Tony Lawrence Posted October 9, 2015 Posted October 9, 2015 Apparently this was pulled out in the last day or so in Poland It looks in superb condition Quote
11th Armoured Posted October 9, 2015 Posted October 9, 2015 Astonishing condition! Amazing what's still out there - no lake in eastern Europe will be safe Quote
Niels v Posted October 9, 2015 Posted October 9, 2015 more pictures here and here https://www.facebook.com/tomasz.keller.92/posts/1027328440645588 Very impressive find, with clear traces of the original paint, one could argue that this one should be preserved not restored. Quote
rnixartillery Posted October 9, 2015 Posted October 9, 2015 It certainly makes you wonder what it still abandoned in these lakes waiting to be found ! Good luck to these people, they deserve it. Rob.................rnixartillery. Quote
draganm Posted October 9, 2015 Posted October 9, 2015 looks like they had a lot of fun, roasting snausages over a campfire, hauling an uber rare and expensive panzer out of a river, maybe celebrate afterwards with some ice cold Czech beer. Any guesses on value, this has to be north of $300K Euro no? Quote
paul_bish Posted October 10, 2015 Posted October 10, 2015 thats amazing, as said it should really be preserved with that original paint and markings Quote
ChasSomT. Posted October 10, 2015 Posted October 10, 2015 Impressed with German wartime Engineering - the front wheels turned after 70 years submerged! I know peat bogwater is very low in oxygen, hence little or no rust, but the hub seals certainly did their job! Call me a sceptic tho, but one of the stills on the second link - ' Tomasz . . . . ' showing the tyre, "Continental, Made in Germany" . . . .would a wartime German tyre have "Made in Germany" written on it in English ? Just wondering :-) 'Chas.' Quote
Niels v Posted October 10, 2015 Posted October 10, 2015 Yes some of the German war time tires had made in Germany in French, German and English written on the side Quote
draganm Posted October 11, 2015 Posted October 11, 2015 continental is a huge exporter of tires today, just like they were in the 1930's when the molds for these tires were made. The tires in the pic were obviously used by the German military , but they were also dual use and specked for farm machinery, tractors, etc. What really amazed me is you can contact these companies today and say " I need new rubber tires for my Panther tank road wheels or new tires for Sdkfz 251" and they often still have the original molds and will cast a set if you are ready to pay for a small production run costs. Quote
draganm Posted November 19, 2016 Posted November 19, 2016 in case you have not followed this, they have in fact preserved the vehicle in all it's original paint and just got the engine running. https://www.facebook.com/PanzerFarm/ is this the worlds most original SdKfz? Quote
Enigma Posted November 20, 2016 Posted November 20, 2016 That's a goodlooking one, I'd just clearcoat it to preserve the paint and marking. Quote
Niels v Posted November 20, 2016 Posted November 20, 2016 I dont think there can be any challenger to its status as the most original. they have been working together museum restores on how to best preserve it and the original paint Quote
draganm Posted November 20, 2016 Posted November 20, 2016 if you scroll down the page you can see the guy they hired to work on each piece to clean and then preserve the original finish. Must have taken hundreds of hours but it looks like it was worth it. Bravo to them for taking such care Quote
LarryH57 Posted November 20, 2016 Posted November 20, 2016 I'm all for restoring the paint too, especially if they have the engine and gearbox work, allowing it to move, just the same as I'd like to see a Hawker Hurricane fly rather than seeing it in tatty state and bare bones, as recovered from India or Russia. Quote
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