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Gemäss dem Magazin "Military Technology MILTECH 6/2012" hat das Kanadische Department of Defence die Flensburger Fahrzeugbau Gesellschaft (FFG) beauftragt, 13 gebrauchte Leopard 2A4 in WISENT 2 AEV (Armoured Engineer Vehicle) für $ 81,6 Mio umzubauen. Diese überzähligen Leo's kommen aus Holland und der Schweiz.

Im Schwerlastforum werden einige Fotos von aktuellen Steyr Schwerlast-Lkws der Schweizer Armee gezeigt.

In Linz (Österreich) war dieser Ford F15 (Cab 13) für EUR 7'500 zu kaufen. Zustand ist teilrestauriert mit passender Ladebrücke.

Ground up restauration, engine, gearboxes and axles rebuild, breaks new, all parts are sandplastet, original spare Wheel bracked.

Bei einer Auktion am 8. Dezember 2012 in den USA wurde dieser Chevrolet C60L für USD 16'000 verkauft.

Manufacturer: General Motors of Canada Ltd. - Oshawa, Ontario Production
Year: 1943
Engine: Chevrolet 216-cid ohv, in-line, liquid-cooled, 85-hp, six-cylinder, gasoline
Transmission: Four-speed: four forward, one reverse
Length: 20-feet, 4-inches
Width: 7-feet, 6-inches
Height: 9-feet, 9-inches (to top of cargo area bonnet)
Weight: Approximately 4-3/4-tons
Armor: None
Armament: None
Maximum Road Speed: 50-mph
Maximum Load Capacity: 3-tons
Wheelbase: 158-inches
Markings: British Army green, General Service Unit

The Chevrolet C60L 3-ton 4x4, along with the nearly identical models built by Ford, accounted for more than 209,000 of the over 850,000 trucks built in Canada during World War II. In fact, Canada provided the majority of the motorized transport for the British Empire during the war. The Canadian government specified that all Canadian military vehicles be built to British designs and specifications. Ford and Chevrolet combined efforts to develop the CMP (Canadian Military Pattern) series of trucks. This cooperation between the two auto giants resulted in vehicles with an exceptionally high amount of interchangeability. Chevy built CMP 3-tons (initially classified as 60-cwt- 60 hundred weight) entered wide scale production in 1940. The displayed 3-ton CMP is a 1942 pattern model that features a cab with a reverse slope windshield and embedded headlights. The C60 series 4x4s were the most versatile of all the CMP trucks. Many body types were produced including ambulance, gas and water tanker, cipher office (for coding and decoding messages), senior officer box-van, dental clinic, wrecker, kitchen and general cargo - as displayed. Many C60 4x4s with modifications for Arctic use were produced and shipped to Russia in 1943-44.

Am 8. Dezember fand im "The National Military History Center, in den USA eine Auktion mit vielen verschiedenen Museumsfahrzeugen statt. Darunter war auch dieser Chevrolet C15 (Cab 12) von 1941, der für USD 25'000 verkauft wurde.

Manufacturer: General Motors of Canada Ltd., Oshawa, Ontario Production
Year: 1941
Engine: Chevrolet 216-cid ohv, in-line, liquid-cooled, 85-hp, six-cylinder, gasoline
Transmission: Four-speed: four forward, one reverse
Length: 14-feet, 2-inches
Width: 7-feet, 2-inches
Height: 8-feet (to top of cargo area bonnet)
Weight: Approximately 3-tons (loaded)
Armor: None
Armament: None
Maximum Road Speed: 47-mph
Maximum Load Capacity: 1500-pounds (3/4-ton)
Wheelbase: 101-inches
Markings: German (captured), 21st Panzer Division, Afrika Korps

 The Chevrolet C15 was one of the first CMP (Canadian Mili-Pattern) model trucks built in World War II. No specific military designs were available when war broke out in September, 1939. Up to 1939, the Canadian Army relied largely on commercial trucks of American design built by subsidiaries of Chrysler, Ford and General Motors. To meet British needs, the Canadian Department of National Defense immediately stepped up production of civilian models. These trucks, classified as Modified Civilian Vehicles, served as a stop-gap until the CMPs entered production in 1940. The CMPs featured standardized military-style cabs with semi-forward-control driving positions. They used American designed engines and running gear, but were built to fit in with the standard British categories of 8-cwt, 15-cwt, 1-ton, 30-cwt and 3-ton capacities. Chevrolet, along with Ford, combined efforts to produce vehicles with an exceptionally high degree of interchangeability. The Chevrolet C15 displayed features the first pattern (1940) cab. The headlight arrangement on the C15 displayed is not typical (they were usually mounted on the fenders). Approximately 11,000 Chevrolet C15s were built. They were replaced in production by improved C15As in 1942.

Bart Vanderveen hat 74 Ausgaben seines Magazins "Wheels & Tracks - The international Review of Military Vehicles" hergestellt (Ausgabe 75 erschien als Tribut nach seinem Tode). Diese Hefte sind wahre Fundgruben an Artikeln über Militärfahrzeuge aller Art.

Peter B. Gunn hat ein detailliertes Inhaltsverzeichnis über alle Ausgaben erstellt. Kann hier als pdf downgeloadet werden.

Bei Lkw-Infos.eu gibts ein paar Saurer, Iveco, Unimog S, Puch G und Duro Fotos, mehrheitlich von den Armeetagen 2006 in Thun.

Bei bbbahn.eu gibts ein paar Saurer 2DM, 4CM, Berna und Steyr A680 Bilder vom Saurer-Treffen 2003 in Hinwil.