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LVT Alligator and Buffalo

Post by Flamethrower » Tue Jul 21, 2020 5:07 pm

Has anyone here restored a LVT Alligator or Buffalo? If yes, would you do it again?

https://youtu.be/__8uA-FvHtw


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Re: LVT Alligator and Buffalo

Post by wanderingwillys » Thu Jul 30, 2020 9:19 am

I have one - but have not restored it yet - parts are a challenge but I see no reason why I would not do it all over again

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Re: LVT Alligator and Buffalo

Post by Riverine » Thu Jul 15, 2021 3:53 pm

Thought I would bring up this old thread.

How many forum members own a LVT?
Has anyone put together a list of surviving LVT's and their location?
Are there any restored or unrestored LVT's for sale?
How difficult is it to source parts?

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Re: LVT Alligator and Buffalo

Post by wanderingwillys » Thu Jul 15, 2021 11:08 pm

How many forum members own a LVT?

I think there are 3 or 4 here...

Has anyone put together a list of surviving LVT's and their location?

Yes - Pierre-Olivier Buan, a gentleman from France maintains a list:

http://the.shadock.free.fr/Surviving_LVTs.pdf

Are there any restored or unrestored LVT's for sale?

There is one I know of for sale - in PA, asking was 50k (missing the cab and repowered) I have little to no other info.

How difficult is it to source parts?

Depending on the parts it can be near impossible or not so terrible - they share a lot of common parts with a M3/M5 stuart tank (which is not super common to start with)

If you are serious all these questions can be answered by just networking in the military vehicle community

Best Regards

Matt (owner 1945 St Louis Car Co LVT-4)

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Re: LVT Alligator and Buffalo

Post by Sugar Bottom Farms » Thu Nov 11, 2021 5:37 pm

Yes and Yes

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Re: LVT Alligator and Buffalo

Post by Kevin Lockwood » Fri Nov 12, 2021 4:19 am

I own a Bushmaster - LVT. Did a complete restoration.
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