As the owner of a radial engined Stuart I have been heard to say, somwhat
arrogantly whilst introducing M5 Stuarts to the watching crowd at Beltring
as "the ones with the car engines" -( awfully brave when the owners cant
hear over the sound of the V8.) However, much as i like the sound of a
radial , v8 caddy Stuarts are a dream to drive and thats why the British
tank crews called them Honeys.
NIGEE
----- Original Message -----
From: <CYCLOPSRAM@aol.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <>
Sent: Friday, November 10, 2000 8:57 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] Veteran's Day Parade
> Dear Cadillac person,,, The Stuart tank M5 had twin Cadillac flat head
V8
> engines and Hydramatic cast iron transmissions... in 1943, The Chaffee
M24
> tank likewise, the M19 Duster likewise....The Korean War M211 and M135 had
> Cadillac version hydramatics and the M59 APC and the M84 Mortar carrier
were
> also Cadillac tranny equipped....The list goes on, but I think you get my
> point... We had to send the British tanks cuz they didn't have any. We
> sent the Russians tanks and Studebakers and Jeeps cuz they didn't have any
> etc. PS Unimog, Ferret, Saracen (Saladin) and Fox are not heavy
> duty... at most medium and really light in the scheme of things... I so
> solly.. RAM #217
>
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