Minotaur on the move

[@markogronfors3204]

It's ugly, but you've done a terrible job renovating it. Thank you to the whole group that we get to see this "historic lump" move .👍

[@bwilliams463]

Did Spell Check change your 'terrific' to 'terrible?'

[@peterfeeney721]

Superb job! The crew would have been delighted

[@michaelscaplis]

I’m sure they would. It’s unfortunately still a mystery who crewed Minotaur. So far we haven’t been able to find any info on it.

[@peterfeeney721]

Hi Mike, do we have any of the following: Hull number, data plate - Bronze, Driver's compartment; gun number; do you still have the Gearbox number? Was she always Flemish? What machine gun was fitted in the Hull? I might be able to use some of that info to start tracing her crew. What vehicle documents, if any, do you have please.

[@michaelscaplis]

@@peterfeeney721 Next time we're there we'll check for numbers. Meanwhile I'll check my image archive if I find something. No paperwork. As Ief mentioned in the video after the Guards used it it went to the Canadians and after that no clue. During the 60-70 ties it was donated to Belgium. We do have an image of it being unloaded at the harbour before being transported by road.

[@michaelscaplis]

@@peterfeeney721 In my image archive I've already found the following numbers: on the outside of the turret - right side: TP14043 E1105 (the 3 could also be an 8). On the gun breach ESC K and below that 5V5016. On the gun barrel (part covered by the breach): 5CWT-1-10. I'll check next weekend for the hull number plate inside of the tank.

[@donnawillson1516]

It looks gorgeous,welldone😊

[@bwilliams463]

Definitely a beauty. Advanced design for its time, with no hull protruding above the treads. Question: Why did the Bergepanzer have to hook up to Minotaur twice to get it all the way out of the garage?

[@michaelscaplis]

Thx. Because we didn't have enough manouvering space between the hangar and the other building - those dummy Hawk missiles were a bit in the way. Sometimes it's easier and safer to unhook and re-attach at a different angle.

[@charlesangell_bulmtl]

🤣Sorry but that really was a Bullwinkle question...

[@basslaats8889]

knap werk!

[@IvoMichiels-bp3hx]

Wat een gekraak en gepiep ?

[@michaelscaplis]

When 80+ years old you are, piep and squeeck you will too ;-). Yes she hasn't moved in a long time also those are steel tracks not supported by top rollers so it indeed makes a lot of noise.

[@laszlocsapo3279]

The mighty Churchill. The only tank, what can be resist the german 88 mm gun, during the WWII.

[@christianb8735]

And a Pionier Panzer „Dachs“ is towing

[@michaelscaplis]

It's actually a Bergepanzer 2. The WHI has the Bergepanzer 2 and the Bergepanzer 2000 in its collection. The Pionierpanzer is still in active use so not yet in the collection.

[@karstendoerr5378]

This is definitely a Bergepanzer 2. The boom would be far too thin for the excavator shovel to be able to carry the weight of the shovel and the weight of the excavated material. That's why the Dachs(Pionierpanzer) has a telescopic arm.