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Dontos

Neil

Damn your quick!! I was about to do the same thing.

Mr. Green

Garry_Redmon

The Panzer III restoration page is still in flux. I need to add accurate and informative captions to the photos. Bear with me.

Garry

Neil_Baumgardner

- Dontos

Neil

Damn your quick!! I was about to do the same thing.

changedetection.com Wink

Neil

Dontos

'You da man' Garry

Take your time

(you've got 5 minutes..... Shocked

)

Shadow_Bshwackr

WOW, they use roller bearings for the mains...

toadmanstankpictures · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Jan 24, 2006 Posts: 704

Very cool! Wasn't this Pz III captured from the 116th Pz Div in France?

Now if I could only get back to Ft. Knox in the next couple of years...

Dontos

We have two Panzer III's, here. The vehicle that is being worked on was previously in the museum, for many years.

The other, was previously on a concrete pad behind the museum, but it too has been moved to the motor pool facility.

Off hand I am not sure, but I can find out.

toadmanstankpictures · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Jan 24, 2006 Posts: 704

- Dontos

We have two Panzer III's, here. The vehicle that is being worked on was previously in the museum, for many years.

The other, was previously on a concrete pad behind the museum, but it too has been moved to the motor pool facility.

Off hand I am not sure, but I can find out.

I remember seeing the one in the museum back in '88. I have a picture or two of it somewhere in my collection.

Geoff_walden · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Jan 26, 2006 Posts: 132

Too bad that nice original paint/cammo job fell by the wayside. Did they repaint the interior as well ... all those nice original markings that used to be in there?

Geoff Walden

Dontos

- Geoff_walden

Too bad that nice original paint/cammo job fell by the wayside. Did they repaint the interior as well ... all those nice original markings that used to be in there?

Geoff Walden

Geoff

Its my understanding that back in the 70's or 80's, a complete operational restoration was done. Both the interior and exterior would have gone the way of the paint gun.

I've been in the Panzer III and I don't remember if there are any markings. I could be mistaken though.

Dontos

Digging thru some old photo CDs. I found these:

This StuH 42 was repainted (as you see it) years ago. It is currently on display in the museum following a cosmetic restoration with a more suitable color scheme.

I thought I'd throw this in for fun....AMX 13

Garry_Redmon

- Dontos

'You da man' Garry

Take your time

(you've got 5 minutes..... )

Well, it took longer than five minutes. I finally got some information from those working on the Panzer III restoration and have captions on the photos. I'm sure most of you here already knew what the photos were showing.

www.armorfortheages.co...inpage.htm

BryanWilson · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Jan 24, 2006 Posts: 27

Thanks for the all the pics & the update info.

mike_Duplessis · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Jan 24, 2006 Posts: 236

One of those PzIII engine pictures in the link had an pretty unusual M3 Lee in the background. Welded hull (no rivets) with side door welded shut. You think all these unusual variants are long gone and they keep popping up in the most unexpected places! ...though I guess the Patton museum would actually be one of the MOST expected places for unusual stuff to pop up.

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