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04-09-2011, 22:53
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Colonel
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Bear Creek PA
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1939 Artic Cruiser ?
I guess this is where I should post this question, after all its over a five ton and it is a US vehicle. Would you consider this a military vehicle. I know according the official record its still up there buried in the ice. This monster was supposed to be diesel powered and be able to cruise over the ice. What does any one know about this vehicle ?
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1952 GMC XM211 Excavator
1985 M1009
1984 M1009 ( recent rescue )
1967 M35A2
1967 M725
1959 CJ5 V8 327 Chevy
1987 Air Force IHC 1654
1953 M38
1977 M886
1978 M880
2010 M101A3 Trailer
1982 M105 Trailer
1952 M211 Cargo Truck
1952 Studebaker M45
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04-09-2011, 22:57
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4 Star General
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Belleville, MI
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im pretty sure vietnam happened wayyy after 1939. this should go in the WWI & II 5-ton and Larger section. but oh well....
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04-09-2011, 22:58
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4 Star General
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: St. Leonard, MD
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WOW now thats a Beasty !! 
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04-09-2011, 23:00
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Colonel
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Bear Creek PA
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Dam your right.
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1952 GMC XM211 Excavator
1985 M1009
1984 M1009 ( recent rescue )
1967 M35A2
1967 M725
1959 CJ5 V8 327 Chevy
1987 Air Force IHC 1654
1953 M38
1977 M886
1978 M880
2010 M101A3 Trailer
1982 M105 Trailer
1952 M211 Cargo Truck
1952 Studebaker M45
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04-09-2011, 23:16
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4 Star General
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: CT W. R.
Posts: 1,507
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The Antarctic Cruiser!
This vehicle has been mentioned several times before on SS.
There was a time in the 1970's when it was offered free to anyone that wanted to find and recover it. The camp where it was last located is believed now to have sunk into the Antarctic Ocean after melting by global warming of the ice shelf many years ago. It was last seen by most reports in 1958. Where it was, it is no more.
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M342A2 w/w
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M117A2C
M348A2
M274A5
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M1009
M116A2 w/MEP 003A Genset
M105A2
M101A2
May 2008-Local diesel price $4.89 a gal. similar to prices across the United States.
May 1981 my mortgage interest was 14.5%
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04-09-2011, 23:38
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Colonel
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Houston, TX
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04-10-2011, 01:23
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4 Star General
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: CT W. R.
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A couple of my favorite pics of the Snow Cruiser. Imagine, a convertible for a State Patrol car!
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M342A2 w/w
XM818 w/w
M35A2 w/w
M51 w/w
XM381A2
M117A2C
M348A2
M274A5
M35A2
M1008
M1009
M116A2 w/MEP 003A Genset
M105A2
M101A2
May 2008-Local diesel price $4.89 a gal. similar to prices across the United States.
May 1981 my mortgage interest was 14.5%
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04-10-2011, 01:37
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General
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Czech Republic
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Runk, I saw your links of that Antarctic snow cruiser site. They went out on the ice with SLICKS? Big town science types never been on a farm or what? Even then they knew that good profiles are needed for good traction.
Dr. Poulter had been out on the ice but then again, they mainly had to worry about having a big contact surface and easy sliding over the ice with sleighs.
Even so, great idea and great thing, would have loved to drive it around in Antarctica.
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1973 Kaiser Jeep Corporation M51A2 W/Winch - 5 ton Dump Truck convertable to tractor and back
The truck will be part of the exhibition Cold War: US Army Engineers in Europe
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04-10-2011, 03:06
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Major
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Augusta, GA
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Steel soldiers expedition to find it? I'm in. Now that would be an epic recovery. Ran when parked. My snowshoes and skis are ready, and I'm Arctic qualified. Let's go!
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04-10-2011, 07:13
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General
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Czech Republic
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Count me in
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Originally Posted by sigo
Steel soldiers expedition to find it? I'm in. Now that would be an epic recovery. Ran when parked. My snowshoes and skis are ready, and I'm Arcitc qualified. Let's go!
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What about a submarine recovery vehicle  . Almost certainly it's on the bottom of the ocean. Otherwise, a metal-finding satellite scan of the place would be nice so we know where to start looking.
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1973 Kaiser Jeep Corporation M51A2 W/Winch - 5 ton Dump Truck convertable to tractor and back
The truck will be part of the exhibition Cold War: US Army Engineers in Europe
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