@@zaynevanday142Why not both..? Without Jono’s dad squirrelling all that stuff away, there’d be nothing to back up your whataboutist snark… Also, these tanks never, ttbomk, saw action with the Australian forces.
@@zaynevanday142 It should do both. Without "some collector" the AAAM wouldn't have these vehicles at all... While Jono's father may not have fought in them, his contribution to rescuing them and storing them has been critical to preserving their story.
A massive thank you to Robert and Jono for saving these vehicles. I hope the Parker Family can take immense pride in knowing they were responsible for saving part of Australia's military history.
The entire nation owes you a huge thanks for preserving our military history and bringing so much equipment from overseas for us to enjoy and learn about. We're so lucky to have you guys.
That was no less than amazing. I hope they send all those boys some goodies from the museum. They were a huge and invaluable help. Loved all three parts.
This is the ultimate team work makes the dream work video. Every person in this video should be justifiably proud of themselves. What a credit to the generosity of Jonny’s family and their wonderful employees, especially the end credits. I would have loved to have seen those trucks rumbling up the Princes Highway on their journey north. I sure it was a spectacle to behold! Can’t wait to see what magic the team makes.
I have never seen so many potentially dangerous heavy lumps of metal moved so well. The smallest of them could easily kill someone if mishandled. You can’t put a price on knowledge like that. Respect to you all.
What a fantastic job those heavy plant operators did, skilled is not the word! Great to see these vehicles going to a place where they will hopefully find a new life. Another great video as always
Bet those truckies have a fun journey up to Cairns. Not every day a truck stop in country NSW or QLD ends up with three Grant tanks on flat beds in the parking area... Nice one. Thanks again Jono and crew.
From the States, here. And as the nephew of a tanker, and a descendant of a long line of service members (Going back to WWI), this brings me immense joy. AND it's my last day of school! What a treat! I have an old 76mm (3 Inch) shell!
As a professional military historian, it is impossible for me to fully express my gratitude to Jono Parker and his family for their generosity. Thanks to them (and Jono's father for squirreling away those vehicles all those years ago), there will be -- eventually -- three more fully restored M3 Grants for the world to share and honor....
Great series Aus Armour crew. It was filmed & edited perfectly Kurt. It felt like we were all there as part of the action in Jono's transport & machinery yard. ...& we can't forget the Great job by Jono & the Parker Bros crew. 👍 Well done Lads.
A class example of what a private collector can save, salute to Robert Parker, and a huge thanks to Jono and the lads for their enthusiasm and damn hard work getting it all out and loaded. That in itself will make a great display on saving items in the museum possibly with qr links to these videos. These videos are great, showing everything you can think of. I hope the crew got a few beers on the museum 😂
I am loving this series, well done Kurt, Darryl and the Parker family. I hope we get the reaction of the lads back at the workshop when the stuff arrives.
Wow, the heavy lift crew showed some skill loading the trucks. All credit to Jono, and what a legacy from his father which further generations will appreciate. The Grant tank is iconic and was a saviour that year it first saw service. An important historic piece. All the very best from the UK.
@@awf6554 Grants and the 6 pounder anti tank gun put the Desert Fox in his place (Snipe Action). Else where the Grant held the line, well until the Sherman arrived. The Grant was there at the crucial year of the war. (The Matilda could retire with grace.)
@@muskett4108 Dont forget the effectiveness of the 25 pdr in the AT role. And the Matilda didn't entirely retire. It was very useful in the SWPA in the infantry tank it was designed to be.
@@awf6554 Absolutely. Only real issue with the Matilda was no HE shells, so the Brits built the Churchill, which was a superb infantry support tank. What a work horse the 25 pounder was. It just wasn't 88 pin sharp accurate for AT work. The Germans always under estimated the thoroughly professional and high effective British artillery, much of that thanks to how devastating the 25 pdr was. Everyone was learning from the German's how to use tanks, and even they learnt they only worked with support. By the end the Allies had all arms warfare organised and working to great effect, tanks are just part of the mix. The Grant gave the Allies time to learn.
