Wanted: UC for Monument

[Frank v R]

Hi guy's , the reaction is better than expected, I would hate to see such nice T-16's sitting on a lawn doing a rot, will pass on all the info , on the subject of BOMB , you never know how much money it will take until you inspect the vehicle, there are some Sherman's that are mostly complete inside , though they are very few, BOMB may just be one of those considering it's history, what model is BOMB? the nice thing about tanks is most of it is about sandblasting and painting, the big money is engine and track, I would love to see it come to life, we now have 2 running A2's at the museum and I'm looking forward,

[chris vickery]

I think the best option would be a clapped out hull wreck with some steel plate for armor.
The average Joe downtown wouldn't know the difference and it would give the local kids something to graffiti.

[jeff davis]

Give Me 40000 and I will turn one of mine into a monument
Jeff

[Alex van de Wetering]

what model is BOMB

Frank, I seem to remember "BOMB" is an Sherman III/M4A2, but I am sure there are a few threads about it here on MLU. From what I have seen with an M10 restoration, parts for the twin diesels are still available from Detroit Diesel, as long as you are able to salvage the parts used to combine the two to one drive shaft....which I think is unique to the Sherman/M10 (?)

What about all the SECO T16's?....have they all gone, or could there be one left that was just not good enough to get running again.....but good enough for a monument?

Alex

[Lynn Eades]

This one is slowly on its way back. How bad do you mean?
I know of another in the U.K. that was as bad. There is a range target Loyd over there as well that proves anything is re-buildable.

[Hans Mulder]

I think the best option would be a clapped out hull wreck with some steel plate for armor.
The average Joe downtown wouldn't know the difference and it would give the local kids something to graffiti.

Yep. The donor carrier for the Westie's carrier monument was pitted, dented, etc, and needed some steel plate and carriage bolt ersatz armour, and is turning out quite nicely. Pics to follow very soon.

[rob love]

Here are some photos (before and after a recent paint job) of a carrier I donated to the Sask Dragoons armoury about 20 years ago. It was just a lower hull, and I had a spare front armour to add to it. The side and rear armour, along with the engine covers, are all fabricated from 1/4 plate, and carriage bolted onto the hull. All in all it looked pretty good, and the 99.8% of people who don't collect military vehicles don't know anything is wrong.

I think you will be lucky to find a complete hull these days to use for such a project. They are just too valuable, and too many people have the internet so they have some idea what they are worth.