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I came across this show a few days ago. The episode I saw covered the restoration of a Panther Tank which sank to the bottom of a Polish river in January 1945.

The underwriter of the restoration is a man named Jaques Littlefield, owner of the largest private tank collection in the world. Some photos of his stuff are located at:

Clicky here

The show is fascinating. There was an interesting comparison of the battlefield repair process between the Panther and the Sherman, as well as a comparison of their respective drive mechanisms and gears.

Keep a look out for it; it's well worth watching. Now this is a hobby I could get into!

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Herr Schacht

Follow-up: homepage of the Military Vehicle Technology Foundation

Military Vehicle Technology Foundation official site

Hey,

Just to let you know, if anyone is around Fort Knox the 26th or 27th Of May the Patton Museum is going to have a WWII Armor Display and Reenactment. We will have 3 Shermans(A1, A4 & 105how versions), 3+ Stuarts (M5), M3 & M5 halftracks, M20 armored car, german 1ton halftracks, pak 40s and 200+ infantry reenactors. Plus we were working to get up and running a PzIII Ausf M and that should also be there. It is a free event at Keyes Park on post ran by the museum volunteers, shoe times 11 & 2 Saturday and noon Sunday with the vehicles open for display after each show. If you need any more info give me a shout.

Steve

History Television (Canada) ran 4 or 5 episodes of Tank Overhaul a few months ago & it was a pretty :cool: show. I particularly enjoyed the Panther episode. :soap:If they'd show more programs like that instead of CSI: New York (what that has to do with history is beyond me...) I'd be satisfied with the quality of that channel.