NIGEL HAY wrote:
>
> 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
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> Sent: Friday, November 10, 2000 8:57 PM
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> > 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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Think that you are not quite right re the nickname Honey re Stuart tanks
the nickname goes back to the early M3 Stuart. cheers James
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