Tank Overhaul - - The Panther

Tank Overhaul invites you into a world where military enthusiasts, collectors, and restorers combine their know-how with 21st Century technology to restore the greatest battle tanks of all time. From the original salvage, to the rebuilding process, to the history behind the innovations that made each machine great, watch as one American tank and one German tank get re-built to their former glory




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Inside the Chieftain's Hatch: Panther. Part 1



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Inside the Chieftain's Hatch: Panther. Part 3






Panzer Tanks - WWII German Tanks Documentary

Panther Tank first drive

This is the first post rebuild drive a Panther Tank. This tank was assembled in February of 1944. This tank fell through the ice and into a small river in Poland in January of 1945. It spent the next 45 years submerged. This rebuild started almost 6 years ago and is nearly complete. (some footage provided by Greg Taylor of Taylor Restorations and Pahrahdise Ranch. The Maybach engine in this tank is using the original block, crank shaft, connecting rods,connecting rod bearings, pistons, valves, camshafts , heads. The crankshaft mains were ground to remove the rust pits, new main bearing rollers were created to obtain the correct bearing clearance. This engine is using the original 6.8:1 compression ratio..