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The Melbourne Tank Museum Sale — Bonhams & Goodman (No longer trading)

Auction House:Bonhams & Goodman (No longer trading)Number of lots recorded:265
Sale Title:The Melbourne Tank Museum SaleLots with images:40
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:245
Date:23-Apr-2006
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A collection of seventeen projectiles including a 3. 7-inch wood and brass drill round; an 18-pound HE round; and a 20-pound APPS projectile for a Centurion tank (a lot)
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A collection of twenty three projectiles including a 3. 7-inch Anti-aircraft gun HE projectile; a 75 mm M72 AP round used in Grant and Sherman tanks ; and a 4. 2-inch mortar smoke bomb (a lot)
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A Large double sided metal and glass display case
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A Searchlight Generator
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A 510 Radio Set
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A Guy Quad Ant 4x4 Field Artillery Tractor, manufacturer: Guy Motors Limited, U. K. Crew: Six. Engine: Meadows 4 ELA 4-cyl. 3. 68-litre petrol engine. World War II, unrestored
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A Dodge 3/4-ton 4x4 weapons carrier, manufacturer: Dodge Brothers, U. S. A. Crew: Two. Engine: Dodge 6-cyl. 3. 8-litre petrol engine. Approx. Weight: 3,062kg. unrestored
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Three wood and glass display cases-3
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Eight wood and glass display cases-8
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Ten wood and glass display cases-10
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A Fordson tractorunrestored
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A Vickers Mk2 (Special) Medium Tank Classroom Instructional Mounting (CIM)used for training purposes
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An Australian Experimental Light Tankcirca World War II, unrestored, a/f
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A World War II 11- ton 6x4 M20 Diamond T Model 980 truck, manufacturer: Diamond T Motor Company, U. S. A. Crew: Two. Engine: None Present. Approx. Weight: 9,843kg. unrestored
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A World War II Wiles Four Wheel Mobile Steam Kitchen, manufacturer: Wiles, Adelaide, Australia, fully enclosed trailer unit equipped with a a solid fuel steam cooker and metal benches for the preparation of hot food
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A rare folding World War I stretcher. Length 236 cm. canvas with wooden carrying poles with turned handles and four metal stirrup feet
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An Anti-Malaria Control Unit Pannier. Height: 36 cm. Width: 89 cm. Depth: 43 cm. canvas covered wicker basket with red cross to exterior, pull out tray within and paper label reading 'Pannier - anti- Malaria Control Unit small'; and a similar 'Fd. Dental Pannier', both baskets empty (2)
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An Australian 3 Ton 4x4 Ford F30 No. 2 Ambulance, manufacturer: Ford, Canada (Chassis). Cheetham & Berwick Pty Ltd. (body). Crew: Two. bearing the markings of Australian Medical Corps. School, circa 1944, unrestored
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A 15cwt 4x2 Bedford MWD General Service Truck, manufacturer: Vauxhall Motors, U. K. Crew: Twp. Wngine:Bedford 6-cyl. 3. 5-litre petrol engine. Approx. Weight: 2,286kg. unrestored
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A KB3 International truckunrestored
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A Large Glass Fronted Display Case showing a display titled 'Australian Produced Aircraft'
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A Large Display Case, showing photographs of tanks on maneuvers and other associated ephemera
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An Australian 3-Ton Ford 296T Breakdown Truck No. 3A, fitted with Marmon-Herrington 6x6 all wheel drive, no engine present, unrestored
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A portable searchlight
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A Humber 1-Ton 4x4 Truckcirca 1958, with Rolls Royce engine, unrestored
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A 105 mm TC800 tank round display, showing a projectile with outer casing to show eight hundred cylindrical metal pellets; a complete TC800 and a descriptive card display, in common glass and wood display case (a lot)
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Six Large Display Boards, showing photographs and diagrams of various tanks and weaponry
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A 15cwt Morris Commercial Truck, unrestored
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A Burma Dodge truck, unrestored
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A 7-ton Cletrac MG1 M2 High Speed Tractor, manufacturer: Cletrac, U. S. A. missing one track, unrestored
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Two military mobile telephone poles, green painted metal; and a quantity of metal matting (a lot)
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Rolls Royce Meteor engine for a Centurion Tank, fully reconditioned
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A Topaz OT62B Full Tracked Armoured Personnel Carrier, manufacturer: Czech State Factories, Czechoslovakia. Crew: Two & eighteen infantrymen. Engine: Czech PV-6 water-cooled 6-cyl. 240 b. h. p. diesel engine. Length 682 cm. Width: 307 cm. Height: 200 cm. circa 1960s
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A Coin Operated Children's Ride, in the form of a fictitious military vehicle, modern, not operating
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A Ceremonial 25-Pounder Field Gun, used for funerals of V. I. P. servicemen
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A Japanese Zero enginein poor condition, a/f
