Sherman VC Restoration - T289477

[Tim Bell]

Originally Posted by Alex van de Wetering

Tim,

Excellent. I noticed the last picture on the facebook page of a french restorer and I know it had to be your Vc.

Are you going for a Ford GAA?

regards,
Alex

Alex

Correct - this is with a French restoration company - I don't have the knowledge, skill or equipment to take on a restoration of this size and weight.

We will be fitting a GAA in lieu of the multibank, which unfortunately I have not been able to find yet. The GAA installation will be sympathetic and hopefully we will not need to modify the vehicle to make it fit.

I have a facebook page for the vehicle - facebook.com/T289477 - some updates will go there too.

Cheers

Tim

[tankbarrell]

Originally Posted by Tim Bell

in lieu of the multibank, which unfortunately I have not been able to find yet.
Tim

I'm pleased to see you are not totally resigned to the GAA!

[Tim Bell]

Originally Posted by tankbarrell

I'm pleased to see you are not totally resigned to the GAA!

Adrian

The GAA is merely because I want to have a vehicle on the road next year.

If a Multibank comes along, then I will look to replace the GAA.

Unfortunately Multibanks are not that easy to find... unless you have any spares?

Cheers

Tim

[Alex van de Wetering]

Tim,

Well, judging from previous work they did, the hull is in good hands.

I think the french guys that restored the Firefly Vc about a year ago, also fitted a GAA. And if I remember correctly one of the M4A4's that was restored by military classic vehicles in Catz, Normandy also got fitted with a GAA....could even be the one that was included in the Normandy Tank museum auction and ended up in a suburb in the US....you know....the one that landed on the Normandy beaches and made it all the way to Berlin...

It seems several people are looking for a Multibank or Multibank parts. Where did the French leave all those Multibanks when they converted their M4A4's to Radial engines???

Alex

[Peter Samsonov]

I was just in Normandy last week, very disappointing that there wasn't a single Firefly

[Tim Bell]

Originally Posted by Alex van de Wetering

Tim,

Well, judging from previous work they did, the hull is in good hands.

I think the french guys that restored the Firefly Vc about a year ago, also fitted a GAA. And if I remember correctly one of the M4A4's that was restored by military classic vehicles in Catz, Normandy also got fitted with a GAA....could even be the one that was included in the Normandy Tank museum auction and ended up in a suburb in the US....you know....the one that landed on the Normandy beaches and made it all the way to Berlin...

It seems several people are looking for a Multibank or Multibank parts. Where did the French leave all those Multibanks when they converted their M4A4's to Radial engines???

Alex

Alex

Definitely it is in good hands - an experienced tank restorer with eye for detail.

The Sherman VC restored in France last year was fitted with GMC diesels.

The Sherman from the Normandy museum which sold to the chap in USA had a GAA.

Good question - where did all the Multibank engines go.

Scrapped is my guess.

Tim

[tankbarrell]

I've seen an advertisement from the 1950's for 50 Multibank engines new in boxes. Chris Wilkinson told me he remembered them being available and offered for sale by more than one dealer but there was no interest so were scrapped. He did have parts, many of which went into my engine.

[John McGillivray]

There is a Firefly being restored in France. See their Facebook page for lots of photos etc.
https://www.facebook.com/RaspilairRestauration/