This is fascinating, my Dad was a Technical Sergeant with the 20th Armored Division "The Liberators". That's the Division that Liberated the concentration camp " Dachau". He used to fiddle with those giant GM engines and the Rolls-Royce Merlins they would put in the Shermans that his guys would drive. He was one of the fellows who would keep 'em Rollin' down the European roads. He left us on 7 July 1970. Miss him still, I do.

The best documented M3 Grant overhaul in history. Incredibly fascinating history and a wealth of knowledge for other reenactors. Polish tankers also served on these tanks. Kind regards.

@Sydney559

4 ай бұрын

This museum is the Best channel for restoration/overhaul videos !

“…these are wear washers..” “Do they come out in the full moon?” 😂😂 Great restoration, thanks for the full movie 👍

The tank is more than 80 years old, yet the bearings, final drive and transmission gears are perfect, as if they were made yesterday. We need to pay tribute to the people that designed, machined and build them. What an incredible job they did.

An hour and a half well spent. Congratulations to all involved and great editing Curt.😎

I've said this before and it's worth saying again. You people are just amazing. What you do to fix this collection of junk is necessary and so cool. Thanks again for all you do.

Somewhere there’s a 105 year old screaming at their phone “you can’t put the traverse mechanism in before the gun”

@Alecsdakid_16

23 күн бұрын

Would that be you?

@davidwalls2363

23 күн бұрын

It will be now. Learn something everyday.

Thank you Kurt for all the awesome videos this last year! Happy Christmas to you, and everyone at Aus armour.

Workshop Wednesday+++ I am in heaven, Thanks Kurt for a fantastic job, plus thanks to the team for the brilliant work they have done to make the Grant a success. Cheers & Merry Christmas

It looks absolutely awesome and the smile on Darrell’s face says it all 😊

Dear guys, This Australian WWII M3 Grant Tank is absolutely beautiful restored and this project was done with a lot of love, a great precision and eye for every detail. Everybody can see with how much dedication this restoration is done so I’m very very impressed. Look forward to your next vlog and send you love from the Netherlands

I'm sitting here building a Lego Concorde whilst you guys are putting together a WWII M3 Grant with Australian specifications. I'm guessing yours is slightly more difficult than my build!

As a retired master mechanic I totally enjoyed watching your rebuild. It must give you great pride and many bumps and bruises. Great job A+ Vietnam Veteran

What a transformation !. You guys must have such a sense of satisfaction. Spending a year of your lives turning a wreck into a running machine that will bring enjoy to thousands. We are not worthy. Cheers from Blighty.

Always thankful for my WW fix. Thanks Kurt!

I wasn't expecting a 1.5 hour video drop, but its interesting to see all the segments as one doco

Hope you guys weathered the Cyclone ok .

@poowg2657

4 ай бұрын

They did if they rode it out in the tank😂.

Majstori svaka čast vi ste pravi tim za obnovu mašina koje su za otpad i sa svojim požrtvovanim radom vraćate ih u novi život svima vama želim puno sreće i zdravlja kao i napretka u vašem radu. Sretno.

One of the very best tank restoration videos I have ever seen. Thanks to all of you!

"Neverseize - the mechanics glitter"

Brilliant job fellas and a great job in the editing also. Have a Great Christmas and New Year. Hope the Cyclone didnt cause you too much grief.

Just want to say a huge thanks for all the work In the past year to bring us into your shop for these restorations! I marvel at the skills set of each of you. Looking forward to 2024! With that said, God bless each of you, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from Mississippi, USA.

I really enjoyed the Workshop Wednesday series on the M3 Grant, and seeing it all documented again in this version is great as well. You are all the best at what you do. Cheers from Texas.

So, I watched all parts of the restauration... Oh look, all parts in one complete movie! ...Watched it again... 👍😊👍

Not too shabby with that gas axe, I’m jelly! Great work boys!

It has beeing an honor to let me ( and so many other tubers) to watch this special tank overhaul. I admire your local feelings about this restoration, and all history about it. This is again another valuable little suitcase of information for my brain!

Fantastic project, thanks for producing this extended video.

