Hi guys , just received Zaloga's book about M8 by mailorder and read that M8's did have welded turrets .Welded in what way ? Anyone have some info on that ? ...
go to http://www.pbase.com/cambraniz lots of M8 photos which you ccan comment on, some good comments there already, would like to know what everyone things,...
Thanks mate, after a split nose and a burst artery im on the road to recovery and flying the flag for M8's! ... [Non-text portions of this message have been...
Hi Dean! We had been on the 'Tanks in town' event in Belgium, for pictures see http://www.2ndarmoredineurope.com/homepage.html. We were on our way home...
Unfortunately not Doug! Still we live and learn as they say! and Ive learnt the hard way! Blood would'nt look so bad if it was a different colour, olive drab...
Does anyone know if M8 turrets have a slide-rail on the front cover- plate where the canvas turret-cover (apparently) slides into ?The cover in question has a...
No mate, M8 turret covers are fixed down with a row of poppers all along the turret edge, a post war modification by the French was to fit a second row of ...
Does anyone have suggestions or correct placement of rearview mirrors on the M8? Type of mirrors to use? How about a picture. Backing the M8 off the trailer...
... mirrors on the ... adventure ... why not use cctv ? you can get them nowadays for very little. Attach cam with magnet over rad.louvres,throw cables thru ...
Havent you got someone to see you off the trailer? As far as im aware, rear view mirrors were not standard on M8's, but most people put them on the headlight...
Nope usually no one around when it comes to loading and loading. I don't want to mount the mirrors permanently but would like to have something for unloading...
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Hi guy's , can anyone tell me what the markings on M8 hubs mean ?Mine are marked :Budd Wheel Company (no explanation needed) and (on the same face) 12 and 43...
yes mate, they are the manufacturing dates, deuce and a half wheels are dated in the same way ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Questions,questions, Does anyone have some info about floor armour in M8's? I know a little about floor armour in the drivers compartment but mine has/had a...
Mike, I am no expert on the matter, but I have a very late M8, probably February 45, this has single layer floor armour in the front and simple steel in the ...
Ive seen several variations on M8 floors, mine had the three factory steal sections (front welded, rear sections bolted) with a field installed armored floor...
Dean ... As far as I know, the original decals were "water slide transfers" ie. just like in plastic model kits. Those things do not age well at all. These...
Thanks guy's, your replies do help and I suspect that my armored floor was a kitset and added over the original floor in the fighting compartment . the front...
I have the complete sets of labels with the correct width lines and type style for the M8 and other armored vehicles, including the Hellcat and the Stuart and...
I have been party to "debates" about whether the original M8/M20 interior markings were decals....or silk screened.....or spray stenciled. I looked at my...
I had a mixture on mine Dean when I stripped the paint off, of paper decals, those fragile types, and stencils, which I believe must have been silk screened ...
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