@@muskett4108 Agreed. Although the 3" CS version of the Matilda II had useful HE that was used widely in the Pacific, if not so much in North Africa. The 2 pdr was actually quite effective at taking on Japanese bunkers. The HE shell, while having limited explosive power, acted like a shotgun after penetrating a bunker. It also provided an entry point for Matilda Frogs to target with their flamethrowers.
Those German tanks, The Stug they are on at the moment is all rusted badly,, and blown up. These Grants are reassemble [still a big job but they have everything to make one mobile] and away you go. Thats what living in a tree in Victoria V Russian Front conditions does for vehicles.
Thank you to the Parker’s for all of the military equipment. Thank you to everyone involved in the loading and to the people involved with getting the pieces to the armor museum!
These past three episodes have been brilliant! I have a lot of respect for Jono Parker's decision to share his Dad's collection. Thank goodness for men like Robert Parker who had the foresight to collect and preserve these treasures!
Its amazing that (1) this treasure trove was found, (2) family donated it and (3) they had heavy equipment right there to pull and load everything. Pure gold.
It’s great to see my favorite tank of the war being saved not once, but THREE TIMES! Hope y’all make a memorial to the gentleman who preserved these wonderful machines.
This find is incredible! I have been all over this. The first tank model that I ever built was the Lee. Sorry mates but as an American I built the Lee. I was only 10 in 1980. I still have it 40 years later. My uncle helped so it looks a proper job! I might have to visit if you do ride alongs..
You will have to visit Aus Armour do do rides in their armour collection not all of them but enough for the experience and I believe they probably have the best overall Armour and Tank collection in the world it is so varied and a number of exhibits such as the first model Stug 3 and the Australian designed Sentinel tank that was the first early design to have the british 17 pounder main gun fitted and was the inspiration and the prototype for the Sherman Firefly and Easy 8 variants when they were upgunned during the later stages of WW2. Many of their displays are unique and the colllection is superb in it's breadth , Range and Vision of the Museums creators. Story linked here as so few are aware that the 17 Pounder used in the firefly something both the British and Americans considered impossible came about because of design work by the Australians on a prototype of the Australian design AC4 Sentinel which had the 17 pounder mounted and proven in testing 12 months before the Firefly. tankhistoria.com/nations/british-tanks/firefly/?expand_article=1
I am amazed by the fact these things have been sat for so long yet everything still works and the enthusiasm from all the Parker family You especially can’t know an experienced machine operator And thanks to old pop Parker for collecting all this invaluable stuff 😍😍👍👍
What a fantastic effort by everyone loading and cross loading the tanks,spare parts and odds and ends , some more Australian history brought back to life in the future so all can see it , a big thank you to the Parker family ,Aus Armour and all involved in rescuing these tanks , all the best from Tassie
The Parker team was amazing at handling/moving everything and for Jono who obviously wants all those bits of history to be restored for for future generations to learn from. But the real hero is Jono's father Robert for his interest in collecting armored vehicles. Many thanks to Aus armor for the videos, I hope this means Many more videos to come! :D
Daryl is an ANIMAL! Out there helping, directing and organizing the loading into the night with a flashlight. I don't think my enthusiasm would have held up over 12 hours loading a half dozen flatbed trucks. At some point, I would have petered out and said "That's enough...we have plenty". He stuck it out and got absolutely everything with "Grant" stamped on it. What an amazing treasure trove!
Again, as many have said, Robert Parker and his sons did an utterly fantastic job of saving the armor so it could have new home some day. Truly awesome and skilled work in all they did with getting everything moved and loaded onto the trucks. It's amazing how history can bind us all together. I'm continuing to look forward to seeing the restoration(s) move forward. Great job lads! Thank you to everyone involved for making sure that history is not forgotten.
team work at its best , and all thanks to Jono for rescuing it all those years ago and his family for donating these tanks to one of the best museums in the world 👍🙂, love the work you lot are doing , its addictive watching 😊
Robert Parker will looking down from above with pride at Jono and the lads, what fantastic legacy left behind for future generations to learn and enjoy .
