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Amphibian Tractor T33 Alligator
Any one down under have photos of data plates for LVT, should be three, large data plate, the smaller oval data plate, and a small one with I believe the smaller data plate had Continental Canning Company New York stamped on it, have photos of the originals, they walked off a few years ago, along with the instrument panel, would like to make new ones. thnkx \gordon
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1941 C15A 12 Cab 1943 Dodge WC 51 1953 M38A1 1943 Willys MBT 1/4 Ton Trailer sn 25515 Del 4-43 previous 1942 UC MK1 1944 HUP MACH ZL 2 1945 DODGE WP/APT 26-7-45 1942 F15A 1952 M38 CDN101711 1952 M38 CDN101360 Last edited by Gordons; 29-05-14 at 05:41. |
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Gordon, I think they swam a bit better in softer water.
Were those pics before or after the dynamite?
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Hi Gordon.
I don't personally know of any Amphibian Tractors T33 in Australia. As far as I know there are none in existence here but not having actively sought after them I could be wrong. The nearest LVT1s that I am aware of are/were on Gasmata on the south coast of New Britain. There were dozens of them laying in the jungle, they had all been thoroughly stripped of all mechanicals and were rusted to the extent that they were beginning to collapse. That was around 40 years ago. The only thing that I have appertaining to these vehicles is an original copy of TM 9-784 and it doesn't contain any images of the data plates. Has the vehicle in the photos been recovered? If so what has become of it? They are a fascinating first step in the development of amtracs. David
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Here it's on display in Yellowknife
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1940 Cab 11 C8 Wireless with 1A2 box & 11 set 1940 Cab 11 C8 cab and chassis 1940 Cab 11 C15 with 2A1 & Motley mount & Lewis gun 1940 Cab 11 F15A w/ Chev rear ends 1941 Cab 12 F15A 1942-44 Cab 13 F15A x 5 1942 cab 13 F15A with 2B1 box 1943 cab 13 F15A with 2H1 box 1943 Cab 13 C8A HUP 1944 Cab 13 C15A with 2C1 box 1943 Cletrac M2 High Speed Tractor MkII Bren gun carrier chassis x 2 |
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Lvt
David
I believe you emailed me a copy of the manual a few years ago, right there are no photo's of the data plates, these are the only pic I took at the time, I should have removed the plates, it did not take long for them to disappear a couple of days after the recovery, I can use the info I have would like to see if anyone has any pictures of all there data plates . Quote:
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just prior to the torpedo blast
just prior to a little help from a little TNT, a little damage, not bad can be repaired, hull is good, wood floor is gone.
Attachment 64946
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1941 C15A 12 Cab 1943 Dodge WC 51 1953 M38A1 1943 Willys MBT 1/4 Ton Trailer sn 25515 Del 4-43 previous 1942 UC MK1 1944 HUP MACH ZL 2 1945 DODGE WP/APT 26-7-45 1942 F15A 1952 M38 CDN101711 1952 M38 CDN101360 Last edited by Gordons; 29-05-14 at 05:41. |
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Quote:
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1940 Cab 11 C8 Wireless with 1A2 box & 11 set 1940 Cab 11 C8 cab and chassis 1940 Cab 11 C15 with 2A1 & Motley mount & Lewis gun 1940 Cab 11 F15A w/ Chev rear ends 1941 Cab 12 F15A 1942-44 Cab 13 F15A x 5 1942 cab 13 F15A with 2B1 box 1943 cab 13 F15A with 2H1 box 1943 Cab 13 C8A HUP 1944 Cab 13 C15A with 2C1 box 1943 Cletrac M2 High Speed Tractor MkII Bren gun carrier chassis x 2 |
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The LVT-1 is my favourite of the Amtracs and AFAIK the only one still not available in 1/35 (or any scale?) as an injection molded kit.
When you reproduce the instrument panel, are you going to put the wonderful 'THEALLIGATOR" logo on it such as it had? |
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logo
If I remember the alligator logo was made of brass and was bolted on to the instrument panel in the shape of the alligator, not sure how to reproduce it .
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LVT-1 Alligator
Finally family and friends where able to make a trip down the lake today and picked up the Mk-1 U/C, and a final drive for a LVT-1 Alligator, 17 kilometers, sunny -21, total time 12 hrs, used a Nodwell, Sno trac and Bob Cat, and two snow skimmers
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