Billruston Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 On mil web theres an add of an auction in cean, just scrolling down and on the 25th page theres a pictures of an o type for sale, but in the back ground theres a panther? Well from what I can see, it docent look like a replica? Does anyone no anything about it?. Regards bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rnixartillery Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 It has a new home ! Rob................rnixartillery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billruston Posted April 30, 2013 Author Share Posted April 30, 2013 Was it a real panther? They seem rare? Bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runflat Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 Mentioned here: http://hmvf.co.uk/forumvb/showthread.php?37075 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timbo Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 It has a new home ! Rob................rnixartillery. For a minute there Rob I thought you were moving it to North Yorkshire, would complement that 17 pdr of yours nicely..! Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rnixartillery Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 For a minute there Rob I thought you were moving it to North Yorkshire, would complement that 17 pdr of yours nicely..! Tim I think if I was EVER to get back into tracks it would be an Archer..........................very nice ! Rob...............rnixartillery Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonm Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 (edited) Just looked up Panther on the Interweb, I was particularly looking for postwar use and manufacture, it seems that REME went into business making them! From Wikipedia : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panther_tank After the war, France was able to recover enough operable vehicles and components to equip the French Army's 503e Régiment de Chars de Combat with a force of fifty Panthers. These remained in service until about 1950, by which time they had all been replaced by French-built ARL 44 heavy tanks. In 1946, Sweden sent a delegation to France to examine surviving specimens of German military vehicles. During their visit, the delegates found a few surviving Panthers and had one shipped to Sweden for further testing and evaluation. Testing continued until 1961. The tank is currently on display in the Deutsches Panzermuseum in Munster.[122] Last 'production' Panthers were produced at the factory by German staff just after the end of World War II under the supervision of REME (Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers) using available components. A complete Panther and a complete Jagd Panther produced this way were shipped back to Britain for post-war trials. Both vehicles are now at the Bovington Tank Museum, Dorset, with brass plates on them, explaining their history. And also worth looking at: http://www.achtungpanzer.com/panzerkampfwagen-v-panther-sd-kfz-171.htm some amazing photos! I suppose anybody looking to buy a German Panther needs to watch out for a British or French knock off ! Edited May 1, 2013 by simonm typo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woa2 Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 Didn't one of these post-war made Panthers turn up in a scrap yard in England in the 1980s and get shipped to Germany for restoration? I seem to remember something in an 'After the Battle' magazine about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Ashby Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 Didn't one of these post-war made Panthers turn up in a scrap yard in England in the 1980s and get shipped to Germany for restoration? I seem to remember something in an 'After the Battle' magazine about it. I remember that Robert, it featured in Wheels and Tracks if I remember correctly. Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 it was purchased by a Herr Flick (no really) and he restored it. I thinkhe still has it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajmac Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 IIRC both the Panther and the JagdPanther at Bovington were built at the factory after the end of the war under REME direction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pzkpfw-e Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 it was purchased by a Herr Flick (no really) and he restored it. I thinkhe still has it. It was restored to run. Herr Flick is, sadly, one of those secretive collectors, who rarely shows his toys. http://www.wehrmacht-awards.com/forums/showthread.php?t=548534 http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?f=47&t=140923&start=255 Flick's Panther is another one built under REME auspicies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted May 5, 2013 Share Posted May 5, 2013 such a secretive collector he keeps his Panther in an underground bunker beneath his house. Mind you. it must have been quite tricky being in post war Germany and wanting to collect WW2 German armour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pzkpfw-e Posted May 5, 2013 Share Posted May 5, 2013 Plus that, his family history's a thing to bear in mind! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flick_family Pappa Flick was captured when caught in flagrento delecto with a 16yo lass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajmac Posted May 5, 2013 Share Posted May 5, 2013 ......body stolen from the cemetery..... It's like a plot from one of those thrillers I pick up at the airport! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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