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Aristus

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3. Looks like it's in relatively good condition.

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Mon Jul 26, 2021, 03:40 PM

Jul 2021

I wonder what it would take to get it in running order again?

There are so few Panther tanks left in working condition. They're treasures.

Tank enthusiasts agree that tanks themselves are non-political. So we can admire a piece of engineering like the Panther tank without it being a tacit endorsement of the Nazis.

Restoring WWII German tanks is a relatively new phenomenon. Only one of the major war movies to be released in the last fifty years or so has featured genuine German tanks. The filmmakers usually substitute tanks that bear no resemblance to German tanks, and tank experts in the audience will hoot with derisive laughter.

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Maybe it's like Mike Mulligan and his steam shovel. rsdsharp Jul 2021 #1

Like new? keithbvadu2 Jul 2021 #2

It looks cleaner than our family car. 70sEraVet Jul 2021 #7

Looks like it's in relatively good condition. Aristus Jul 2021 #3

The T-34 as Tiger I always gets a roll of the eyes. n/t Harker Jul 2021 #8

If it's well-disguised, I give the filmmakers one for nothing. Aristus Jul 2021 #11

I was thinking Kelly's Heroes... Harker Jul 2021 #12

Someone needs to ask Leroy Jethro Gibbs. nt DURHAM D Jul 2021 #4

Don't tell them about the Type VII U-boat I've got in my basement, Ocelot II Jul 2021 #5

Ha - I have the sister ship to the hindenburgh in my attic...... getagrip_already Jul 2021 #6

It'll be at Barret-Jackson soon! Mopar151 Jul 2021 #9

Panther tank transmissions keithbvadu2 Jul 2021 #10

I like the flak gun! Worried2020 Jul 2021 #13

I really wonder about the reports of him driving that tank around in public. Javaman Jul 2021 #14

I think they are referring to the flack gun as a tank. Worried2020 Jul 2021 #15

I just hope he was a better tank driver than Frank Burns. Prof. Toru Tanaka Aug 2021 #16