The good old girl started first pull! What a great old machine.

@DavidSmith-ss1cg

5 жыл бұрын

They may have had it running the morning of the show. Brilliant ! !

this engine sounds better than my car

Amazing how well kept the tank is. Purrs like a kitten.

@BHuang92

5 жыл бұрын

A 100-year-old kitten...........

@granola661

Жыл бұрын

Sounds quite bad compared to other originals. I first thought it's a underpowered engine installed later

To the folks preserving history... thank you.

Incredible, 100 years, the best tank of ww1 and one of the most influential designs ever, just amazing.

Keeping one of those running can't be easy. I've been around WW2 armor that's a pain in the ass! Good stuff :)

Wait till they unlock the engine module.

@elonmust7470

5 жыл бұрын

Goaway

@blitzkriegt-1650

4 жыл бұрын

Fast ft 17 would be a nightmare, just imagine it. You are a german tank crew in a panzer 4, all of a sudden 2 ww1 mini tanks come out of the bushes at 20 mph, they practicaly fly by you and next thing you know your tanks engine has been destroyed and you and your crew are so dumbfounded you dont even shoot back or call it in to command

Back then Renault built cute things, go little tank go.

@spikespa5208

4 жыл бұрын

In its day, a scary machine for lightly armed foes.

OMG!! The little tank that can !! And started right up 👍🏻 Thanks for sharing and a big hand for the people in charge of keeping them running 👏🏻👏🏻

Thank you for the video, very nice. Hard to believe that something designed 100 years ago can even run.

@bencejuhasz6459

5 жыл бұрын

If a machine was maintained properly it will work for a very long time. Three weeks ago I was a passenger in a biplane which was commissioned in 1954, but the design came from 1928. It was mainly built from canvas and wood with no roof. They even told me where to step (there was a small square on the left lower wing)otherwise I would break or dent the wings. But the engine started like it's in the textbook and flew flawlessly.

Wow what a cute tank. 😍

I see they had the original engineers at hand... ;) Try to crank up a modern 2019 Renault car in a hundred years, I bet it will be impossible.

@kittyhawk9707

5 жыл бұрын

ohh FFSAKE .. stop with the old nostalgia things were better in the fucking old days .. we don't use starting handles any more .because fucking technology has moved on...Everything was simpler because it was so simple, but we have sort of progressed in the technology side.. IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT THEN TOUGH SHIT.. I suggest you go live in a cave. There are reasons we no long drive Model T's, Use Renault FT tanks , hand crank start ..CAN YOU THINK WHY ??.. Yes it is because we developed better ways of doing things ... ie ignition systems improved, Tanks improved etc etc..

@jaydenholloway6710

5 жыл бұрын

Old stuff was built to last, that’s why XD

Father of all modern tanks. Respect!

Most accurate Renault FT restoration so far as well.

Very impressed with how easily it started.

You've been presenting us with a lot of tanks lately

Sweet! Really cool to see how to start a part of history. Fantastic to see how well it's been maintained. Hopefully it'll be just as well kept for future generations as well! Thanks for the awesome video keep up the fantastic work sofi!!!!

Its amazing how quickly technology increase in short amount of time.

Thanks Sofi , great to see one running , amazing really considering the age.

Wow just wow these guys really put some care and detaile into the rebuilding and maintance of these vehicles. To have an engine that basic and old be that dependable upon start up is just awesome to see.

Thumbs up if you will donate to help Sofi get her own FT-17!

That is a beautiful camo

That was a really clean start. Kudos to the mechanics.

Great shot of the action. Thank you for sharing!

And I have to say that the Renault FT looks fantastic , without a gun, they're friendly .

Great quality content as usual. Thank you!

now this is some fine french engineering

I had recommended your channel, but I could not find it, I did not remember the name haha!, A pleasure to be a follower more!, Excellent video. One gets to think and ... For what happened to about 100 years this tank, Despite the clear war, Incredible!

Great to see these old vehicles running.

Sounds very nice!

That is just so cool. Thanks for sharing.

@Sofilein

4 жыл бұрын

Incredible to see these things in motion and hear them, Weald does amazing work and I was fortunate to see it! I’m so happy that you dig it too

Cool video. Thanks form California.

As a Tank Girl, you are rarer than some of these tanks. so yeah, more Tank Girl

@AmongUs-mb4qx

5 жыл бұрын

As a tank Apache helicopter, i'm rarer than everything on this planet.

i like how theres a little bucket in the back like its holding it up, thats cute

Makes you appreciate modern, crank-free, ignition systems!

@DavidSmith-ss1cg

5 жыл бұрын

I love electric starters ! But a crank starter is good to have; battery problems will never bother you.

