thedawnpatrol Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Here's a couple of photo's of my 1941 White M3 taken at War & Peace last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodge Deep Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Nice, very nice indeed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 I really want one of them !!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Pearson Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 (edited) That looks very nice though well done, nice to see a fellow owner on here Edited January 20, 2009 by Tony Pearson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick W Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Good to see some pics of it Julian, surely you are running out of space now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Nice to see Julian. That gives our area three half tracks now. Tim (too) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedawnpatrol Posted January 19, 2009 Author Share Posted January 19, 2009 Do we Tim? I started her up on New years day, damm cold it was too! not used her since last October, but she fired on the first turn of the engine with out a hitch! She is due for a service with the grease gun very soon. Jules Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M5Clive Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Exceptionally well presented M3 me thinks. A real credit to its owner! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Do we Tim? Jules Oh yes. One of our other Area members bought himself a very nice Christmas present. Dinger also has one, but it is in bits. I have never seen it. Tim (too) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedawnpatrol Posted January 20, 2009 Author Share Posted January 20, 2009 Tim, you must fill me in at the meeting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Pearson Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Oh yes. One of our other Area members bought himself a very nice Christmas present. Dinger also has one, but it is in bits. I have never seen it. Tim (too) Was that HT he has just bought from Hartlepool by any chance ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpu121265 Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Here's a picture of mine, not long after we broke one of the front axle spindles which was a 'bit' of a nuisance..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedawnpatrol Posted January 21, 2009 Author Share Posted January 21, 2009 KPU, Thats a nice Track too, I like the Loaded look, they certainly look better kitted out! How did you brake your front half shaft ? I 'abused' mine the other weekend, hit a ditch hard to try the roller, it worked fine, and I still have all my front teeth! Cheers Jules Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedawnpatrol Posted January 21, 2009 Author Share Posted January 21, 2009 Here is an original Photo I found, which I have based mine on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpu121265 Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 The honest answer i don't know how i broke it. It was the front drive shaft spindle which broke, the flange which the bearings actually mount to. It has not been doing anything 'off' road for a while (not that this is a parade queen, she is starting to look a bit tired after the restoration which is just the way i like my vehicles. It broke off where the 'pipe' shaped bit meets the flat face which bolts to the knuckle housing. According to Gary Hebding, it is not unheard of.... It is a miracle it all held together, we had to drive it 20 odd miles (no other option at the time) before i could get it recovered. Part which broke in 'N' on the attached picture. It gave me a reason to overhaul the front brakes and buy another spare spindle. Got very greasy that day! Back to the shed to start getting ready for Normandy..... Ken HTFA.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Fine looking HTs chaps. They have to be the best looking vehicle when loaded like that..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Was that HT he has just bought from Hartlepool by any chance ? I think it was. I will have to check, but certainly from up North. Tim (too) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Dinger also has one, but it is in bits. I have never seen it. Tim, He keeps talking about but I think it might be a myth :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Oh, have you not seen it too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Oh, have you not seen it too! I know it exists.....as it is kept at same place a friend's vehicles. :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M5Clive Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 Dinger has been getting excited over this half track since I can't remember when. One day he turned up at a show (probably Uffington White horse Show from memory) and say's "I've bought something meaty!" Well that was when I was still at school and having just turned 34, its clearly a long term project. I haven't seen his tidy GMC on the show circuit for many a can of beans either? Got a lovely shot of it going through the river fording on Salisbury Plain during the 1990 Red Ball Express though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 Oh i have seen the GMC quite recently. It lives in a shed just up the road. he has been doing some work on it for a little while now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big ray Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 Here's a couple of photo's of my 1941 White M3 taken at War & Peace last year. Very nice pic`s....... makes me want to get my M3 out, I must make the effort. I have become so used to taking my Jimmy, Jeep or motorcycle, obviously getting idle, I think that its an age thing.:cool2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigma Posted March 10, 2010 Share Posted March 10, 2010 Very nice pic`s....... makes me want to get my M3 out, I must make the effort. I have become so used to taking my Jimmy, Jeep or motorcycle, obviously getting idle, I think that its an age thing.:cool2: Come on, pull your finger out and fire the M3 up... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big ray Posted March 10, 2010 Share Posted March 10, 2010 Come on, pull your finger out and fire the M3 up... You are absolutely right.....I do need to pull my finger out, I purchased a gas firing 50cal to go with the 2 x 30cals.... fancy that she might cause a bit of a stir now at shows, I will have to get my son to pitch-in and give me some help...... I do fire her up regularly. It never fails to amaze me how quickly that they fire-in, even after several weeks standing, obviously the fuel does not vapourize from the bowl like Jeeps and Jimmy`s. Some of my fellow enthusiasts think that when I open the door to the M.3 that the headlights seem to blink in the bright light................... so you can imagine, I am getting a lot of flack, I must try to restore my standing in this area......... before someone starts writing to the magazine.:cool2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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