Czech OT810 converted to Sdkfz 251D

[Alan M]

hi Ade , that is a great looking vehicle , how did your friend come across it , is it in this country ?
cheers Al

[Adrian Stevenson]

Hi Al, it was purchased many years ago here in the UK. Back then they were fairly cheap and I think only about £3500. He keeps getting offers from people wanting to buy it, but he is keeping it. It lives just down the road from me.

Cheers, Ade.

[StuG III]

Hi Ade. Your friends OT810 is really taking on the look of a real German SdKfz 251!! She's looking BL$$DY MARVELOUS!!! How long has he been busy with the alterations? Regards Thomas

[Adrian Stevenson]

Hi Thomas, he has been working on t for at least 10 years. In fact, he "finished" it once, then discovered he had made a lot of mistakes, so he took the whole body to bits and started a fresh!

Cheers, Ade.

[petrwarry]

Hi Thomas, he has been working on t for at least 10 years. In fact, he "finished" it once, then discovered he had made a lot of mistakes, so he took the whole body to bits and started a fresh!

Cheers, Ade.

hi ade it looks cooool ! how did he (they,or you?) make rubber shoes on tracks? every second?
i just wander why it has still ot810's front mudguards ? seems to me as smallest problem when converting this machine.
i've added 2 pictures as it looks now.
cheers
petr

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSTtMH2fA-8

[GasMasksUK]

Hi Thomas, he has been working on t for at least 10 years. In fact, he "finished" it once, then discovered he had made a lot of mistakes, so he took the whole body to bits and started a fresh!

Cheers, Ade.

Sounds like quite the perfectionist then
He done a fantastic job, I think most people would think its always been a Sdkfz 251D if they werent told otherwise.
Thanks

Danny

[Adrian Stevenson]

Hi Petr, the half track is still as "work in progress" I think. He needs to change them.

Your groups one looks great!

He had a specialist rubber company make the pads. These were bonded onto a metal plate which was then welded to the tracks.

Cheers, Ade.

[petrwarry]

Hi Petr, the half track is still as "work in progress" I think. He needs to change them.

Your groups one looks great!

He had a specialist rubber company make the pads. These were bonded onto a metal plate which was then welded to the tracks.

Cheers, Ade.

thanks mate
aha, we (or rather owner/driver) had few spare tracks ready for adding rubber shoes , but he decided to give up , to much hustle and mainly we run out of money
he wants change front mg42 for pak40 in future,we'll see.
cheers.petr

[sdkfz]

guys iam a collector and mostly restorer of cannons(krupp 75mm field gun,pak 36 ,etc) but this has given me some money and i would like to try my hand at restoring and converting a vehicle
i think im going to go for a tatra ot810 and would prefer one untouched does any body want to sell or have a lead to where a guy can find one
any help would be great and im willing to takle the import issues
thanks

[petrwarry]

guys iam a collector and mostly restorer of cannons(krupp 75mm field gun,pak 36 ,etc) but this has given me some money and i would like to try my hand at restoring and converting a vehicle
i think im going to go for a tatra ot810 and would prefer one untouched does any body want to sell or have a lead to where a guy can find one
any help would be great and im willing to takle the import issues
thanks

here used to be one unconverted ot810 on czech auction site called Aukro - Aukce OnLine (circa half year ago) but that seller asked 500 000 czk , bit overkill . my mate, slovakian collector was interested,but communication with seller was pain in the arse so he gave up.most of tatras were sold abroad and they became bloody expensive here too.
EDIT - you haven't mentioned where are you from.........