Sherman tank for sale at Collector source
- Thread starter themouser
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Olds Legion bought one 20 years ago, very similar, cost 60,000. Tanks are a good investment.
Grizz
We need a lawyer who can draw up a time share on 600 of us pitching 500 a piece for a 1/600th share.
I'd even drop 1000 on a 300th.
We need someone in central canada to store it and provide a firing range.
You know so it's not terribly unfair to anyone, and close to me(of course the more sensible solution would be to keep it in the province that raised the most money)
We need a truck driver to get it there.
Too bad all we have is a Nut to come up with the crazy idea.
I'd even drop 1000 on a 300th.
We need someone in central canada to store it and provide a firing range.
You know so it's not terribly unfair to anyone, and close to me(of course the more sensible solution would be to keep it in the province that raised the most money)
We need a truck driver to get it there.
Too bad all we have is a Nut to come up with the crazy idea.
- Location
- Beaverlodge, Alberta
Man would that be cool to own.
What pelt??
- Location
- West Quebec
Sounds like a car salesman's pitch
Carol?.
M4A3 "Sherman" Medium Tank
This is what Military Vehicles Magazine uses as a value based on a 1-to-6 condition grading scale as follows:
1=Excellent: Restored to maximum professional standards, or a near-perfect original.
2=Fine: Well-restored, or a combination of superior restoration and excellent original parts.
3=Very Good: Complete and operable original or older restoration, or a very good amateur restoration with all presentable and serviceable parts inside and out.
4=Good: Functional or needing only minor work to be functional. Also, a deteriorated restoration or poor amateur restoration.
5=Restorable: Needs complete restoration of body, chassis, and interior. May or may not be running, but is not wrecked, weathered or stripped to the point of being useful only for parts.
6=Parts Vehicle: Deteriorated beyond the point of restoration.
M4A3 "Sherman" Medium Tank
One of the most popular vehicles for MV enthusiasts, but probably the least collected is the Sherman tank. Everyone says they want a Sherman tank—that is, until they see what one costs to buy and maintain. Nevertheless, just so you know what you are in for, here is a brief rundown of one of the most popularly exclaimed responses to the question, “What’s your dream-MV?”
The Sherman tank is remembered as the tank that won World War II for the United States and its allies. Even now, decades after the war, “Sherman Tank” is an instantly recognizable term with the general public.
But the term “Sherman” tank describes not one type of vehicle, but several distinctive variations. The M4 Sherman replaced the M3 Medium Tank. It is no surprise that the powerplants of many early U.S. tanks, including the M3 and M4 medium tanks, were based on aircraft engines. The variant of the Sherman that came to be “America’s tank” was the M4A3. The engine installed in the M4A3 was the Ford-designed and built model GAA V-8 liquid-cooled gasoline engine.
Ford began production of the M4A3 in May 1942, although Ford’s production of the tank would be relatively short lived. (Ford M4A3 production ended in September 1943). M4A3 and variant production was continued by Fisher Tank Arsenal and Chrysler’s Detroit Tank Arsenal until eventually reaching a total of 12,596 units.
Condition Code: 6 5 4 3 2 1
Value (dollars): 95,000 135,000 175,000 195,000 225,000 300,000
Rarity: 5
Weight: 66,700 pounds (fighting weight)
Size (LxWxH): 232.5” x 103” x 108”
Max Speed: 26 mph
Range: 130 miles
This is what Military Vehicles Magazine uses as a value based on a 1-to-6 condition grading scale as follows:
1=Excellent: Restored to maximum professional standards, or a near-perfect original.
2=Fine: Well-restored, or a combination of superior restoration and excellent original parts.
3=Very Good: Complete and operable original or older restoration, or a very good amateur restoration with all presentable and serviceable parts inside and out.
4=Good: Functional or needing only minor work to be functional. Also, a deteriorated restoration or poor amateur restoration.
5=Restorable: Needs complete restoration of body, chassis, and interior. May or may not be running, but is not wrecked, weathered or stripped to the point of being useful only for parts.
6=Parts Vehicle: Deteriorated beyond the point of restoration.
M4A3 "Sherman" Medium Tank
One of the most popular vehicles for MV enthusiasts, but probably the least collected is the Sherman tank. Everyone says they want a Sherman tank—that is, until they see what one costs to buy and maintain. Nevertheless, just so you know what you are in for, here is a brief rundown of one of the most popularly exclaimed responses to the question, “What’s your dream-MV?”
The Sherman tank is remembered as the tank that won World War II for the United States and its allies. Even now, decades after the war, “Sherman Tank” is an instantly recognizable term with the general public.
But the term “Sherman” tank describes not one type of vehicle, but several distinctive variations. The M4 Sherman replaced the M3 Medium Tank. It is no surprise that the powerplants of many early U.S. tanks, including the M3 and M4 medium tanks, were based on aircraft engines. The variant of the Sherman that came to be “America’s tank” was the M4A3. The engine installed in the M4A3 was the Ford-designed and built model GAA V-8 liquid-cooled gasoline engine.
Ford began production of the M4A3 in May 1942, although Ford’s production of the tank would be relatively short lived. (Ford M4A3 production ended in September 1943). M4A3 and variant production was continued by Fisher Tank Arsenal and Chrysler’s Detroit Tank Arsenal until eventually reaching a total of 12,596 units.
Condition Code: 6 5 4 3 2 1
Value (dollars): 95,000 135,000 175,000 195,000 225,000 300,000
Rarity: 5
Weight: 66,700 pounds (fighting weight)
Size (LxWxH): 232.5” x 103” x 108”
Max Speed: 26 mph
Range: 130 miles
This one was sold in a auction last year in the US for $299,000 -
Workhouse of the army: This M4A3 (75) 42-tone Sherman Medium Tank was recently sold for $299,000. It was built in October 1942 by the Ford Motor Company and was given a refit later during World War II. The tank is in perfect working order and houses a crew of five, including driver and co-driver. M4A3 production ended at Ford in September 1943 after 1,690 had been built
Workhouse of the army: This M4A3 (75) 42-tone Sherman Medium Tank was recently sold for $299,000. It was built in October 1942 by the Ford Motor Company and was given a refit later during World War II. The tank is in perfect working order and houses a crew of five, including driver and co-driver. M4A3 production ended at Ford in September 1943 after 1,690 had been built
- Location
- West Quebec
Just one owner ..lol
Coyote Ugly
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
I wonder if a Sherman ever ran over a Kubelwagon or a Kettenkrad? If I thought of it, it must have happened...
This one was sold in a auction last year in the US for $299,000 -
Workhouse of the army: This M4A3 (75) 42-tone Sherman Medium Tank was recently sold for $299,000. It was built in October 1942 by the Ford Motor Company and was given a refit later during World War II. The tank is in perfect working order and houses a crew of five, including driver and co-driver. M4A3 production ended at Ford in September 1943 after 1,690 had been built
