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Restoration pictures of an M29c 1945 |
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| Status from Serial Nr. 10935 when it was detected. |
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| original serial plate |
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| shifting, manual and caution plates |
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| maintenance plate |
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| speed and shipping plates |
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| Norwegian camouflage and original top |
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| Studebaker T-24 engine, was changed from the norwegian army at the end of the 80's, has run 200 miles |
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| original wiper motors, controls and instruments |
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| first careful running and road-tests... ;-) |
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| the second norwegian headlight-and marker lights are gone |
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| considerations...: ist the original fragile canvas restorable? |
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| there are still the norwegian taillights, reflectors and the trailer-socket |
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| the norwegian track-reinforcements |
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| disassembling from the metal-reinforcements |
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| in the middle the original BF-Goodrich trackbelts |
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| installation from the new reinforced rubber-belts |
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| on the hull bottom still the original US-olive drab after 65 years :-) |
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| the "new" reinforced track |
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| the rubber-belt kit with 900 new screws and washers |
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| for the comparing: the norwegian version |
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| this canvas-top has seen better days ;-) |
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| original and complete top bows came with the Weasel |
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| the radiator with the hole for the capstan winch drive shaft |
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| complete seats with nice repro covers came with him |
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| original tag from a NOS rear curtain from the top |
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| after many hours of grinding and sandblasting the thick white colour was gone |
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| a experiment to glue new trackpads on the grousers |
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| once more nearly completed |
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| dashboard and engine hood |
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| rear seats and seat belts |
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| USA-number is still missing... |
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| ready to run in the snowy landscape :-) |
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| got also a nice original windshield cover |
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| it is amazing, to drive a Weasel in the snow... |
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| :-)) |
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