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41chevy

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  1. They don't like Trump because they'll lose their free crap Jeb Bush , who is inconsequential got a presentation FN Pistol with " Gov.Jeb Bush" engraved on it, when he visited the factory..... Since Fabrique Nationale in Belgium made weapons for WWII Germany, now Bush is NAZI... All they know about North Korea is that Dennis Rodman goes there to party with his friend.
  2. Kimmel asked young children, teens and adults what the best country in the world was. One or two children chose the USA, most all of the others picked states or cities. No idea what a country is?
  3. Any one ask Barry or one of the Moderators?
  4. It is common to most all Forums with a basic memory cap for members. Yes, deleting older /oldest attachments with free up space. Using an outside source like Foki, Photo Bucket or Drop Box will not limit your attachments,because it is a linked item.
  5. Our informed young adults....
  6. Is that the one 4 sale in Victoria?
  7. I think going by the amount that survived the war, it makes them rare.
  8. Gotta be cool. Clark Gable had one for toy PT 615 kind of an early cigarette boat. It one of the boats in N.Y.
  9. One problem is the high schools push college and degrade a vocational path. Saw it with my son and my grandsons.
  10. The armor was thin, the were under gunned and a tall target. Early ones lit off from fuel and un protected ammo, but experience brought improvements. My uncle wa in an M4 in North Africa. The first German 88 round went in one side and out the other. That actually saved the crew and tank initially. The second round went in the transmission and killed or wounded most of the crew. He spent 3 years as a POW. The original Lee and Shermans were designed as infantry support not for head to head tank warfare. Gasoline? My M-113 was gasoline fueled and Mopar 440 powered Remember the Sherman was built with requirements for transport by rail, truck and ship with the need to fit on roads, bridges and ships the little or no modifications. Existing factories need to by able to mass produce them with no major retraining of employees or machinery replacement. The basic gasoline fueled power pack was something mechanics and crews were familiar with. There were very few diesel mechanics, nor the time for training them. Some form of gasoline was available in their field of operation more so then diesel. Lastly diesels were heavy and just didn't have the power to engine size the gassers did, very few compact diesels than making 400 to 500 h.p. in 1940 The British and other Allies got the M4A4. The $10.70 Sherman M-4A3W dozer we restored at the American Armour Museum was Ford powered. The M4A2 we moved to the new facility in Northern Virginia was and Ex USMC with Twin GMC Diesels.Most ran gasoline with mainly the Soviets running Diesels in their armor/ . Later in 1944 early 45 we made approximately 100 M4A6 Shermans powered the Caterpillar D200A radial diesel engine. There was on left at the Aberdeen Proving Grounds on display in the Mile Of Tanks. After 9/11 when the security changed and things moved at APG, it is now in Cat's care. Along with the T-34 the Shermans are still in service in Chile, Peru, Israel and a few Eastern Bloc countries and were in combat in the Balkans in the 90's. Like the Bulldog the Sherman is an American Icon
  11. Must be related to the "hunters" from NYC that shot up my REO.
  12. Since there is only a piddly $1.3 trillion of unpaid student loans (less interest) owed to the U.S. taxpayers, I'm not willing to forget it. ( the yearly amount collected of Federal taxes is $1,47 Trillion)
  13. The WWII Chrysler Multi Bank was the most innovative and used what was readily available for quick production. 30 cylinders, 5 crank shafts and cams, 5 Distributors and 5 carburetors all for 445 h.p.
  14. Yes it was, and mostly used in the European theater PT Boats in the Mediterranean.
  15. http://www.fox26houston.com/news/local-news/92232732-story
  16. Countless students have gotten loans with absolutely no intentions of repaying them...ever. Can't see the fire power and the number of agents, but I agree with the actions.
  17. There was also a War Emergency Power set up the briefly boosted h.p. to almost 2800+ h.p. with Methanol-water injection injection. 5 hours total use of the power adder required a full rebuild so it was rarely used.
  18. http://www.timesunion.com/business/article/PT-boats-on-the-Hudson-4876351.php#photo-5290873
  19. Mack World War Two Production Numbers from mid 1941 to mid 1945: (26,965) N Series Military Trucks, (8,131) commercial vehicles to include buses, trucks, fire truck and trailers, 2,600 M-3 Lee and Grant tank transmission / final drives and 2,840 M-4 transmission / final drives
  20. The Township of Oyster Bay had a dozen or so light spec RD's as Municipal units. When they put them up for sale in 1993 they had a bad time getting rid of them because of the light specs. Could be what that one is? Paul
  21. Nice GMC's. I missed a factory 1968 "Golden Jimmy" GME at a Mecum Auction a few years ago. Paul
  22. Our deductible is so high I really feel we would be better off just paying the fine penalty fee.
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