[Samurai Jack]

I can't figure out go fund me but I am sure you all would help.

I promise to lead us to victory!!!

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1943-sherman-m4a1/

 

[Mike Meints]

Oh sure .... 'ya wanna' buy a tank during an ammo shortage !
It is pretty cool !!

 

[Samurai Jack]

Running over terrorists doesn't cost any rounds!!!

 

[HooDoo Man]

If were going to go that route, I want an F-4. With all the trimmings.

 

[Samurai Jack]

Moderator you can take this off, it was just too fun not to post.

 

[Uncle Bob]

Those Wright engines are a pain in the rear end to work on. In the early 70s, Jimmy Brucker (Cars of the Stars museum) had an M-3 with one (that we got running) and an M4A1 which we gave up on. $250,000 is inexpensive for the Sherman's. And they're like horses, cheapest thing to do with one is buy it.

We did take the M-3 out on Orangethorpe and scared a lot of people!

 

[Samurai Jack]

Those Wright engines are a pain in the rear end to work on. In the early 70s, Jimmy Brucker (Cars of the Stars museum) had an M-3 with one (that we got running) and an M4A1 which we gave up on. $250,000 is inexpensive for the Sherman's. And they're like horses, cheapest thing to do with one is buy it.

We did take the M-3 out on Orangethorpe and scared a lot of people!

I love hearing about these things. Hope you smile was as big as mine just thinking about it.

 

[Uncle Bob]

I love hearing about these things. Hope you smile was as big as mine just thinking about it.

Driving the M-3 out onto Orangethorpe was a lot of fun. Jimmy let me do it because we had rubber pads on the tracks and since I'd gotten to drive an M-50 (Super Sherman) in the middle east I had some idea of what I was doing. Old tanks in the middle east are like sitting in a toaster oven.

That M-3 had been used on the old Batman TV show. We had problems covering up the gold paint job spots we found.

PS there is a place down in Tx where you can drive tanks including an M4.

 

[wrmiller]

Driving the M-3 out onto Orangethorpe was a lot of fun. Jimmy let me do it because we had rubber pads on the tracks and since I'd gotten to drive an M-50 (Super Sherman) in the middle east I had some idea of what I was doing. Old tanks in the middle east are like sitting in a toaster oven.

That M-3 had been used on the old Batman TV show. We had problems covering up the gold paint job spots we found.

PS there is a place down in Tx where you can drive tanks including an M4.

Didn't get to drive it, but in the 70s I was attached to a armor unit as a FO and I got to fire the main gun in a M60. Several times in fact.

 

[Samurai Jack]

Where at?

Didn't get to drive it, but in the 70s I was attached to a armor unit as a FO and I got to fire the main gun in a M60. Several times in fact.

Awesome, and thanks for your service.

 

[wrmiller]

Where at?

Awesome, and thanks for your service.

29 Stumps. We were doing a CAX (Combined Arms Exercise) and I was calling in artillery and air strikes for a group of tanks. On the last day, we were sitting around waiting for orders to bug out for mainside and the lieutenant and I were yakking about guns and he asked me if I wanted to shoot a 'real' gun. We were about half way to Barsto and out in the middle of a firing range, so the lieutenant called in to request permission to test fire the main gun. I didn't stop grinning for the rest of the day.

 

[Uncle Bob]

Didn't get to drive it, but in the 70s I was attached to a armor unit as a FO and I got to fire the main gun in a M60. Several times in fact.

Never fired a main gun, so you're one up on me. Terrorizing drivers is more fun!

 

[FWoo45]

No tank experience but I do know that I could get into serious trouble drinking on BaT

 

[Uncle Bob]

No tank experience but I do know that I could get into serious trouble drinking on BaT

Years ago I tried bidding in two cars. It was bizarre and gave up.

 

[FWoo45]

Years ago I tried bidding in two cars. It was bizarre and gave up.

That's not encouraging. I was having pipedreams of Vincent Black Lightings and C8 Corvettes.

 

[Uncle Bob]

That's not encouraging. I was having pipedreams of Vincent Black Lightings and C8 Corvettes.

That was years ago. I have no idea how it works these days. I unsubscribed to their mailings shortly after having problems. Besides I live where you have to drive on dirt and gravel roads, so the idea of keeping a great paint job made it easy to stop looking. I'm still tempted by a classic Mini Cooper, but no room to take stuff to the range!