Kudo's to Mr Robert Parker , Johnno and the crew for helping with collecting History and now extending their life for the many of the future who will look back at 80+ years ago and see What the AIF had . Also worth remembering the workers who worked long and hard from Illinois Factories who built these during the beginning of WW2
Молоды, и коллекции не дали исчезнуть, и техника обретет новую жизнь в руках таких замечательных людей! Удачи вам! Радуйте нас новыми роликами. Спасибо!
A big thank you to the Parker family for saving the vehicles. And a big thank you to the team in Cairns. This is the only TH-cam series that takes my mind off my terminal cancer. Iam haning in their for every episode. Unfortunately I am running out of life very quickly.
What a beautiful way to continue the legacy of Robert Parker, who had the foresight to collect these tanks. It would be a very special moment to invite his family back up to Cairns and see those tanks restored.
Thank you to Jono and all the guys at Parker Brothers. This video really shows the huge amount of work they put in to successfully load up a massive treasure trove of Grant tanks and parts. The biggest thanks goes to Jono's Dad, Robert, who had the foresight to save so many historical pieces from the scrappers! Bravo Zulu guys! (PS, the biggest smile was when the guy moved the turret ring to get access to the turret and Daz went "Oi, we want that!")
Pure 100% awesomeness! I love that people decades ago saw value in keeping things (like these tanks) where others scrapped them. It's amazing how well American built things during WWII. The fact that these tanks rolled was amazing. Well done on the filming and editing of this video.
Pensioner I had mates who did their National Service (PoWLH) at Puckapunyal, just outside Seymour back in late 1950s and I can remember driving in to camp and seeing rows upon rows of Grants parked behind a service station.
Another fantastic Workshop Wednesday, with all the new gear, I am looking forward to many workshop Wednesdays into the years ahead. Cheers and thanks to the team that work with Jono.
I love that Aussieland is so much like the States with its equipment and hard working people. The only thing you fellas have to work on is driving on the wrong side of the road 😬
What an insane operation, the track sets alone must be rare as rocking horse...stuff, many look to have little to no wear on the rubber pads. Can't wait to see what happens to all this gear.
As if I thought these episodes couldn't get any better, you got me. I'm sure these will really be an aid to your group also detailing the current job. I bet you guys were dragging butt by the end of that day.
Props to everyone involved- too often the artifacts of history are scattered to the winds by those only interested in making a quick profit. In this case the collector's passion has made it possible for the museum to conserve these for future generations.
Another superb video, showing the skills and dedication of all those involved! From the UK, best wishes and thanks to the Parker family. What an amazing legacy.
You guys are on a winner with this barn find series. You are no doubt getting serious attention world wide now. If you don't keep this story going (with perhaps some history thrown in) on at least one of these tanks, I for one will be very disappointed and unconsolable. Keep 'em comin', loving it.
GREAT Group Photo of these hard-working professionals. These tanks are going to get a leg-up into history as they are restored and displayed. I wish I lived in Australia! Greatest tank barn-find in Australia!
I cannot get over how smoothly those tanks track rollers moved after sitting for so long. So impressive. I was at the museum last Sunday and I had hoped to see these, but I had to be content with the other magnificent items on display. And Jono's family, what can we say. Such a magnificent contribution to history.
I hope after the restoration the equipment has a special section of the museum In memorial of Jono’s father
The story of those tanks should be honouring the Australians who served in them not some collector
@@zaynevanday142Why not both..?
Without Jono’s dad squirrelling all that stuff away, there’d be nothing to back up your whataboutist snark…
Also, these tanks never, ttbomk, saw action with the Australian forces.
