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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, April 26, 2004 3:59 PM

theres a Late Panther A up the road from me being restored (im trying to get in there)
that might be the one

about the scrap yard check this junk out http://www.project-x.org.uk/russells.html
not the garden centre
this

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, April 26, 2004 3:20 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by Poniatowski

So, shall we go find this JUNK yard!? Sound like a field trip to me!

Heh heh!

Heavy junk. It would cost a fortune to haul out of there, including all the bribes to the local militias at the checkpoints (this is in Russia, no?). And it's missing at least its treads, probably more, and I wonder how easy it is to find spare Panther treads these days.

Anyway, WOW. It's a Late A, right? Is that some of the original paint at the rear of the left hull? [:0]

What's that thing in the second picture? Can't make it out, and I am blocked to the website here at work.

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, April 26, 2004 1:15 PM

No Ryan, you don't want him to know what it is. It's junk... remember tell him it's junk... let him think it's junk.... buy it for junk prices as scrap. Never let him know you know it's more than just junk!! LOL.

I knew a guy who got a Sherman that way... $2500. It's junk... just junk.... junk. junk. junk.

So, shall we go find this JUNK yard!? Sound like a field trip to me!

Ron

Ron

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, April 26, 2004 12:23 PM

Yeah, I wish! I can't believe that the junkyard owner just lets it sit out there! It's obvious to see that it's worth something, IT"S A TANK! He/she should do a little research and see what tank it is, then he'd really get it inside after he finds out what it is! That would be awsome to find some important history just lying in your local Europian junkyard! Somebody over there should do something to get it out of the elements!

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, April 26, 2004 11:32 AM

Cool stuff!

Ryan, That's my kind of junk yard! Go offer they guy 'scrap price' for it!!!!! If you don't want to, just email me with his phone number and I will! LOL!

Ron

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, April 26, 2004 9:47 AM

Look at this panther!!! If that was in my local junkyard, I would buy it for as cheap as possible (convince the junkyard owners it's a not-well known type of car model! Tongue [:P]

) and get that thing to a museum! Restore it (try to) to running condition!

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Build22

Member since
May 2003
From: Upstate NY

Posted by Build22 on Monday, April 26, 2004 6:29 AM

Again, Captain, great Stuff !

I don't know if you've seen this about the DD-drives in Normandy

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/2016280.stm
http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2000/06/06/loc_teacher_may_have.html

Jim [IMG]

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Dwight Ta-ala

Member since
July 2003
From: Philippines

Posted by Dwight Ta-ala on Sunday, April 25, 2004 10:35 PM

Great find, Jon. Thanks.

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tigerman

Member since
March 2003
From: Rain USA, Vancouver WA

Posted by tigerman on Sunday, April 25, 2004 6:15 PM

Sweet stuff Jon, thanks for the links.

Eric

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, April 25, 2004 2:30 PM

Oh well never mind, I just found it on the site......It is a Panther turret turned upside down.
Theres alot of good stuff on that site. I would love to help restoring that panther.

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, April 25, 2004 2:11 PM

Is the midle picture a Panther turret turned upside down???

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spector822002

Member since
December 2003
From: Southern Maine

Posted by spector822002 on Sunday, April 25, 2004 12:53 PM

I spent well over an hour last night checking this site out , some of these pix tell such a story by themselves no words are needed , very good stuff , thanks for the link ! Cool [8D]

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NEW MEX

Member since
April 2003
From: directly above the center of the earth or known as Dixon, IL.

Posted by NEW MEX on Sunday, April 25, 2004 12:21 PM

Wish there were junkyards like that around here

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, April 25, 2004 6:56 AM

Thanks for the looksee Captin Caveman and thanks for the other one to. Approve [^]

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, April 25, 2004 5:52 AM

QUOTE: Originally posted by monrad

Great stuff!
But it hurts to see a Stug like that.......or is a Stuh 42 I can't make it out.

theres a big write up on the stug with more photos on the link
it was one of many on a container ship that was sunk

the one in a scrap yard looks like a Stug 3, the Stuh has a fatter shorter barrel