From: Jon Shoop (shoop19@brick.net)
Date: Sun Jan 04 2004 - 22:35:05 PST
Someone correct me if I am wrong but was the scout car obsolete in 1940?
Jon
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From: "GOTaM35" <GOTaM35@joetrapp.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2004 10:03 PM
Subject: [MV] The scout car has a new home :-)
> Just got home with my newly acquired M3A1 Scout car. It's missing more
> parts than Michael Jackson's face, but it's mine, all mine.
>
> Having said that, I do have lots of questions about what a complete car
> looks like and what some of the stuff on my car is supposed to do. I wont
> trouble the list with specific questions, but instead would ask if anyone
> out there would recommend any books or down loadable manuals that would
help
> rebuild this beast. I do need a few parts that I wont be able to
replicate
> so any source of parts would be good too. I purchased the car from Gary
> Hebding so I know he has stuff available.
>
> I am fortunate to have 2 complete cars near my home. One I hope to able
to
> spend some time with and maybe drive around the parking lot a little. The
> other is at Ft. Jackson and I have not been asked to put the tape measure
> away yet, but I keep a close eye out for the MP's when I'm laying under it
> taking pictures and measurements. It's at the museum and they welded the
> doors shut. I considered removing the canvas top, but again the MP's have
> real guns, so close ups of the interior are out.
>
> Enjoyed the trip to Chicago and Gary's. Real nice guy. I just wish he
> lived farther south. I would love one of those halftracks, but that might
> have to wait another decade:-(
>
> I also need help figuring out the age of this car, so anyone with
knowledge
> about this stuff please contact me. It has aluminum floors and I do have
> the serial number.
>
> Joe Trapp
> 67 Kaiser M35
> 194? M3A1 Scout car
>
>
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