Liberty Auto Restoration - M29/C Studebaker Weasel Tracks

[ozm29c]

G'day All,
Just a general interest post for anyone contemplating owning an M29/C Studebaker Weasel in the future . In the past most weasels were destined to become garden orniments due to the deterioration/wear/tear of their OEM tracks. Fortunately Liberty Auto Restorations in the US of A is reproducing new tracks for the Weasel based on the Abilliary track design. See photo. As the Aussi dollar was at a record high against the US dollar I took the opportunity to purchase a set of LAR tracks of which I have just taken delivery of. They are well constructed and are of a robust design. I can't attest to their virtues as yet as my weasel is still in kit form I am led to believe by feedback by other owners of LAR track that the track is hard wearing and good (to date) for 1600kms. I purchased the LAR track so that I could have piece of mind that I won't suffer a track breakage when running at speed on a hard surface and also, when the weasel is in Amphibious mode, I won't lose a track in the murray river
BTW the shipping cost was $2828AUD door to door. This included $1K of GST. I thought the shipping cost was fair and reasonable. I was exempt from paying duty under the terms of the US/Australia free trade agreement.
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Cheers
John W.