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whistlingdeath77
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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

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Did it have a white stripe on the turret ?

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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!!! :D :D :D :D
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BTW, I'm not sure whose it was.

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Hmm thought this was WARBIRDS info exchange not Wartank info exchange??? :drink3:

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peter wrote:
Hmm thought this was WARBIRDS info exchange not Wartank info exchange??? :drink3:

:D :D :D :D :D :D

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Lots of Sherman's around, without a pic or serial number it might be impossible to tell which one it is.
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This ones always been in Connecticut. Ex-Israeli Sherman.
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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.

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

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Have invasion stripes ?
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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

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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?

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

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p51 wrote:
might wanna ask here:
http://g503.com/forums/index.php?sid=167668ed3776e5d4a98dd0a33f02a077


Perfect! That's for the website

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N3Njeff wrote:
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.
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