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Old 09-11-20, 13:52
Bruce Parker (RIP) Bruce Parker (RIP) is offline
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Bidding stands at $300,000 with 10 days to go.
My house...the tank...my house...the tank. Tough call, better ask the wife.

I note the ad doesn't once mention Canadian. There is reference to it in the comments and they concede it is a good thing but it's almost like the auction didn't want that fact to be well known.
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Old 09-11-20, 23:10
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My house...the tank...my house...the tank. Tough call, better ask the wife.
You'd have to sell a kidney too, maybe? Bidding has gone up from $250,000 to $325,000 and there are still 10 days to go.

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I note the ad doesn't once mention Canadian. There is reference to it in the comments and they concede it is a good thing but it's almost like the auction didn't want that fact to be well known.
Indeed in the main text only hints like "Like its prototype, the production M4A1, including the Grizzly variant, featured a cast, single-piece upper hull welded to an armor-plated lower hull" and "the seller reports that the white serial numbers are not original." But the side bar lists "Cast-Hull M4A1 Medium Tank. Canadian-Built Variant of the Sherman".

Edited to add: I have been informed the description was changed, so your initial comment was correct. The main text now states: “This M4A1 Grizzly is an adaptation of the Sherman medium tank that was built in Canada in late 1943”

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Old 11-11-20, 01:31
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I think that one has been for sale for years for $275k. I was hoping i could swing it but no.
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Old 11-11-20, 08:19
Maurice Donckers Maurice Donckers is offline
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If you look at the video , the driver is revving up the engine to change gears , hmm that is just asking for difficult gear changing .
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Old 11-11-20, 09:48
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Like quite a few rebuilt Grizzlies delivered to Portugal after WW2, this one has the Sexton heavy duty bogie housings - note the deeper strenghtening ribs on the outside.

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Old 11-11-20, 10:50
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Now at $350,000 act NOW to avoid disappointment....
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Old 12-11-20, 22:35
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Now $405,000............
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