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A very polite and remarkably open minded letter from the curator solved a few questions:
The sWS in our collection has the 100hp Maybach HL 42 engine.
2. The artillery body with the seats and storage bins for ammunition are a reconstruction from the early 70's when the vehicle and chassis was restored. The museum's workers lacked specific knowledge of the German halftrack movers, and recreated a body in the style of the "mittleren Zugkraftwagen" 5t(Sd.Kfz.6) and 8t (Sd.Kfz.7).
The schwere Wehrmacht Schlepper was upto the addition to the than Army museum of the DDR used in a state forestry company in the region "Luckenwalde" for hauling and pulling heavy logs.
The simplified track spokewheels are originals from the 2nd world war.

Now that's information! Many thanks! Turns out this museum is as friendly and straight forward in all its things. Visit it if you can after it's re-opening oktober 2011.
The dash is almost bare and the plate above the frontwheels must be post war. But it is by far the most interresting survivor, and the single one so far that has any original bodywork.

1986	Detail	Late production wheels	Dashboard
	Sprocket		A good view of the left part of the dash	Found on the German wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia.	Found somewhere, a 1990's picture. (Please mail me to add a photocredit)

Pictures from my visit in August 2009. Not only the front of the body is original, but also the spoke wheels. Even more interesting one inner pair of the track wheels is made up of a normal and a spoke wheel. All kind of nice details on it. The engine compartment opens in an original way. Simple sturdy construction, as all on this magnificent vehicle. The engine hasn't run in quite a while but is original and the vehicle is stored in the best possible conditions. (Click the picture for a small walkaround and some additional info)

According to the French "Magazine 39/45", both chassis were discovered in a gravelyard in France. They carried huge machinery used for the gravel production. The article showed the beginning of their restoration. The Arlon museum made replica bodies for them. Most of the collection went to Auburn. See the links for the Auburn WWII Victory museum. (Many thanks to André Flener and Bob Graebe!)

The Arlon period.

Chassis strip	Promotional	Front axle	Photo:André Flener
	Promtional		Photo:André Flener

The Auburn museum. A bright simple display. The exhibits are so special, they're formidable enough just like this.

A good look at the bare dash (© Andrew Albrecht 2007)	Bulkhead in the Cab (© Eric Peytavin de Garam 2009 SMHB )	Under the dash (© Eric Peytavin de Garam 2009 SMHB )	Exhaust and around (© Eric Peytavin de Garam 2009 SMHB )

An add in "Military Machines International" magazine in early 2003 and a picture in september. Being the fourth know survivor of a very rare vehicle, it deserves all expertise to make the best of it. It's at the famous Wheatcroft Collection. (Many thanks to André Flener and Bob Graebe!) Mr. Wheatcroft identified the chassis as ex-armoured, by the remains on the front. He reportedly also has parts of a sofstskinned body. The Chassis itself has a lot of work to be done. The frontwheel is not original, the torsionbar's are gone. Hopefully we wil see more of it. (Thanks to David Rae for the pictures)

The add	A bigger picture	On the Wheatcroft terrain	On the Wheatcroft terrain

André Flener, faithfull worker of the Poteau museum, took the pictures of one of the many many exhibits in the Poteau museum. A tracklink found in the ardennes of a sWS.
. The inside and the outside.

On the famous German Schatzsucher forum this Polish earthfind are shown somewhere 2004 / 2005. Hopefully there are enough parts to restore it.

Among the many impressive and odd objects in this beautiful museum without an identification this wheel stands among many others. (Picture of myself)

Sold for a staggering 600 dollar though this very rare wheel is advertised as "original camouflaged Panther Tank Road Wheel". The add says the wheel is 32” in diameter. The rubber was made by "Continental". See the wheels page.

At the unrivaled collection of German weapons in Koblenz there is also a Nebelwerfer that is said to have been part of an armored sWS. I've lost the information on who send it to me.

In the military museum of the Czech town Rokycany a track wheel (the pressed type) with nice original "sandgelb" paint has been reported.

In the spring of 2010 a sWS was unearthed in Germany and sold to a German collector. Reportedly it's curently being restored.

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