For years I’ve been thinking that the lowly DM ‘32 deuce roadster would look cool with stock wire wheels to make it look more ‘50’s. I started out by trying to make it look like a typical dry lakes racer, bare bones, nothing fancy. The steelies looked OK, but kind of generic late ‘60’s to my eye. I found a ‘35 pickup that was being sold on eBay as a parts car for cheap, and had the look I was after. Got the model today, did the deed, and here it is. I think it looks pretty good and I’m happy with it.
I didn’t have a before pic, had to edit it down from a display pic, hence the poor resolution.
@perrone1 M60 it is, very fun to knock things over and drive over stuff, also drove all the other tracks, M113 and M113 HQ, but my favorite to drive was the Sheridan, kind of a sports car compared to the 60. Not very good at taking a hit though! Glad you like it!
@perrone1 M60 it is, very fun to knock things over and drive over stuff, also drove all the other tracks, M113 and M113 HQ, but my favorite to drive was the Sheridan, kind of a sports car compared to the 60. Not very good at taking a hit though! Glad you like it!
I've always loved tanks and armor models. And speaking of the M113, here's me at the 'wheel' in the Army, 1967.
@perrone1 Very, very cool Tony, thanks for your service. Standard issue track driver photo, I have one exactly like it (except it didn’t have such a handsome face) from when I was at Fort Knox but it’s AWOL at the moment. My dad was in the 3rd Armored Division in WW2, received 2 Purple Hearts and 3 Bronze Stars for Normandy, Northern France, and the Ardennes. He was my inspiration for enlisting in the US Army. I was 3/2 ACR as Recon Scout serving 2 years as Border Sentry on the West German-Czech border ‘72-‘74. The 2 tracks I never drove were the Bridge and the “Beast”, pic.
@perrone1 Very, very cool Tony, thanks for your service. Standard issue track driver photo, I have one exactly like it (except it didn’t have such a handsome face) from when I was at Fort Knox but it’s AWOL at the moment. My dad was in the 3rd Armored Division in WW2, received 2 Purple Hearts and 3 Bronze Stars for Normandy, Northern France, and the Ardennes. He was my inspiration for enlisting in the US Army. I was 3/2 ACR as Recon Scout serving 2 years as Border Sentry on the West German-Czech border ‘72-‘74. The 2 tracks I never drove were the Bridge and the “Beast”, pic.
And thank you for YOUR service!! What a terrific story! While your dad was in the thick of things in Europe, mine was in WW-II in the Pacific theatre, serving onboard the USS Pittsburgh in the US Navy. Since I knew they'd never let me steer a battleship, I joined the Army to see if I could drive a tank. The closest I got was the personnel carrier M113. I tried dropping a bigger V-8 in it but they frowned - HA!
@perrone1 One of the coolest track vehicles that no one seems to know about is the M114. It was a tiny scout APC powered by a built Chevy 283. It had a 3 man crew and wasn’t very fast, but was a blast to drive, it maneuvered silly good. I think the military figured out pretty quick that they weren’t quite combat worthy, so they were mostly used for training purposes. I think you would have been a fine ship steerer. From the pictures I’ve seen, the hardest part would be keeping your oars in sync with the other fellows. Thank God for our father’s, and to all the other men and women who served from our country’s Greatest Generation.
@perrone1 One of the coolest track vehicles that no one seems to know about is the M114. It was a tiny scout APC powered by a built Chevy 283. It had a 3 man crew and wasn’t very fast, but was a blast to drive, it maneuvered silly good. I think the military figured out pretty quick that they weren’t quite combat worthy, so they were mostly used for training purposes. I think you would have been a fine ship steerer. From the pictures I’ve seen, the hardest part would be keeping your oars in sync with the other fellows. Thank God for our father’s, and to all the other men and women who served from our country’s Greatest Generation.
I'll check out that 114. And you, sir, said a mouthful!!!
