Re: [MV] M-60 Serial numbers / Hull Numbers

From: Dave Merchant (nesys_com@ameritech.net)
Date: Thu Jul 15 2004 - 20:50:22 PDT


There are so many that it would be a huge job.

One way would be for everyone on the list to catalog the stuff in their area,
and "somebody" could collect the lists...

Dave Merchant

At 11:22 PM 7/15/2004, M151 wrote:
>I second that, a state by state directory would be some accomplishment.
>When on vacation in New Mexico, it seemed everywhere we went there was an
>M42 Duster in front of an armory or VFW lodge!
>My wife got real tired of me wanting to stop at each of them.
>==========================================
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Dave Merchant" <nesys_com@ameritech.net>
>To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2004 5:55 PM
>Subject: Re: [MV] M-60 Serial numbers / Hull Numbers
>
>
> > I wish there was a list for every state.
> >
> > We keep stumbling across displayed hardware (Ohio) and wonder what else
> > there is.
> > There is enough hardware in US town squares, VFWs, and armories to outfit
>a
> > mid size country.
> >
> > We recently found an M-60 in excellent original condition, service
>markings,
> > at a VFW within 20 miles, found out it had been there a couple years.
> > Heard a rumor from a local that someone was caught seriously working on
> > getting it running!
> > Hope to get pix before they decide to pretty it up.
> >
> > Dave Merchant
> >
> >
> > At 03:06 PM 7/15/2004, Robert Buettner wrote:
> > >Hello List-
> > >
> > >While trying to compile a listing of all known war
> > >memorials in the state of Wisconsin I am running
> > >across many M-60 variants (ok, mostly M60A3s). What I
> > >am trying to figure out is if there is a serial number
> > >or hull number somewhere on the outside of the M-60
> > >series of tanks. This information would help me and
> > >any other person interested in M60 series tanks.
> > >
> > >I have found some numbers cast and or "stick welded"
> > >onto the back of the tank, under the fined doors.
> > >These numbers do not seem to corespond to ohters that
> > >I have found and I am seriously confused. Can some
> > >old motorpool guy help me out? I asked one of the
> > >guys on the Fire Department that used to serve as a TC
> > >on the M60's and he said they never used a serial or
> > >hull number on the tanks. Any truth in that?
> > >
> > >Anyways, you can see the beginnings of my site here:
> > >http://personalpages.tds.net/~shannaandrobert/
> > >Hopefully sometime I will move it to a commercial site
> > >with its own domain and some snazzy graphics.
> > >
> > >Robert Buettner
> > >Appleton, WI
> > >
> > >
> > >
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