Auction of Fort Paull museum exhibits

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Hi Richard, thanks that's interesting to read.

Would you happen to know where the South African Reconnaissance Car Mk IV (a.k.a. Marmon-Herrington Recce Car) came from?

Originally Posted by Richard Farrant

I believe that Australian 25-pdr was sold at the Pickles auction of equipment from the Newcastle (NSW) Regional Museum in March 1997.

I was present at the auction and am sure it was bought by a UK dealer along with some other lots.

Actually it was coals from Newcastle!!!

[rnixartillery]

I would put money on it being one of RnR,s ,Mike had three or four in his yard back in the early ninety's.
I think I have some pictures somewhere !


Rob....................rnixartillery.

[Richard Farrant]

Rob, you are 100% correct, Mike was at the auction. The serial number in the catalogue matches the one in the photo on this thread.
You win the banana today !

[rnixartillery]

Well thankyou mate !! Lol...........
I can remember them in his yard ,a couple of them were on Canadian chassis and at the time they had just restored one to go overseas.

Those were the good old days ........................

Rob..................rnixartillery.

[Richard Farrant]

Originally Posted by Hanno Spoelstra

Hi Richard, thanks that's interesting to read.

Would you happen to know where the South African Reconnaissance Car Mk IV (a.k.a. Marmon-Herrington Recce Car) came from?

I think I have seen it somewhere before. It definitely was not in the Australian auction.

[rnixartillery]

Found it ! this was one of several RnR had back in the nineties.
As I mentioned before a couple were on Canadian running gear.
There are still quite a few of these in Greek Scrap yards today .


Rob.................rnixartillery.

[Richard Farrant]

Originally Posted by rnixartillery

Found it ! this was one of several RnR had back in the nineties.
As I mentioned before a couple were on Canadian running gear.
There are still quite a few of these in Greek Scrap yards today .


Rob.................rnixartillery.

That is where I must have seen it as my workshop was only a few hundred yards down the road from their yard at that time.