MWalsh Posted April 23, 2012 Share #1 Posted April 23, 2012 Not sure if anyone is interested in this, or if the price is good, bad, or otherwise, but I came across it and thought it "post worthy". MW http://lacrosse.craigslist.org/atq/2911345732.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWalsh Posted April 23, 2012 Author Share #2 Posted April 23, 2012 From the ad: 1942 White M16 Military Half Track Extra front and rear axels Winch •If you have questions call Seven-one-five - 896-1188 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWalsh Posted April 23, 2012 Author Share #3 Posted April 23, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky 7th Armored Posted April 23, 2012 Share #4 Posted April 23, 2012 I wonder if she runs?! He is asking $6500.00 for it. Haydn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobrahistorian Posted April 23, 2012 Share #5 Posted April 23, 2012 Man, we just purchased a restored one and I'm looking at a second (possibly an M15) that needs restoration. Would have been cool.... Jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GIl Sanow Posted April 23, 2012 Share #6 Posted April 23, 2012 Since this halftrack is half missing, wouldn't it be a quartertrack? G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted April 23, 2012 Share #7 Posted April 23, 2012 Since this halftrack is half missing, wouldn't it be a quartertrack? G Nice one Gil! :hapy0004: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easterneagle87 Posted April 23, 2012 Share #8 Posted April 23, 2012 These are ALWAYS so cooll!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vostoktrading Posted April 24, 2012 Share #9 Posted April 24, 2012 Since this halftrack is half missing, wouldn't it be a quartertrack? G Or a "Two-bit track"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malygris Posted May 10, 2012 Share #10 Posted May 10, 2012 As a kid I had the MRC Tamiya M16 with the Quad 50, and always thought it was one of the most killer looking vehicles we ever fielded. If I could select a couple of vehicles to have from WW2 it would be a Jeep, a M16, and a German armored car of some sort (either a 4 or 8 wheeled). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack's Son Posted May 10, 2012 Share #11 Posted May 10, 2012 Since this halftrack is half missing, wouldn't it be a quartertrack?G I'm sorry I missed this one, my mind was in the same place! :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Third Herd Posted May 10, 2012 Share #12 Posted May 10, 2012 When I was in South Korea 1970-71, they still had M16's for anti-aircraft, they ran because they would move them around. It was a bit unnerving to have the gunners track my truck with those quad.50's. At one of the bases on the coast a trip flare was tripped on the beach and all these green tracers came my way. A couple of the M16s opened up and filled the beach with there tracers and the green tracers stopped. I should have bought those guys a beer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobrahistorian Posted May 11, 2012 Share #13 Posted May 11, 2012 I've got two M16s (one enroute here) and an M15 right now. Pretty incredible vehicles. We're getting them all fully kitted out with their TO&E equipment, so it's been slow going. I had the privelege to interview a 197th AAA (AW) M15 driver on Tuesday. He was in B Battery and made it on to the beach (B Battery lost a significant amount of equipment when LCT-200 was hit and burned. His track provided fire support until it bogged down and eventually got hit. Two of the gun crew were killed and the rest wounded. He was knocked unconscious, but was otherwise uninjured. Hearing him talk about his D-Day experience was pretty amazing. Our functional M16 should be here within the next two weeks if all goes well. Jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobrahistorian Posted May 12, 2012 Share #14 Posted May 12, 2012 Speaking of M15s, here's ours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeeper704 Posted May 12, 2012 Share #15 Posted May 12, 2012 That's a beauty! How long did it take to have it restored like this? Erwin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noworky Posted May 13, 2012 Share #16 Posted May 13, 2012 Fantastic restoration 'Cobrahistorian' I know that takes a lot of dedication and work. My brother-in-law took me to a friend of his in Northern Idaho last summer and he had these two under tarps along with a bunch of other great vehicles. I had to throw in the picture of the quad-50 (with dummy guns) that belongs to a friend as I recall he purchased 60 of them from Belgium in the early 70s, I don’t think you could do it now. :think: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobrahistorian Posted May 16, 2012 Share #17 Posted May 16, 2012 That's a beauty!How long did it take to have it restored like this? Erwin Erwin, Not sure. It's been in the Army's collection for a long time now. We've been bringing it up to spec recently. Needs new gun mounting bolts (the ones holding the .50s on are not GI) and a few other things. My focus has been outfitting our M15 and M16 with all of their correct TO&E equipment. With the two in the museum and our operational M16 enroute here, we've got a lot of tracks to outfit. I've been looking at a few tracks in need of restoration in the hopes of building an "M15 Special", but until I can locate another Bofors that isn't on the Army property books, that's probably going to be a pipe dream.... we'll see! Jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeeper704 Posted May 16, 2012 Share #18 Posted May 16, 2012 Never say never. Keep us updated please. Erwin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobrahistorian Posted May 17, 2012 Share #19 Posted May 17, 2012 Never say never. Keep us updated please. Erwin Will do. I just submitted a "wish list", so if there are any anti-aircraft trials vehicles left, hopefully they'll come to us! Jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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