I have to say I am impress with how quickly it started. I didn't expect that on a 100 year old tank. Is that as fast as it goes? I liked the up close shots while it was moving, it was interesting to see how the suspension worked as it was moving. Nice video Sofi!

@goarmy888

4 жыл бұрын

Stephen Krall that’s about as fast as the FT-17 nowadays would go. I’d expect it to go faster when it was in its prime but you don’t want to stress the engine of this old girl.

Amazing that these survived the wars. Both wars.

That is amazing!

You know youngster, back in my day...... Said the FT against the Panther.... :P

@peteyboy6629

5 жыл бұрын

...... While the Abrams and Leopard 2 snickered** :)

now thats amazing. love it.

They may no longer be competitive but they were certainly built to last.

Very good Video

I well restored 100 years old tankette! Really a great job they did!,

@goarmy888

4 жыл бұрын

Paolo Viti light tank*

@paoloviti6156

4 жыл бұрын

@@goarmy888 yes, but it was relatively easy to produce but was very unreliable, too narrow and top heavy that easily turned over and badly armoured completely riveted. When hit it simply shattered in pieces and if the 2 man crew survived the hit the flying rivets will finish the job...

Interesting suspension on that tank.

Kewl vid. Thanks.

And a Command version as well!!!

I really like the FT 17, first tank that actually looked like a tank. I like to see images of them in WW2 used on improvised armoured trains.

@TAMEREDUDESERT

5 жыл бұрын

They did that ???

@shcomptech

5 жыл бұрын

The Germans used captured FT-17's on rail wagons as protection for trains.

@HanSolo__

5 жыл бұрын

Yes. Renault is far more apealling than British Mark IV.

@XtreeM_FaiL

5 жыл бұрын

Renault is the grandfather of all tanks.

This warms my tank nerf heart 😀😀😀😀😀😀

I find a little comedy in this one. Where you have the more modern WW2 tanks and their engines want to sputter, cough, pop flames and be all around grouchy you have this 100 year old grandad starts in a couple cranks and sounds like a modern engine sitting there idling, smooth as glass.

You rock!

This tank seems to have a elegance about it (as tanks go).

Modellers building the Renault Char d'assaut 18 hp, take notice of the earth dumped on the various running gear components, and also the working of the suspension how the upper section moves up and down during driving

Nice.

And an FYI the big idler wheels at the front are made of wood.

Started up like its new

That is so cool. That armor over the driver doesn't look very thick though! .

@Whitpusmc

5 жыл бұрын

Which is why the German anti tank rifle made some sense up until 1940ish.... even if you don’t punch through you create high velocity spall on the backside and the crew gets shrapnel flying around the inside.

@kittyhawk9707

5 жыл бұрын

That' s because it wasn't.. does it look like it was meant to take on an Abrams or a Challenger???? It was meant to stop small arms or shrapnel , not much more.. but of course the anti tank tech was also rather primitive at the time of the FT.s introduction

@BobSmith-dk8nw

5 жыл бұрын

@@kittyhawk9707 Uh ... no Ian - it doesn't look anything like a modern MBT - but that said - it doesn't look like it was going to stop a lot of smaller caliber rounds either. I have fired a few armor piercing .30 cal rounds and ... they just might go through that. I expected it to be a little bit thicker than it was and I some what cringe at the idea that they sent men out to fight in things that flimsy. Though ... I really shouldn't be surprised ... the cloth the infantry was wearing wouldn't stop anything ... One thing people talking about these early tanks seem to forget - is that the Germans had plenty of light artillery - which was more than capable of blowing something like this to shit. If you look at all of those WWI armored offensives - they lost almost all of those tanks. The ones that didn't break down, got stuck or the Germans took them out. I don't know the percentages involved but the Allies expended a large number of the vehicles that started the assault. .

My Grandad may have seen this tank while at Chateau Thierry with the American Expeditionary forces.

I wonder if we have anything like this event in the USA? Seriously cool, wish I was there.

Would love to own a replica of this

A 100 year old Renault that runs well. I guess there is still hope for the Renault F1 team!

That pause in the engine. Sounds a bit like the Float needs adjustment or is sticking in the carb. Lol Tap the bowl with a screw driver handle

"Fuck your lawn." Tank, probably

Was this on the Saturday or the Sunday? On the Saturday I got the amazing change to ride along in the sturmgeschütz III!!

Psychological warfare: Spook the enemy by fitting your tanks with wheelie-bars. . . . "Mein Gott, they've built a GT!"

Well it’s 102 years old now

neat

2:26 all 52 hp roaring ;)

@basedmax9029

3 жыл бұрын

more like put putting

Hey Sofia, will you be going to Canada's Tankfest. I heard something about it being pretty good. Hope all is well. Keep up all the good work you do. TboneOathKeeper

More Tank Girl, to compliment the Tank please.

in my régiment, (France), we have AMX 13 "bi-tube", ( two gun 30mn) against planes, dear Sofilein, when you 're interesting at this matérial...

