STAGHOUND 2023 is on its way to Antwerp

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Restoration complete and shipped from Galveston,TX, to Antwerp where a Dutch buyer will collect it. It will live in Sneek, Netherlands, SW of Leeuwarden where there is a large Dutch AF Base.

Restoration consisted of newly rebuilt engines and a host of NOS parts, all new cotton-covered wiring in correct braided brass conduit and new radiators manufactured in the UK. Turret and all mechanisms are fully operational with new cables and pulleys for the complex engine shifting to the transfer case. All new brakes, shoes, and hydrovacs professionally rebuilt. This vehicle was not a range target like so many others, no holes or damage. Because of the complexity of starting and driving the stevedores were not permitted to drive it on the RO-RO auto hauler ship (Arc Defender) and a specially constructed tow bar was attached to the tow loop lugs to permit them to use a tug to get it positioned aboard the ship.

The town where it will be housed was liberated by the 12th Manitoba Dragoons on April 15, 1945. The staghound will be used for patriotic events in the town including the liberation commemoration. The vehicle was purchased from the Melbourne armoured vehicle sale in 2007 and returned to the US for restoration in 2009. The restoration took 6 1/2 years from disassembly and waterjet blasting of the hull and turret to driving around on both GMC270 engines.

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