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

From: Glenn McCalley (glenn@combatcatering.com)
Date: Fri Jul 16 2004 - 12:16:25 PDT


I would volunteer to host that site.
In real life (whatever that is, and when we aren't cooking), I have an
internet services company. Love to host an index of war memorials and
vehicle displays.
If there's interest in sending info to me, let me know.
Glenn.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Merchant" <nesys_com@ameritech.net>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2004 11:50 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] M-60 Serial numbers / Hull Numbers

> 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.
> >==========================================
> >David Brubaker
> >MVPA # 18115
> >KCØNZN
> >M151A2
> >http://members.cox.net/~m151/
> >Member of Mid-Kansas MVPA
> >http://www.mid-kansasmvpa.org/
> >Member of MVPA - USA
> >http://www.mvpa.org
> >----- 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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> > > Dave Merchant
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> Dave Merchant
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