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classified ads => halftracks and parts for sale => Topic started by: Sprouse on September 25, 2013, 04:43:22 PM
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All 3 run and drive. Condition varies and so does pricing. Range from $10k to $16k. Contact John at 940-736-3064
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The tracks look decent, looks like a good starting point. But knowing what I know about halftracks now, someone would have to out just give me one before I'd start on another one :o
Don G.
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It is alot of work but well worth it in the end. The 2 green tracks have already had the bogies gone through with new bearings as nessary and road wheels replaced. One has 90% tracks and the other one has probably 60 to 70%.
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Hey if you get chance could you take some detail pictures of the winch set up on the orange track? If I build another one I was contemplating building a recovery track with a winch setup like that in the back.
Thanks Don G.
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Any chance you can get the serial numbers from the dataplates or left front frame rails? At least two look like early models. I'd like to add them to the database of survivors. Thanks!
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Well i dont know what happened to the pictures but here they are.
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That is the data plates off of the 2 early tracks. Never noticed the artillery crossed cannons before on the M2. Were they all that way? The M2A1 plate is totally different but still and early track.
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229858 is the oldest known surviving White built halftrack, finished in May 41. Its about the 40th halftrack they made. 8)
If you have the chance sometime to recover the USA registration number from hood sides that would be really cool. Thanks!
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Hood number W1_01_777 i think. Also a picture of frame #
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And those are blue letters. Someone said that the blue letters and numbers were the factory numbers and that one they were delivered to Army they were renumbered. I don't know.
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Is this the one painted light green in your pictures? 4010777 is the number I was expecting so that is nice. Early on they used the blue lettering with the preceding 'W'. Later they went to white and dropped the 'W'. There is a picture of the first m2 delivered by White and the number is 4010737.
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That is WAY COOL! Here are the numbers off of the other 2 tracks. 4028273 is the numbers off a friend of mines track also.
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Yes #40 is the light green one
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229905 is one of yours also? We have been collecting data for the database for about 7 years and never recorded any serial numbers lower than 230002 until the last 3 weeks, now 3 in the 22xxxx range have appeared. Amazing.
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229905 is one of mine also. What would the hood numbers be for it? By my thinking it would be #87 in production. I have 4 total in need of restoration. Wife says i have to sell something before i can start on one. O well just about done with the WC-63. 4028273 Hood number is a friend on mines track and is orginal to the hood. His frame # is M3-963
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230615 is the one that I want to restore for myself. It has no hood as of now but i have orginal armor for it. Wonder what type of hood number it would have?
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229905 is probably 4010824.
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230615 is probably 4011521 or fairly close to that.
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I think i forgot to list 230065 as #4 track. Hood #? please
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What was the 3rd track with numbers in 22xxxxx?
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230065 is probably 4010982.
The other track in the 22 range is 229945 Ord#658, hood sides are missing but is probably 4010856. There is a picture taken on 6-6-41 of a test drive of halftracks outside the factory thru Euclid Creek in Ohio. Visible usa numbers are in the range of 4010841 thru 4010871.
Sometimes you might find the USA number stamped on the bogie housing under the top roller guide for the tracks.
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Thanks. All this helps me alot with making files for each track on all the information i can find on them.
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4028273 Hood number is a friend on mines track and is orginal to the hood. His frame # is M3-963
Does he know if that hood is original to the track? M3-963 is the 963rd Autocar M3, probably built in Jan or Feb of 42. If he can check the front bumper area carefully he might find the USA number stamped on it. I think its original USA number would have been 6 digits instead of 7, i'm guessing 400841.
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You rock! Whats up with the Colorado listing? 8)
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Here is an example of a bumper number stamping on a winch model. All the ones I've seen including my roller model M3 have the stamping on the passenger side. 229945 is on the way to the halftrack ranch in Colorado.
(http://www.surfacezero.com/g503/data/1007/medium/blandingm16a2-8.JPG)
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Btw, if Mr. C decides to go for it with #40 please let him know I'm available to help with the resto. :)
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Will do thanks. Have a north ranch myself. Florissant 8)