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A Standard 5 cwt 4x2 12-HP General Service Van, manufacturer: Standard Motor Co. Ltd, U. K. Crew: Driver & up to three passengers. Engine: Flying Twelve 1608cc 4-cyl. petrol engine
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A World War II 1/4 ton 4x4 Willys Ford MB Jeep, manufacturer: Ford Motor Company, U. S. A. Crew: Driver & up to three passengers. Engine: Ford GPW 2. 2-litre 4-cyl. petrol engine. Approx. Weight: 1,416kg
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Five U. S. Army World War II helmets, with inserts
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A Willys Ford MB 1/4 ton 4x4 Jeep Classroom Instructional Mounting (CIM)showing a jeep minus its body, used in the classroom for teaching maintenance
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Two Ammunition Limbersone used for towing and transporting a 4. 5-inch Howitzer gun and ammunition; the other for the same purpose for an 18-pounder gun and ammunition, circa World War I
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A Bedford Twin Six Twelve-cylinder Petrol Enginefor a Churchill Tank, a/f
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A BSA M20 500cc Solo military Motorcycle, manufacturer: BSA, U. K. Engine: 496cc side valve single-cyl. Petrol engine. With army green paintwork and canvas panniers to rear, petrol tank with white lettering 'A-225'
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An 3-Ton Chevrolet C60X No. 4 6x6 Breakdown Truck, manufacturer: Chevrolet/General Motors, Canada & General Motors Holden, Australia. Crew: Two. Engine: GM 270 6-cyl. petrol engine. unrestored
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A 6-Ton 6x6 M1A1 Heavy Wrecker Truck, manufacturer: Kenworth or Ward La France, U. S. A. Crew: Two. Engine: Continental 22R 6-cyl. petrol engine. Wrecking Gear: Gar Wood with 4,536kg lifting capacity/7,258 towing capacity. circa 1945
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A Photographic Turntable, circular metal with maker's nameplate 'Lithotex 'pictorial' Machinery Ltd, London', possibly used for drying photographic plates
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An International Mk. 5 Wrecker Truck, circa 1970, fitted with a twin boom to the rear
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A Collection of Tank and Vehicle Posters, mounted on display boards (a lot)
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A 3-ton Ford F60s 4x4 Breakdown truck, manufacturer: Ford motor Company, Canada. Crew: two. Engine: Ford 1943 V8 petrol engine. Wrecking gear: Gar wood twin boom with lifting capacity of approx. 5 tonnes. Approx. Weight: 5,000kg, numbered '53489', bearing the markings of Land Headquarters school of Mechanisation, Australian Electrical and Mechanical engineers
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A 10-ton 6x6 M123D Mack tank transporter, manufacturer: Mack, U. S. A. Crew: two. Engine: Le Roi T-H344 V8 petrol engine. Winch: dual rear winch with 20,400kg capacity. Approx. Weight: 14,625kg. Numbered '5a 7023', bearing the markings of 26 Transport Company RAASC, south Vietnam
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A R. A. E. M. E. International Mk. 5 workshop truck, with World War II workshop body fitted
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A Large Display Case and another smaller case (2)
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A Federal 20-ton 6x4 semi-trailer tank transporter, manufacturer: Federal, U. S. A. Crew: two. Engine: replaced GM 6/71 diesel engine. Approx weight: 17,690kg. Bearing the markings of the 2/34th Australian tank transporter Platoon, Australian army service Corps, attached to 4th Aust. Armoured Brigade, circa July, 1945
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A Collection of unassembled display cases(a lot)
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A Thorneycroft Nubian Fire Truck, manufacturer: Thorneycroft, U. K. Engine: Rolls Royce straight 8-cyl. petrol engine. unrestored
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A Twin 40 mm Bofors Naval Gun, manufacturer: Bofors, Sweden. Crew: Four. Length 625 cm. Width: 192 cm. Height: 244 cm. Max. Range: 9,800m. Elevation: -5 +90 (insert degree symbol)
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A 25-pounder gun
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World War II Valentine Cruiser tank, made by Vickers-Armstrong, holds a crew of three to four, with a 'C A189 petrol engine and a two pound gun
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An M113A1 Armoured Personnel carrier, manufacturer: food & Machinery Co, U. S. A. Crew: 2 crew and up to 11 others. Engine: Detroit V6 53 diesel engine. Length 486 cm. Width 286 cm. Height 250 cm. Armament: 50 cal. Machine gun. Numbered '134199'
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A Grant M3A5 medium tank, manufacturer: Baldwin locomotive works, U. S. A. Crew: six. Engine: None present. Armament: one 7.5 cm gun on side Sponson, one 3.7 cm gun. World War II
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A Matilda No. 2 Mk, 1 'Frog' Flamethrower Infantry tank, manufacturer: Vulcan foundry, Australia. Crew: three. Engine: no engine present. Armament: one flamethrower
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A DUKW Amphibious Jeep, manufacturer: General Motors, U. S. A. Crew: 2. Engine: 270c. i. GMC petrol engine. Length 945 cm. circa 1942, unrestored
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A Buffalo Mk. 4 (LVT4) Tracked Landing Vehicle, manufacturer: Ford Machinery Corporation, Graham-Paige and St. Louis Car Company, U. S. A. Crew: Up to six. Engine: Not present. Armament: None. unrestored
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A Twin 4-inch Naval Gun
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Part of the Australian Experimental AC-1 Cruiser Tank E2comprising the bottom half of the tank, tracks not included
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