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wonderful history. don=E2=80=99t ever let them go!
From: Dave=20
Sent: Tuesday, May 3, 2016 6:45 AM
To: john.macartney@ukpips.org.uk ; Randall.Reihing@utoledo.edu ; =
dave@ranteer.com ; triumphs@autox.team.net=20
Subject: Re: [TR] winter storage
That's 'cause they were paced in cosmoline. ;-)
Cheers and thanks for the remembrances.
Dave Massey
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From: John Macartney <john.macartney@ukpips.org.uk>
To: 'Reihing, Randall S.' <Randall.Reihing@utoledo.edu>; 'dave n' =
<dave@ranteer.com>; triumphs <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tue, May 3, 2016 6:23 am
Subject: Re: [TR] winter storage
Randall Reihing wrote:
I have two WW II US Army five gallon cans that were originally on a WW =
II US Army tank and at 75 years old they are still good, do not leak, =
are not rusty inside or outside, and hold fuel for as long as I need =
them to, which is a lot less than 20-30 years. =20
Snap! They knew how to make them in WW2. I=E2=80=99ve still got a 25 =
litre German jerrican in German field grey stamped, =E2=80=9CWehrmacht. =
Afrika Korps 1942 =E2=80=93 fur Kubelwagen=E2=80=9D. Presumably it was =
designed to clip on to the open-topped VW used by the likes of Rommel =
and friends?
How this can made it back to England is anyone=E2=80=99s guess, =
especially as it has two approx. 5 inch diameter patches painted olive =
green welded to either face equally stamped on the patches =
=E2=80=9CBritish Fifth Army LRDG=E2=80=9D which LRDG means Long Range =
Desert Group. These were the guys who penetrated far behind enemy lines =
and made a nuisance of themselves by blowing up supply lines and =
indulging in other unco-operative initiatives. Dad used the can for =
years afterwards for kerosene to keep the kero heater in our greenhouse =
at home going in the winter. It=E2=80=99s still good for use and while =
it takes up a lot of space in my tiny workshop, I can=E2=80=99t bring =
myself to be rid of itJ It=E2=80=99s strange how the Germans and the =
Allies used such a familiar design. Who copied who or was it two like =
minds on different sides coming up with the same idea and concept?
Jonmac
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<DIV style=3D"font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A =
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<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, May 3, 2016 6:45 AM</DIV>
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'cause they were paced in cosmoline. ;-)</FONT><BR><BR><FONT =
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'Reihing, Randall S.' <Randall.Reihing@utoledo.edu>; 'dave n'=20
<dave@ranteer.com>; triumphs =
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style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Tahoma",sans-serif; COLOR: =
black'>I have=20
two WW II US Army five gallon cans that were originally on a WW II US =
Army tank=20
and at 75 years old they are still good, do not leak, are not rusty =
inside or=20
outside, and hold fuel for as long as I need them to, which is a lot =
less than=20
20-30 years. </SPAN></DIV>
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"Calibri",sans-serif'></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN=20
style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri",sans-serif'>Snap! They =
knew how=20
to make them in WW2. I=E2=80=99ve still got a 25 litre German jerrican =
in German field=20
grey stamped, =E2=80=9CWehrmacht. Afrika Korps 1942 =E2=80=93 fur =
Kubelwagen=E2=80=9D. Presumably it was=20
designed to clip on to the open-topped VW used by the likes of Rommel =
and=20
friends?</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN=20
style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri",sans-serif'>How this =
can made it=20
back to England is anyone=E2=80=99s guess, especially as it has two =
approx. 5 inch=20
diameter patches painted olive green welded to either face equally =
stamped on=20
the patches =E2=80=9CBritish Fifth Army LRDG=E2=80=9D which LRDG means =
Long Range Desert Group.=20
These were the guys who penetrated far behind enemy lines and made a =
nuisance of=20
themselves by blowing up supply lines and indulging in other =
unco-operative=20
initiatives. Dad used the can for years afterwards for kerosene to keep =
the kero=20
heater in our greenhouse at home going in the winter. It=E2=80=99s still =
good for use=20
and while it takes up a lot of space in my tiny workshop, I =
can=E2=80=99t bring myself=20
to be rid of it</SPAN><SPAN=20
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style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri",sans-serif'> =
It=E2=80=99s strange how the=20
Germans and the Allies used such a familiar design. Who copied who or =
was it two=20
like minds on different sides coming up with the same idea and=20
concept?</SPAN></DIV>
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