I was wondering what the other one was, google says its a 3 man command version.

What was the skid for

That is like the least dramatic crank-start I have ever seen from any vehicle, ever. Usually whomever`s doing the cranking damn near busts themselves and the thing takes many cranks and displays an unsettling hunger for thumbs. Speaking of which NEVER EVER EVER put your thumbs around the crank-handle of a crank-start vehicle because that's how it eats them!

How fast would it go if I did something as simple as put a f150 motor in it somehow and I dont know why I said that's simple it ain't

the Renault behind it ? is it some sort of command tank?

@Sofilein

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, Renault TSF!

@onnohus5059

5 жыл бұрын

@@Sofilein thanks for the awnser

100 yrs old tank start up in first try.. may 10 yrs old car in sixt try

i want one...for...reasons

Isn't that cute Sofie a set of twin baby tanks . Did you pinch their cheeks ?

Not a THICK one! But still cute ;)

Are those ww1 original???

@HanSolo__

5 жыл бұрын

Well, as far as I know, there are no "not original" ones. Maybe some made out of original parts, but thats still an 100% legit FT-17. No history of useage tho. It is much easier to make a bad looking Panther out of T-34 from the '50s to make most ordinary people say: "WOW". Gotta know something more about it to appreciate small FT-17 1000x more than some fake tank.

@VonRammsteyn

5 жыл бұрын

@@HanSolo__ Point. You're probably right... It just amaze me to see 2 FT 17 in running condition... After all, these are the first tank with turret...

@HanSolo__

5 жыл бұрын

@@VonRammsteynFTs were made in high numbers so it was more possible for few to survive. Yet, I've seen a photo (made in '60s) of junkyard pile made mostly out of FT's. This tank was also copied by designers of military industry in many countries. So there you have, a lots of additional pieces.

@VonRammsteyn

5 жыл бұрын

@@HanSolo__ Yes. Shure...But take the messerschmitt bf 109... The most produced fighter of ww2...Try to find an original one nowdays... Less than 12 reminds... If that...But other than that, you are probably right again...

@HanSolo__

5 жыл бұрын

@@VonRammsteyn You know what? Im a last person to be asked about historical fighers, but I think those seem a little bit more fragile than tanks ;)

Whomever dislikes this shall suffer from bad RNG

A humble suggestion from someone with a marketing background. The camera likes you. Take advantage of that and get yourself one camera for a few minutes in each video. Your voice is appealing you should take advantage of that also. Over dub a description of what’s going on on the screen pointing out things that you find interesting.

@JoeDurobot

5 жыл бұрын

*Actually what she's doing is great as it it.* *The tank is the main subject, it's why the camera is pointed at the tank and not her face.* *The noise of the engine is something folks want to hear, so not talking on top of it ( and thank god no music) is a GREAT thing.*

@VonRammsteyn

5 жыл бұрын

@@JoeDurobot x 2

@CheshireTomcat68

5 жыл бұрын

Oh Dear, another one for the B ark...

@exundfluriba

5 жыл бұрын

Just the point I wanted to make😀

@HanSolo__

5 жыл бұрын

I think she knows that.

The fear of the trenches in 1918 just 26 years before the PANTHER + KINGTIGER became the opposite.

A tenk loli but it's ok because its actually 100 years old

Tesla? I want a FT-17 to drive around to work and take my girl out in.

Reno

зачем им эта штука сзади??

That's funny.... French tank starts and immediately retreats Backwards!

@andreinarangel6227

5 жыл бұрын

French automotive technology is as good, if not better, than ours.

@jasoncowley4718

5 жыл бұрын

I believe that's called reverse engineering!

@carius007

5 жыл бұрын

Holy shit that was funny! 🍺

@19Edurne

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, well, unless you want to see some crushed bystanders... Once again, pityful humor by someone who I'm sure never saw war up close and personal and believes to show great wit but only demonstrates its own ignorance and intellectual laziness.

Starts gpod

are you sure hes drivin that thing the right way??

Cent ans et toutes ses dents One hundred year-old and all its teeth

Anyone else wanna put a turbine in and see wat happens?

wow, a self-propelled coffin

@timonsolus

5 жыл бұрын

Great tank for 1918. I'd much rather be in this than on foot on a WW1 battlefield. Obsolete in 1940 though, most were wisely abandoned by their crews rather than face German tanks or 37 mm AT guns.

Wear can i find and dejting a tank girl our women im searching for 1 🙂

how danger and horible this hundred years a go....