Tank Museum

Czech built German Half Track used by Russia post WWII	12 soldiers could sit here if the seats were in place
An M8, M5, & M-18, all you need to know to understand the difference between these 3 vehicles
M8 Armored Car w/37mm gun & Hercules inline 6 engine	WWII M2A1 105mm howitzer tossed a 42 pound shell
WWI French 75mm field gun tossed a 13 pound shell	M5 High Speed Tractor built by International Harvester
WWII M-18 Hellcat Tank Destroyer . . . a nice Buick!	Fast, light armored tank w/76mm & .50 caliber guns
X & a Dodge Weapons Carrier	Emma, Madelyn, Wade, & Nancy
Willys-Overland Motors 1/4ton 4x4 vehicle	M5A1 Stuart Tank with a 37mm cannon and powered by twin Cadillac V8 engines
Side view of Dodge, Jeep, & Stuart tank	M3 Halftrack with 75mm gun - Howdy!
1/4 ton 4x4 Ford General Purpose Amphibian (GPA)	The GPA or Seep didn't perform well like the DUKW
Side of a M-24 Chaffee light tank with 75mm gun	M-24 replaced the M5 but no match for German tanks
A second M-18 Hellcat Tank Destroyer	Universal (Bren Gun) Carrier built by Vickers-Armstrong
The M-24 Chaffee and M-18 Hellcat fast but thinly armored late WWII tanks
Another M8 with .50 cal support ring instead of 37mm gun	This M8 is pulling a heavy trailer
The storage building also houses parts for tanks & vehicles used for bartering for new equipment
M4A3 Sherman Tank with welded straight edges . . .	. . . is being restored, here with final white interior paint
An earlier M4A1 Sherman Tank with cast rounded edges . . .	. . . is still being prepared for its new interior coat
The "as found" storage area has a spare (M3) turret and . . .	. . . an M3 Grant tank minus the 75mm gun & 37mm turret
View inside the M3 Grant medium tank	Left side of the M3 Grant tank
Rear view of the M3 with doors open to the engine	Just had to take all four sides of this unique tank
LVT4A Amphibian Tank with 75mm gun removed	No back ramp for troop transfer, this is all tank
WWI FWD (Four Wheel Drive auto company) Truck	Suspension struts attach to each other on this old FWD
Renault FT 17, a French light tank from WW1	The 1st tank with a fully rotating turret, but removed here
It was cheap & could be mass produced in 1918	Another WWII truck looking forward to its restoration
M40 Recoilless rifle that fires a 105mm anti-tank shell	Speed up traffic by mounting that gun through this jeep's windshield
This TH-1F Huey is planned to be sold to help fund the . . .	. . . future museum, a tired Higgins (LCVP) boat right beside
Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel used at Normandy	The museum needs a wood worker, they all work metal
Plenty of M40 gun mounts sit outside beyond the LCVP	Three 105mm howitzers in transport mode
Design of the future museum in work to house all the restored vehicles, donations are needed

American G.I. Museum - August 13th, 2010