ME 109 toured Victoria , Australia

[Mike K]

Originally Posted by Mike Cecil

There was also an Italian CV33 tankette.

Mentioning Italian gear , the two Fiat SPA artillery trators, one of them is running now , without bodywork . The owner had it displayed at the Warragul old fairs show, with some 1950's era pics of it on a farm in Gippsland , with the body still on it . he bought it form Belfields auction.

I believe one of the Hughes, of Hughes trading Coburg went to Europe just post WW2 and bought some WW2 German gear. The 2 stroke generators that we know of , and a VMVC member bought them there at Hughes in the late 1980's .

MIKE

[Ryan]

That list is impressive, would love to see the Pz I and Pz III, even their remains. The only thing to do with a Tiger tank I have seen in Australia was an original manual on ebay for sale in Adelaide. It sold for over $1000.
Here's a bit of german kit on Aust ebay right now, a generator:

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/EX-ARMY-W...item4cff42e61a

[Mike K]

Radio ............

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/GERMAN-WW...item1e6bf838b0

[Ryan]

Originally Posted by Mike Kelly

Radio ............

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/GERMAN-WW...item1e6bf838b0

Item location is the USA Mike, it's not in Australia.

[Luke R]

Originally Posted by Mike Kelly

Mentioning Italian gear , the two Fiat SPA artillery trators, one of them is running now , without bodywork . The owner had it displayed at the Warragul old fairs show, with some 1950's era pics of it on a farm in Gippsland , with the body still on it . he bought it form Belfields auction.

I believe one of the Hughes, of Hughes trading Coburg went to Europe just post WW2 and bought some WW2 German gear. The 2 stroke generators that we know of , and a VMVC member bought them there at Hughes in the late 1980's .

MIKE

Mike, Did one of the Fiats have a fork lift fitted to it at one stage while on the farm?

[Mike K]

Originally Posted by Luke R

Mike, Did one of the Fiats have a fork lift fitted to it at one stage while on the farm?

Hi Luke

No I didn't see a fork lift on it .

The present owner had a display board with it at the show , and many pics of it . He claimed it was shipped to New Guinea during WW2 and used there, which I thought was fanciful . He started it and ran the motor and it certainly is a mechanical wonder .

Mike