M32 motorway The M32 was planned to be a key radial link through to the hub of a network of radial and ring roads within a rectangle encompassing Bristol. Other bounds of this scheme were parts of the M4 (north eastern side), the M5 (north western side) and the tidal reaches of the River Avon (south western side), the south eastern side not being defined by landmarks. The motorway was partly funded by Gloucestershire County Council and Bristol City Council, with a 75 per cent grant supplied by the national Ministry of Transport. It was provisionally called the Hambrook Spur or the
M32 Tank Recovery Vehicle 1562 M32s were produced. The M32 entered service with the US Army in July 1943. They served in the Italian Campaign, Operation Overlord, and many other battles in the European Theater of Operations. The A1 variants, which were converted by Baldwin Locomotive in 1945, also served until the end of the Korean War. The M74 Tank Recovery Vehicle replaced the M32B1A1s after the Korean War in 1954 after the production of heavier tanks such as the M46 Patton. The M32 was considered inadequate for its role as an armored recovery vehicle, especially during the Korean War, because of the narrow