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This used to sit outside of his fenced storage yard, way in the back of the yard under the overpass from West Ashley to Charleston. I stopped and looked at it a year ago- no top, pigeon poop all over, by the edge of the swamp.
It disappeared some months ago, I guess that's when it went into his...
I feel fortunate to have the old Yorktown here in Charleston. I get to see her every day on my way to work, and it is a great place to visit, climb around in, and feel the history.
Unfortunately, it takes a lot of money just to slow the decay down to a reasonable level even on a static display...
I used to see one of those in Conicville, VA of all places, up the hill a ways behind the store. I never went up close, it was on private property. I always liked the curve of the roof and the overall lines of the cab. Didn't know what it was until now. Love this site.
Wonder if it's still...
dm, I'm just impressed that you had the presence of mind to take so many great pictures as Things Went Bad. Only a true Steel Soldier would remember that the "thread would be worthless without pics" in the midst of so much unplanned landscape modification.
Thank you. O.P.S. (Other people's...
Well, the makers of the movie didn't get into vehicle accuracy too much. The German tanks were m-47's, the U.S. tanks were M-24's. They tended to be shown in set piece battles, where the tanks were lined up like Civil War cannons.
The trucks were Reo's, and I think I remember that some of the...
Putting 3/4 ton IFS running gear under a 5/4 ton truck that should be rolling proud on solid axles seems ... wrong. The powerplant/transmission swap however- sweet.