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Old 22-10-17, 20:48
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Hello All

New project arrived a couple of months ago.
Sexton GPO so no gun! Whe are looking for more info ore pictures of inside and outside the Sexton and looking for parts maby somebody can help.
I will keep posting pictures of the restauration.
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Old 22-10-17, 21:41
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Nice Sexton 1. Good luck with the project. FYI: I don't have one, but the drivers hatch is the same as for the M3 Lee, M7 Priest, and the M12 GMC.

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Old 22-10-17, 23:51
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Roy,

Great project of a rare version of the Sexton, so not a lot of info known. But let's start digging!

There is another survivor in Pakistan of all places - see the thread Sexton Gun Position Officer. The full list of survivors can be found here: http://the.shadock.free.fr/Surviving_Sextons.pdf

Is yours the one which was at Pounds Yard in Portmouth until the mid-1980s?

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Old 23-10-17, 11:41
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If this is the ex Pounds, ex Cadmans one then it is a VERY early one. I can't find my record of the number but it has the early instrument panel (a shortened early Ram one) and would be in the range S 159377 to 159400 or CS 172726 to 172785. In Pounds it was on T54 E1 steel chevron track but was quite deteriorated even 30 years ago. Salt air and lots of rotting vegetation inside it were not a good combination. I am fairly sure it still had its gun aperture blanking plate then.

A VERY rare vehicle and well worth restoring properly. Good luck

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Old 05-11-17, 15:55
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This GPO comes from Germany! This one is also early whe can not find any serial number maby after sandblasting..
Whe are looking for some parts maby somebody can help?

Early dashboard
Air cleaners round ore sqoure one
Drivers hatch (ram)
Radial engine c1
Engine room back doors
Early headlights (CAV)


That was it till now...
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Old 08-11-17, 21:46
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I have lots of photos of a towed 25-pounder, if that is helpful.
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Old 12-09-20, 12:21
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Hello Roy,

The thread Victory demonstrations show pics of a couple of Sexton GPO passing through Goor on 10 May 1945.

As Goor is close to your hometown, I thought you'd be interested to see them.

How's the restoration going?

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Hi Roy,

I was wondering how you are getting on with the Sexton too.

You probably know by now that the MLW works or Shop number is stamped into the upper rear hull of a Sexton just above the starting handle hole. From that it is possible to work out the CS or S number as they were not allocated randomly. There was also a data plate to the right of the driver but they rarely survive.

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