Ropkey's Armor Museum

[armyjunk2]

hello everyone. a little off topic, but i posted some photos from Ropkey's over here.....a little bit of everything, airplanes towards the end..........

http://cdsg.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=1085#1085

[mustangdriver]

Hey bud, that is only like 15 minutes from my house!

[armyjunk2]

Really? I'm up that way a lot, I'm in Louisville

[The Inspector]

Nice collection! What on earth is the yellow thing? The wall poster in picture 20 is on a coffee cup I had made only it says 'How about a nice big cup of SHUT the #(%* UP?.

[armyjunk2]

its a submergible of some sort, no name tag on it. Fred's dog died the day I was there so not much chitchat........

[airnutz]

I've seen it referred to as a one man sub, but am curious about who, what when...etc.

[mustangdriver]

Next time you are going oveer, drop me a line. I will meet you over there. So sad to hear his dog dies. It was such a sweet dog.

[armyjunk2]

will do

[Django]

It can't be 15 minutes from your house, as it's at least 20 minutes from my parent's house!

On pic #49... is that radial a BMW from a Fw 190?

[Jerry O'Neill]

It's a great museum and it's too bad Fred's dog died.
They have about a 3,000 foot grass runway.
Here's a shot of his late dog chasing Fred and I in his restored CJ-2A as we tooled back from the runway!


Fred's a great guy and if you have the time to talk with him he's full of knowledge and stories.
Here's Fred and I after a successful ride!


My favorite thing at the museum, (besides the X-14!)
was the three versions of the Sherman tank. It's a terrific, side-by-side comparison of the mods done to help out the poor guys who had to drive those "Ronson's" into battle.
If you live nearby or are traveling by, you HAVE to stop for a visit!
Blue skies,
Jerry

[mustangdriver]

HAHA I drive fast! It may be 30 minutes at most. I was with a buddy when we d rove out and I swear it wasn't very long at all.

[eze240]

Hmmm......
My guess on pic#49 is that its the radial diesel out of a Sherman.....I think the later models used one?
The large V-8 should be the Sherman gas engine....maybe.....
The flat head V-8 a couple shots later should be from a M3 or M5 Stuart.......
Maybe the subs the one in that Beatles song?........

[armyjunk2]

40 Jeep Crate Engine

49 Wright Whirlwind Tank engine R975C1 9cyl. Gas

48 Continental Tank engine Model AV-1790

50Ford Tank Engine Model GAA

51 Cadillac Tank engine Series 42

i was being lazy not putting labels on

[eze240]

So, it was a gas engine!......not really up to date on tank engines.....
Hope I'm not looking too clueless....

[michaelharadon]

Nice collection! What on earth is the yellow thing? The wall poster in picture 20 is on a coffee cup I had made only it says 'How about a nice big cup of SHUT the #(%* UP?.

Prop from a Beatles movie?