discovery HD theatre channel TANK OVERHAUL ?

[moparstuart]

any one else watch this ?  They restore tanks it's a pretty awesome show . You get alot of history in there also .

[Ghoste]

Yep. 

[bakerhillpins]

Its a cool show. Sure would be fun to romp around in one of those! 

The show I watched the other day on the soviet light troop carrier (can't remember the name) was at this guys place in NV. Anyhow, in one of the shots I could have swore I saw a 66-67 charger sitting out in the yard. You could see the grill, seemed to be missing the light covers. Looked like a project though...

Bryan

[Ghoste]

It couldn't be more project than some of those tanks could it? 

[moparstuart]

Its a cool show. Sure would be fun to romp around in one of those!  

The show I watched the other day on the soviet light troop carrier (can't remember the name) was at this guys place in NV. Anyhow, in one of the shots I could have swore I saw a 66-67 charger sitting out in the yard. You could see the grill, seemed to be missing the light covers. Looked like a project though...

Bryan

I watched that one also  it was a powered blue 66 charger .  The guy restores his own tanks at home in nevada . He then drives 4 hours away to california to restore tanks for is regulars job .  I wonder if he ever got
the kinks worked out in his chek used tank engine .

[bakerhillpins]

I wonder if he ever got
the kinks worked out in his chek used tank engine .

So far that's the only thing about the show that I don't like, - they don't seem to go back and do another episode on the completion of the project. And there are a few I would like to see. Like the German Panzer that was pulled from the river in Poland!!

[BigBlackDodge]

I wonder if he ever got
the kinks worked out in his chek used tank engine .

So far that's the only thing about the show that I don't like, - they don't seem to go back and do another episode on the completion of the project. And there are a few I would like to see. Like the German Panzer that was pulled from the river in Poland!!

Do you mean the t-34?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7boxp1Sk2w



I love stuff like this!


BBD

[2Gunz]

The story on that one.


http://englishrussia.com/?p=299

[BrianShaughnessy]

I wonder if he ever got
the kinks worked out in his chek used tank engine .

So far that's the only thing about the show that I don't like, - they don't seem to go back and do another episode on the completion of the project. And there are a few I would like to see. Like the German Panzer that was pulled from the river in Poland!!

The show is reruns on the Military channel.

They pulled a German Panther out of a stream and were rehab'ing it.   Another episode was a Sherman pieced and welded together from 2.   Cool stuff 

[dkn1997]

great show.  some really heavy metal work.  you think you have rust?  these guys cant take one single bolt off without the blue tip wrench!

[bakerhillpins]

Do you mean the t-34?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7boxp1Sk2w



I love stuff like this!


BBD

No the T-34 is the Soviet WW2 tank.

Its the Panther model...

Episode 2: PzKpfw V Panther
Premieres Tuesday, Feb. 13 at 8 p.m. ET/PT
Jacques Littlefield is a nice guy with a whole lot of tanks. In fact, with over 300 military vehicles, he has the largest private tank collection in the world. Jacques' team is currently working on the jewel of his collection, the extremely rare and coveted PANTHER. This one has been rescued from the bottom of a river in Poland and it has been – literally- blown to pieces. The damage and the mechanical complexity make this the toughest and most expensive job Jacques' crew have ever done. But the damage also contains clues that lead us back to the scene to reveal what really happened to tank and crew on their final day of battle.

Apparently they did a episode 2... I found a link to info on it when searching on the above.

I can't wait to see that one!

[moparstuart]

Do you mean the t-34?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7boxp1Sk2w



I love stuff like this!


BBD

No the T-34 is the Soviet WW2 tank.

Its the Panther model...

Episode 2: PzKpfw V Panther
Premieres Tuesday, Feb. 13 at 8 p.m. ET/PT
Jacques Littlefield is a nice guy with a whole lot of tanks. In fact, with over 300 military vehicles, he has the largest private tank collection in the world. Jacques' team is currently working on the jewel of his collection, the extremely rare and coveted PANTHER. This one has been rescued from the bottom of a river in Poland and it has been – literally- blown to pieces. The damage and the mechanical complexity make this the toughest and most expensive job Jacques' crew have ever done. But the damage also contains clues that lead us back to the scene to reveal what really happened to tank and crew on their final day of battle.

Apparently they did a episode 2... I found a link to info on it when searching on the above.

I can't wait to see that one!

I hope they go back and finish up more stories on other tanks also

[FJ5WING]

did anyone catch the episode when they cut two tanks in half and then welded the two good halves together? They had to fab a jig to hold the pieces while they welded....

THE SHOW IS AWSOME!!!!!!

[BrianShaughnessy]

did anyone catch the episode when they cut two tanks in half and then welded the two good halves together? They had to fab a jig to hold the pieces while they welded....

THE SHOW IS AWSOME!!!!!!

Yeah...  that was the Sherman I mentioned

[ZSmithersCharges]

 

[moparstuart]

did anyone catch the episode when they cut two tanks in half and then welded the two good halves together? They had to fab a jig to hold the pieces while they welded....

THE SHOW IS AWSOME!!!!!!

yeah it was a rotating jig so they roller the complete tank around like on a rotisserie .

[c00nhunterjoe]

good show, i watch it all the time. they had an episode done at my proving gound on the german elephant

[moparstuart]

  I watched 10 0f these episodes over the holiday weekend  great stuff