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20-06-05, 05:01
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Whose tank?
Just saw the ironically named rock group Billy Talent arrive at Much Music Video Awards atop a Sherman. Nice shot on the CP newswire - idly wondering whose tank that would be.
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20-06-05, 12:12
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Was there a name visible on the side, and was the show in Toronto?
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20-06-05, 20:01
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The show was in Toronto- I wasn't watching in TV, only saw the still shot - here's video of it:
http://www.muchmusic.com/events/mmva...eos/redcarpet/ Looks like a Firefly gun, suspension is different from earlier M4s - has red over yellow corps patch right rear, letter markings over the star on the side, B A R T (?) census number 78-904 A spry looking fellow in black beret and battledress and a trim white beard seems to have been the vehicle commander.
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20-06-05, 20:37
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OK, "BART" belongs to the Ontario Regiment museum (also known as the Ferret Club) out at Oshawa airport. They rent stuff out from time-to-time to help make ends meet.
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20-06-05, 20:45
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Thanks, question answered - did some checking and find that suspension (HVSS) was introduced on the M4A3E8 version ( i.e. Sherman IVC, which would have the 17-pounder), strictly speaking, not a retrofit Firefly.
Hope the guys got some good $$ for taking part in the nonsense.
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20-06-05, 21:06
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Quote:
I can't remember BART's build date, but another friend has an 'A2E8 which was built in August '45, also still running. Yeah, imagine soiling the inside of a perfectly good tank with [shiver] rock musicians... 
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21-06-05, 04:56
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Todays National Post, entertainment section features a pic of same event with fellow enthusiast Frank Moore crewing the Sherman.
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28-06-05, 04:58
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Wow....
If I had known Frank was going to be a "STAR" I would have collected his autograph at Chatsworth........
Good show Frank!!! Bob C.
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