Armoured 15 CWT's wrecks at Dutch exercising grounds

[Alex Blair (RIP)]

Originally Posted by Dusonn

Hello,
just stumbled accross this thread. This TA from Dirk went to its new home in Czech Republic. Our group is restoring it now to state as it served with the Czechoslovak Armored Brigade Group during WWII. They used to have 3 of them in service. You can see more from this restoration here. (go through the headlines, unfortunately it is in Czech only, so is our main website www.rotanazdar.cz (you might be interested in section "Veteran klub" where you find our other vehicles devided in the four sections on the left)
We have bought a running engine in the USA fot the TA which is waiting to be shipped over soon. We had to cut off the post war modification at the rear and now trying to work out how the roof section should look like right. The vehicle was sand-blasted and primed in special primer that allows further welding. There is still lots to do, but if everything goes all right we can get it to a driveble state this year.
We are looking for a Service Manual for this car though, so if anybody would have one for sale or be willing to make a photocopy or scan, it would be of a great help, as we need more information to get further. You can PM me or write on dusanklavik(at)seznam.cz Thanks.
Best regards,
Dusan Klavik

Hi Dusan..
Welcome to MLU forum..
Manuals can be purchased(museum quality copies) from Grant BOwker..he is having trouble with his web site but is a member of MLU and if you send him a personal message through MLU he should get you your manuals ..here is the maintenance manual for the Armoured truck..

#20: 300 pages NEW TA-C1 15 CWT. 4x4, CMP, TRUCK ARMOURED, Operation, Maintenance and Repair. (Jun.'44)

Here is the parts manual..

#19: 164 pages C15TA-02 GM CANADA, ILLUST. PARTS LIST, TRUCK, ARMOURED , 15 CWT. CWT. 4x4. MOD. C15TA. Chassis 8449 (Apr.'45))

Grant Bowker..
The New Mr.Manual..
Alex Blair
The Retired Mr.Manual

[Dusonn]

Alex, thank you for the tip, I have sent Grant a message so hopefully I can get the manual I need.

Best regards,

Dusan

[Hanno Spoelstra]

One more pic of a C15TA wreck at the Vlasakkers range, Soesterberg, late 1960s/early 1970s. Photo by Erwin van der Meer.

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[Tony Smith]

This picture with the playing children does not show the spare wheel mount on the left side.

Could the negative have been reversed, and this is the same vehicle in the crater seen in Pic #3 in post #8?

[David Herbert]

Tony,
I think that you are right. Spare wheel mount disappeared, front wheel turned to the same angle but opposite direction, front wheel is fully up rather than down, bracket on rear armour has changed sides and the road has moved relative to the truck. I blame it on the kids....

David

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Tony Smith

This picture with the playing children does not show the spare wheel mount on the left side.

Could the negative have been reversed, and this is the same vehicle in the crater seen in Pic #3 in post #8?

Tony and David,

Well spotted! I mirrored the colour photo, the rear door opens to the right now as well.

Thanks,
Hanno

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[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Hanno Spoelstra

One more pic of a C15TA wreck at the Vlasakkers range, Soesterberg, late 1960s/early 1970s. Photo by Erwin van der Meer.

Another photo of a C15TA at the same range, again by Edwin van der Meer.

It still looks in good nick here, but another FB user mentioned he had to blow up this truck with trotyl during his training at the Bernhard Kazerne in Amersfoort in 1981

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