and current location of this half track monster?

Chris,

The tracks and sprocket are surely of Universal Carrier origin, the road wheels probably too.

I think I have seen that picture of this movie prop on a Dutch internet site. The background in your picture surely looks Dutch to me. I´ll keep it in mind and see if I can find more info.

Hanno

[Chris Ballance]

Thanks, I will be grateful for anything you can dig up!

Chris.

[martyn]

Hi think the road wheels are off a carrier too as i have seen road wheels with holes in just like them, think they are off a loyd carrier? friend sold a hull that came out of a quarry had a pump in the back but had the same wheels on it we thort they were german at first then found a photo in the book making tracks.
good luck with your search
martyn

[Alex van de Wetering]

Hi think the road wheels are off a carrier too as i have seen road wheels with holes in just like them, think they are off a loyd carrier?

Those wheels have been discussed on MLU before, as well. I think they came under Mr. Dodge's Loyd carrier in France. Anyway, if I remember correctly, those wheels had larger holes in them, so I recon the film prop company used " normal" carrier wheels and welded a thin piece of metal onto the spokes.
Although it looks out of proportion for a 251, it is fascinating to see the engineering!

Alex

[RichardT10829]

in nigels book the very early lloyd carrier wheels look like that but they appear solid, i have also seen solid wheels on a T16 perhaps it is them with holes drilled through ?

[carrierbarry]

The carrier martyn refer's to, I found in a quarry in the midlands in 2001.
It did have a pump on the back and similiar wheels. I believe this must of been the last carrier working every day in the world. I will try and find a picture.

The wheels had round holes in them. They were made late in the war by a British car company I think Worsley or Morris, in the Midlands again I will check.
I have wartime pictures with them on carriers. I think they are slightly differant to the ones in the picture.

See you at W&P

Barry

[maple_leaf_eh]

Go the second last link in the list on the left side. ( http://www.geocities.jp/jipang_t1/tank-index.html ) Its all Japanese, but there are more pictures of the flat-idler German halftrack.

There are dozens of VISMOD tanks that some rivet counter has posted.

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Hanno Spoelstra

I think I have seen that picture of this movie prop on a Dutch internet site. The background in your picture surely looks Dutch to me. I´ll keep it in mind and see if I can find more info.

Actually, it was sent to me via a mailing list as one of those "what is this?" type of e-mails. Sorry I can't be of more help.

Hanno

[Chris Ballance]

Hi Hanno,

No worries, eventually I think the answer will turn up and I will post what I find here. I really need to get a hold of the After the Battle Magazine Special Edition on Market Garden. It has a write up about the film, and maybe I can track down someone still alive from the production who can fill in the gaps. RZM did not have this issue a year ago, but I have not tried lately.

Regards,
Chris.