C15TA Register

[James Gosling]

Good Evening,

I am trying to find out how many C15TA's there are left around the world, so if you have one or know of one in a museum or privately owned can you list it here.

Many thanks in advance
James

[rob love]

RCA museum in Shilo has one (from the Bill Gregg collection) currently in operable condition.


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ector/rca5.jpg

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Hi James,

I made a start with a register of some sort 12 years ago, see http://www.geocities.ws/cmpvehicles/c15ta_reg.html

HTH,

[Barry Churcher]

Hi James,

Here is mine in Castleton Ontario Canada (ex Leegwater Collection)

[Barry Churcher]

James, this is in a museum in Russia.
(Leningrad??)

[Barry Churcher]

This belongs to the Cavalry Museum in the Netherlands.

[Haridimos]

Originally Posted by Hanno Spoelstra

Hi James,

I made a start with a register of some sort 12 years ago.. Hanno

There are TWO more survivors here in Greece.

Photos to come...

[Gunner]

I have an unrestored one at the Swords and Ploughshares Museum, South of Ottawa.

Ubique! Mike
www.calnan.com/swords

[jdmcm]

Here is it's bigger brother in the Karl Smith Collection, Toole, Utah

[Dusonn]

One more here in Czech Republic (we bought this project from Dirk L.): https://rotanazdar.cz/?p=1354&lang=cs

Now located in Lesany museum.

[gordon]

Got cut rear armour but original front, chassis, and drivetrain

Don't have contact details tho'

[Gunner]

Hi Dusan: Where did you get the replica brass plate for the nose?

Cheers! Mike

[Dusonn]

Originally Posted by Gunner

Hi Dusan: Where did you get the replica brass plate for the nose?

Cheers! Mike

Hi Mike,
the plate is from Dirk L. (LWD parts) Not sure if he has more, you need to ask him.

[maple_leaf_eh]

Originally Posted by Barry Churcher

Hi James
Here is mine in Castleton Ontario Canada (ex Leegwater Collection)

Does the list include Andre in Quebec's example? I haven't seen him in two or three years, so I don't know his progress.

[Barry Churcher]

Hi Terry
I haven't been to see Andre's truck for a year but it is my understanding that it's done. Hopefully he will be at the OMVA show in March and I can get some updated photos to post. Andre doesn't do email much, he is too busy with his restorations.
Cheers,
Barry

[Ian Johns]

Hi Guys
Andre's truck is finished, amazing job if I might add. I spoke to him just before Christmas and as far as I know he will be down next month. I'll be speaking with him soon so if that changes I will post it.

[Haridimos]

Originally Posted by Haridimos

There are TWO more survivors here in Greece.

Photos to come...

James,

The first ex-Greek Army survivor belongs now to a private collection, waiting restoration... (for how long? )

[Haridimos]

The second survivor belongs to the Tank Museum of the Greek Army's Tank Training Center, located north of Athens. Sits under the trees in open weather and in poor condition..
I'm ashamed for that and I can't show you more photos

[lssah2025]

I am helping our very famous surviving panzers creator with the C15TA and armored command vehicles, can everyone check the list and see if there are any other vehicles we are missing or have on updates..

Please see the link and let me know of any additions or subtractions.

http://the.shadock.free.fr/Surviving...d_Vehicles.doc

Mine has not been updated yet.

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Hanno Spoelstra

I made a start with a register of some sort 12 years ago, see http://www.geocities.ws/cmpvehicles/c15ta_reg.html

And sometime after that, with the demise of geocities, I moved that (and other) web pages to my own domain at http://www.mapleleafup.nl/cmpvehicles/c15ta_reg.html

HTH,

[maple_leaf_eh]

Originally Posted by Hanno Spoelstra

Hi James,

I made a start with a register of some sort 12 years ago, see http://www.geocities.ws/cmpvehicles/c15ta_reg.html

HTH,
Hanno

And the Internet Wayback Machine works its majic.

https://web.archive.org/web/20130108...c15ta_reg.html

[maple_leaf_eh]

Originally Posted by Ian Johns

Hi Guys
Andre's truck is finished, amazing job if I might add. I spoke to him just before Christmas and as far as I know he will be down next month. I'll be speaking with him soon so if that changes I will post it.

Andre passed away a year ago. Does anyone know what happened to his collection?

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/mon...?pid=179986590

[lssah2025]

Thanks guys I have been to that site multiple times, issue is there are multiple pictures missing now.

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by lssah2025

Thanks guys I have been to that site multiple times, issue is there are multiple pictures missing now.

Only pictures missing from the current URL http://www.mapleleafup.nl/cmpvehicles/c15ta_reg.html are the ones that linked to the old mapleleafup.org domain (which also moved) and can now be found on http://www.mapleleafup.net/vehicles/...our/c15ta.html.

As for a missing picture of Leegwater's C15TA, ask Barry Churcher, he owns it now.

Other entries have a caption [picture currently not available], will see if I can get pictures.

HTH,

[lssah2025]

Thanks for the feedback and additions, this is the current list on surviving panzers

http://the.shadock.free.fr/Surviving...d_Vehicles.pdf

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by lssah2025

Thanks for the feedback and additions, this is the current list on surviving panzers

http://the.shadock.free.fr/Surviving...d_Vehicles.pdf

Lance,

That's a great update!

Could you please change the following references as follows:

1. http://www.geocities.ws/cmpvehicles/c15ta_reg.html into "Hanno Spoelstra's Made in Canada - Canadian Military Pattern vehicles website at http://www.mapleleafup.nl/cmpvehicles/c15ta.html "
2. ''DutchCMPs'' - http://www.surfacezero.com/g503/show...hp?photo=24616 into "Hanno Spoelstra's Dutch CMPs album at http://www.surfacezero.com/g503/show...php?ppuser=442"

Thanks in advance,
Hanno

[lssah2025]

I will forward it on...cheers.

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Barry Churcher

James, this is in a museum in Russia. (Leningrad??)

See the thread C15TA CZ4263902 for it's provenance.

This C15TA was sold from a private collection in Belgium to the UK. In 2008 it shows up being offered for sale by R&R Motor Services in the UK. Then in 2009 it was spotted in the "Central Museum of the Second World War, Poklonnaya Gora, Moscow", apparently owned by the Lehn collection. They had it for sale on their website lehn.ru in 2009.

Did it sell or do they still have it?

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Here's one of which I do not know the current owner/ location.

Note that it once had the registration number "F587578" and when restored it had number CZ1784360. Note that it has a chassis winch which was not a factory fitment.

It isn't listed in Rafał Białęcki's listing of survivors AFAIK: http://the.shadock.free.fr/Surviving...d_Vehicles.pdf

Derek Gardner wrote: More from my old phots Ian & Maria Millers C15TA back in the early 1984 and at REME Borden show 1985. Not sure where it ended up

Source: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/hHf4h5sPGpBuLsgx/

[Hanno Spoelstra]

C15TA CZ4287885, a.k.a. GSU 623 was restored by Geoff Maskell in the UK, sold to Mr de Vrij in the Netherlands in 2001, who sold it to a collector in Luxemburg, who offered it (together with an Otter) for sale in 2016.

A Dutch collector bought both of them. The photo below shows both vehicles at an event in 2018, I think this was the only time he took them out.

Meanwhile this C15TA and the Otter were sold on, where are they now?