sherman tank in connecticut?

[whistlingdeath77]

I happened to see a restored world war 2 sherman tank,( complete with tank art,) on 91 south bound by bloomfield, ct. It was on a 18 wheeler. Anybody from the area know where it was going or who owns it? Sorry for no photo

[RickH]

Did it have a white stripe on the turret ?

[Jerry O'Neill]

Frank, I can tell you for sure that if I had won the lottery the other day, it would've been MY Sherman going down I-91! Only I would've waved to you with a big smile as you passed!!!
Jerry

BTW, I'm not sure whose it was.

[peter]

Hmm thought this was WARBIRDS info exchange not Wartank info exchange???

[Jerry O'Neill]

Hmm thought this was WARBIRDS info exchange not Wartank info exchange???

[armyjunk2]

Lots of Sherman's around, without a pic or serial number it might be impossible to tell which one it is.

[Jerry O'Neill]

This ones always been in Connecticut. Ex-Israeli Sherman.

[RAMC181]

That is apparently Chrysler-built M4A3(76) HVSS #61178 W-30114200, built sometime between August 1944 and April 1945.
The drive sprockets look to have been replaced with the earlier VVSS type at some point.

All the best,
PB

[whistlingdeath77]

This one looked to be a brighter green, yellow stripe I think around the turret and nose art on its right side

[tom roberts]

Have invasion stripes ?

[N3Njeff]

There is a restoration shop in Mass that restores armor. I believe they were restoring one for a customer, it was probably that one.

http://www.site.ww2mv.com/home.php

[whistlingdeath77]

Nah, it didn't have the invasion stripes but it sure did look well cared for. Jerry, if you won that lottery I think you'd be buying a lot more than that sherman tank!

Where in Ma. do they do that type of restoration?

[p51]

might wanna ask here:
http://g503.com/forums/index.php?sid=167668ed3776e5d4a98dd0a33f02a077

[whistlingdeath77]

might wanna ask here:
http://g503.com/forums/index.php?sid=167668ed3776e5d4a98dd0a33f02a077

Perfect! That's for the website

[bdk]

There is a restoration shop in Mass that restores armor. I believe they were restoring one for a customer, it was probably that one.

http://www.site.ww2mv.com/home.php

$400K for a Hellcat? Wow have prices shot up. Probably a better investment than gold.