Mix emotion here and a little tears of joy I'm not an Aussie I just admire the effort and knowledge you guys put in to restore and preserve history salute from 🇨🇿

You guys are AWESOME! Thanks for keeping this history alive.

Always a pleasure to watch all of your amazing work!

Amazing work fellas. I’ve watched every workshop Wednesday since day one on this piece and it was just as enjoyable. Well done mates!

My 4 year son really enjoys your videos. Hopefully he becomes a engineer in the future.

YESSS FINALLY! It is here! Thanks for this content guys. LOVE the full restoration videos.

I've absolutely loved this documentary. Please make more of them, I really appreciate your job and efforts making this machine running again. I can't wait to know what's next on the schedule. 🙂

I always look forward to seeing workshop Wednesday you guys are all great builders

The M3 Grant series is what introduced me to Aus Armor and now I look forward to every workshop Wednesday.

As an American it makes me smile to see people take pride in their own history.

Thank you guys for bringing history back to life. Well done.

Absolutely fantastic. To bring back an iconic piece of war time history is an an achievement. so proud of you all.

I love how the mirrored-gears are designed, so as to maintain contact with the spindle gear. Something truly beautiful about a well designed machine.

wow...😮 what a piece of art ... what a piece of work 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Outstanding video of the complete restoration.

Ryan is a rare breed of mechanic. You are so lucky to have him. Well to be honest,all your guys are incredible fabricators and restorers. My hats off to all of them.i look forward to every Wednesday update!

Goes back together much easier than coming apart, great work.

Fantastic work gents!

Great job as usual. The end result is spectacular.

I’m absolutely blown away by the skill of all those involved in this work. Simply amazing and thank you for all your hard work guys.

Absolutely amazing project, it is so important to remain those legends.

This was brilliant to watch. Thank you for documenting it all so well.

WOW. I forgot how much more complete this one was at the start compared to the StuG III. You guys are basically building that StuG, almost from scratch.

Really enjoyed the "long version" of the restoration, even after having seen the earlier short episodes. Keep up the good work!

Se riuscirò un giorno a visitare il vostro paese, la tappa obbligata sarà senz'altro il Vostro Museo!!!!Ancora complimenti per il vostro eccezionale lavoro!!!! Buon Natale a tutti voi 👏👏👏👏❤️❤️❤️❤️🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹

Great to see it all over again at one time, thanks! Congratulations!

Fantastic! The guys really brought their game and produced one heck of a tank! Bravo! And proud of you all! Great work!

I have watched each segment of this build and still was intrigued by watching all of this, again. Truly exciting to watch this rebuild. Keep it up!!,

Amazing job. Its really nice to watch these old tanks get fixed up. keep up the good work!!

Its hilarious how much the Grant looks like an Ork tank from Warhammer 40k. One of my favorite tanks of all time, thank you for the amazing work you do ❤️

Absolutely incredible. I’m so grateful I happened across your channel. Given its shortcomings, the Grant remains my favorite allied tank of WWII. As a kid, I dreamed often of having one. To see this - not just restoration, but miraculous rebirth, makes me feel as if I achieved that dream. After watching you all pour yourselves into this, I can barely imagine what the crews and mechanics went through all those years ago. Thank you again for such an amazing presentation.

Mighty Effort Daz, jessie and Ryan . Awesome work . Great Video Kurt

Its such a pleasure watching you boys work. Whoevers idea it was to film it, Id love to hug em. Yall are so talented and hard working.

Watched this video with my mouth open. So awesome to see this video! Hope you'll do more of these!

This Grant full restoration video was immensely satisfying to watch! You boys are doing wonderful and amazing work down there, thank you for allowing us to share in your endeavors. Till next time, Cheers! - Jim

Fantastic work to all involved. Great to see this tank rise from a pile of rust.

great video..good to see young guys learning the knowledge and carrying on the torch

Fantastic effort by all involved. Thank you for sharing. 👏👏👏

Fellas please release more long form content. It's absolutely fascinating to see the restoration, it's truly a lost art.

That's a great job there, love it, be proud of what you have done.

It is puzzling me that I like these videos as much as the ones of watch restorations 😂 Nice job guys 👍

Absolutely fascinating. It’s hard to comprehend the engineering that went into these amazing machines.

