Alex Schmidt 1st Clarkair

[welbike]

Here are the pictures of my very first one, engine is there, but no hydraulics, this was in 2004, and it came from CA, via Ebay.













In the end I think I'll only use the sandboxes from this one, rest is for sale.

Alex

[17thairborne]

Alex,
Sounds like you have some experience getting these things to Europe. Is it fairly standard, or is a lot of administrative troubles involved. Not meaning to pry, but is the cost prohibitive also? Some day i would like to work getting things back the other way.

[welbike]

Oz, I've been involved a lot with shipping to the US, used to ship containers full of GMC's Dodges, Unimogs etc. etc. to the east coast, but that was when the dollar was still strong, now it's better to buy in the US and ship it back, but am more a collector now, and any fool with a computer in Europe buys anything on ebay, so I concentrate on restoring the vehicles I have now, but still have my contacts! for complete vehicles a title is paramount, without it It's impossible, for the rest it's easy to ship vehicles, US guns or armor is next to impossible!

So if you need something from over here I can probably help you out, or go look at vehicles if it's whitin reasonable distances.

Tanks,

Alex

[dachoppa]

if you got a winch handle, Ill take it!

Let me know?

Dave

[dachoppa]

I see a lot of parts on there, that you guys rebuilding yours will need.

Namely, seat parts (even if bent, like mine were, made excellent patterns to replicate from)

I see a decent tool box , seat uprights, albiet bent.

I see those always missing spring adjustment sheet metal covers. (I got mine, dont need)

Winch... well ,we all know a lot of them are found missing.. I see the one for sale in Maryland has no winch.. Someone pickk up the Maryland machine and here is a source for a lot of parts.

[welbike]

if you got a winch handle, Ill take it!

Let me know?

Dave

Nope, wish I did, Dodge 3/4 Ton handles can be adapted I've been told, will post drawing/tracing of the handle if I find it.

Alex

[welbike]

I see a lot of parts on there, that you guys rebuilding yours will need.

Namely, seat parts (even if bent, like mine were, made excellent patterns to replicate from)

I see a decent tool box , seat uprights, albiet bent.

I see those always missing spring adjustment sheet metal covers. (I got mine, dont need)

Winch... well ,we all know a lot of them are found missing.. I see the one for sale in Maryland has no winch.. Someone pickk up the Maryland machine and here is a source for a lot of parts.

Yes, but remember, this is in Holland, Europe right now! and I'd like to sell it complete, will be 80% complete though, have been hunting parts since 2004!

Alex