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Posted: Wed Oct 09, 2013 9:29 am Post subject: Auto-Retro Museum, Svente (Latvia)
Auto-Retro Museum, Svente (Latvia) BTR-40 BTR-152 BRDM-1 BRDM-2 IS-2 IS-3 ISU-152 SU-100 2x OT-810 StUG T-34/85 technolirik.livejourna...24972.html

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Posted: Thu Oct 10, 2013 7:05 pm Post subject: Re: Auto-Retro Museum, Svente (Latvia)
Nice little museum I haven't seen before... over crowded as usual. _________________ TTFN Jim If your not a member of JED then your not serious about anything military.. ********************* www.jedsite.info JED Military Equipment *********************

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Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 7:54 pm Post subject: Re: Auto-Retro Museum, Svente (Latvia)
I don't think those are OT 810's. Those 2 German Halftracks look like sdkfz 251 B and 251 D. Bruce

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Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 8:37 pm Post subject: Re: Auto-Retro Museum, Svente (Latvia)
- BruceClark I don't think those are OT 810's. Those 2 German Halftracks look like sdkfz 251 B and 251 D. Bruce Hmm... some details indicate that both are converted OT´s... the "nose" of both is to broad for beeing real 251ers. And if I see correct the "b" has tracks without rubber pads , the D has welding seams were the rear end is changed ... Jens

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Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 10:23 pm Post subject: Re: Auto-Retro Museum, Svente (Latvia)
You may be right and they've gone to a fair bit of trouble replacing/ replicating drive sprockets, idlers and upper hulls. I wouldn't use track type as an indicator. Bruce

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Posted: Wed Oct 16, 2013 5:42 am Post subject: Re: Auto-Retro Museum, Svente (Latvia)
For sure the tracks can be changed so its only a weak evidence .... but in most cases the postwar tracks are found on OT´s while the owners of original 251ers do their best to get a set of original tracks. Jens

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Posted: Wed Oct 16, 2013 5:57 am Post subject: Re: Auto-Retro Museum, Svente (Latvia)
The 2 hinches on the noseplate give it away as OT-810 a 251 does not have those They also have exhaust on both sides wich indicates for the Czech 8 cylinder The 251 6 cylinder has only exhaust on the left Walter

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Posted: Wed Oct 16, 2013 3:04 pm Post subject: Re: Auto-Retro Museum, Svente (Latvia)
As I know this StuG III has completely new-made bottom half of the hull. _________________ RTY on other forums; Looking for Pz.IV manuals D 653/2 Erzatsteilliste(pictures), D 653/10, D 653/25 (Handbuch fur den Panzerfahrer), D 653/50b, D 653/50c, D653/51 Looking for Maybach HL120 repair instruction... (Copyes or scans) Can pay money or exchange

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Posted: Thu Oct 17, 2013 3:12 pm Post subject: Re: Auto-Retro Museum, Svente (Latvia)
Aha! Will keep those recognition features in mind, Walter. Thanks for confirmation- still looks like a pile of work was done to make these OT 810's look like sdkfz 251. Would this have been done for the museum? ( if so that really makes me wonder about this collection- sort of Victory Museum east?)

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Posted: Thu Oct 17, 2013 5:27 pm Post subject: Re: Auto-Retro Museum, Svente (Latvia)
OT-810 (Sdkfz. 251 C), the rebuilt the Slovak thus was remodeled 5 pieces. Because of the sale.

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