Levy Auto Parts

[Bob Phillips]

Hi Andrew, two interesting tidbits relating to M41 spares. I remember that one of the hulks in the yard at Levys was an M8A1 tractor which was a cargo hauler based on the M41 driveline. I was told that a large number were purchased as surplus from the US got and stripped for parts ultimately to supply M41 spares. Coincidentally I was inthe Napco yard back in the day and they also had a similar junker.
One of the reasons for the demise of of Levy was that they were caught running used suspension arms through their extensive workshops and supplying them to the US govt as new. A sharp eyed US inspector noticed a stamping mark on the "new" parts that was actually stamped on used parts sold for scrapping. The resulting charges and recall of a major loan shut the company down.
I never did learn what application the bogus parts were for, perhaps they were M41?