I am so completely nerding out about all this stuff. I truly wish I lived there, and could come work on these tanks with you all!! Thank you for all the hard work and the obvious pride you take in what you do guys!!

Very interesting it’s good seeing historical pieces preserved for future generations.

Well,this is an awesome video cut Curt.. Well done !! Congrats to the team for the completion of the M3 Grand.. Outstanding !!

Simply outstanding job, not only in the workshop but also the video itself.👍

Epic restoration, fantastic achievement. Job very well done everyone 👏👏

Wonderful, thank you so much for sharing this amazing story with us.

Thank you for the complete end-to-end video. I have watched the progress of restoration each time a video came out, but somehow it is so interesting to see it in the complete sequence in one sitting. I do appreciate the time and effort all of you put into the restoration projects and the creation of interesting content from week to week. Please do not stop these videos. I always look forward to Wednesdays to see what is new and as always they are interesting and fun to watch.

I found the site by accident and was thoroughly enchanted and fascinated, through the entire restoration process. Your folks at Oz armor have done a wonderful, wonderful job and are 😊 dedicated to the work that you've undertaken. You are now one of my favorite stops on my KZread tour. I will always be checking in with whatever you do.

Great to see this again. Looking forward to see what you do next year

As always thank you Australian Armour & Artillery Museum for posting your video as well as all your excellent videos too! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all who work for The Australian Armour & Artillery Museum and I can't wait to see what's in store from you all next year in 2024!

Just loved watching this restoration work. It was obvious, that everyone of them loves what they are doing. Great job, and well done guys!

Wow!!! What a labor of love! You guys did an outstanding job! Could watch your tank restoration videos all day....love seeing historical military vehicles restored to running order by true skilled professionals. Thank you.

I love to watch these guys working. They really know what they are doing.

Great documentary! I love it! It's amazing seeing it from start to finish.

Great job guys! wonderful restoration. Cheers!

I remember when I got a model of this tank and I had to decide if I wanted it to be a Lee or a Grant tank. Great work guys and thanks for the footage. Hope the cleanup after the cyclone wasn't too bad.

There are no words of thanks, gratitude and admiration for what you all do. Just amazing. Cheers guys and have a great New Year. Take care all.

I have watched this Grant Build from the very Beginning ,to the showing of this documentary you mates do some brilliant work Thank you for this Grant Build and others you have done

Wow! Amazing work. The Grant looks great.

As luck will have it - I'm currently building a 1:35 scale Grant, with interior. The video has been a great source of info during the build. Thanks guys!

@wolfgangemmerich7552

4 ай бұрын

I build my first GRANT & SHERMAN 50 years ago in 1: 32 scale bud i cant remember the maker ... Machbox ... Monogram.... AIRFIX ? 50 years ago the 1:32 scale was very popular because its matched to the ARIFIX Soldiers . This 1: 32 Kits was the first ones with the original scaled ,, Central return roller suspension " ! May i ask you whats the maker of your Grant 1:35 , and ist the full interior incl. the kit ? My favorits 1: 35 makers are TAMIYA , ACADEMY, AFV & RESICAST . I use to build al kits with VERLINDEN interior kits & full working KETTENKASTEN tracks. Greetings from a old german Scale builder .

Unbelievable, what great teamwork. The men from down under show what they are made of once again.

Beautiful photography. Terrific teamwork. Nice of your friend to come down and help out too. I guess he was integral to success providing the engine. GREAT JOB.

Great Job by a great and determined team. Well done to all!

Absolutely AMAZING work fellas!

Well done! An incredible amount of work by a talented and dedicated team.

Outstanding work guys! Congratulations for making the ol' gal new again.

If a Tank can be beautiful, then this is it! Amazing job! Well done. loved the detailed video, thanks.

What a cool job to watch. Lots of efford is gone in to this projekt.🛠✨️🇩🇰

well done!, I'm happy to see more history restored.

Love the "keep go'in " --on the easy end

When it comes to restoration you do what you have to. If the boys had that trans back in the day they would not have hesitated to use it. I salute you for your ingenuity.