C15TA CZ4288021 added to the collection

[Tim Bell]

Lovely vehicle!

Congratulations.

Tim

[Brian Gough]

Hanno,

This is great news. Congratulations - I know it has been a long time coming.

What a beautiful truck.

Brian

[Barry Churcher]

Congratulations Hanno. Harry would be pleased that his TA has been passed on to such a deserving owner. I had anticipated an announcement in Normandy or even a viewing. Way to go.
Barry


The photo is VE Day parade in 2005

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[rob love]

Congrats Hanno. That is one lovely truck. What a treasure.

[maple_leaf_eh]

As the others are adding, good find and great news.

Something I learned from a man with a genuine 1800s buffalo hunting breechloading rifle, we do not own these artifacts - we just take care of them for the next generation. He shot that rifle in competition, and I'm pleased that you had an uneventful road trip.

[Alex van de Wetering]

It's testimony to the restoration of Harry and the work done by Hendrik, that the only reason we really had to stop on our route was for the crew to go to the loo and refill with coffee!

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[Hanno Spoelstra]

Thanks all!

I will try to reconstruct and document the known history of this C15TA. Photos like Barry posted are very welcome.

Here is a photo I took of CZ4288021 while in Normandy in June 2009. Harry also brought it to Normandy in 2004 when he won a prize for "Best Armoured Vehicle". He was - rightly so - very proud of this, hence the event plaques attached to the nose of the truck.

One day I hope to bring it to Normandy, too.

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