@@zaynevanday142 It should do both. Without "some collector" the AAAM wouldn't have these vehicles at all... While Jono's father may not have fought in them, his contribution to rescuing them and storing them has been critical to preserving their story.
That “some collector” had a vision for these tanks and I’m sure the AA&A Museum will do something special 👍👍🇦🇺🇦🇺
@@zaynevanday142
Why ?
Where were these used in battle ?
Don't know if i was impressed more by the tanks or the skills of the Parker Brothers loading them up. Awesome job.
Was like ballet!
Kudos to the Parker family! They are truly amazing.
A massive thank you to Robert and Jono for saving these vehicles. I hope the Parker Family can take immense pride in knowing they were responsible for saving part of Australia's military history.
AusArmor Museum has found a 'treasure Island' ...
Great respect for Robert Parker!
@@jeffg3042 Just think what is still buried in that storage yard and in the barn under other things.
it was a Grand Find
Parker boys are legends - dad would be proud the Grants are going to good home.
The best part of a Wednesday! Robert Parker and his family did Australian military history a great service, awesome that it’s in good hands.
The photo of the guys should be posted by any of the static pieces. What everyone came together to do is just amazing
i strongly second that
Roberts legacy will live on in AusAmour such a fitting tribute, respect to the Parker family for the donation and expertise.
The entire nation owes you a huge thanks for preserving our military history and bringing so much equipment from overseas for us to enjoy and learn about. We're so lucky to have you guys.
That was no less than amazing. I hope they send all those boys some goodies from the museum. They were a huge and invaluable help. Loved all three parts.
A full on day at the museum for all those involved would be appreciated I am sure
With beer and some good food as well..
@@oldbloke9270 Don't forget the tank rides...
This is the ultimate team work makes the dream work video. Every person in this video should be justifiably proud of themselves. What a credit to the generosity of Jonny’s family and their wonderful employees, especially the end credits. I would have loved to have seen those trucks rumbling up the Princes Highway on their journey north. I sure it was a spectacle to behold! Can’t wait to see what magic the team makes.
I have never seen so many potentially dangerous heavy lumps of metal moved so well. The smallest of them could easily kill someone if mishandled. You can’t put a price on knowledge like that. Respect to you all.
THANK YOU ROBERT PARKER AND HIS FAMILY FOR GIVING THESE TANK PARTS A NEW LEASE OF LIFE AND FOR EVERYBODY TO ENJOY !!
RIP ROBERT ❤
It was Jono Parker who organised it and owns them
@zaynevanday142 Ahhh, but Robert was The father/Lord of the family, rest in peace...
What a fantastic job those heavy plant operators did, skilled is not the word! Great to see these vehicles going to a place where they will hopefully find a new life. Another great video as always
Brilliant, just bloody brilliant! Well done! A great team effort and a fitting tribute to the chaps who manned these vehicles 80 years ago!
Bet those truckies have a fun journey up to Cairns. Not every day a truck stop in country NSW or QLD ends up with three Grant tanks on flat beds in the parking area...
Nice one. Thanks again Jono and crew.
From the States, here. And as the nephew of a tanker, and a descendant of a long line of service members (Going back to WWI), this brings me immense joy. AND it's my last day of school! What a treat! I have an old 76mm (3 Inch) shell!
As a professional military historian, it is impossible for me to fully express my gratitude to Jono Parker and his family for their generosity. Thanks to them (and Jono's father for squirreling away those vehicles all those years ago), there will be -- eventually -- three more fully restored M3 Grants for the world to share and honor....
Great series Aus Armour crew. It was filmed & edited perfectly Kurt. It felt like we were all there as part of the action in Jono's transport & machinery yard.
...& we can't forget the Great job by Jono & the Parker Bros crew. 👍 Well done Lads.
I will neve take this channel for granted. I will never lee..ve. This is my gospel and sherman.
So glad these tanks are being saved......
A class example of what a private collector can save, salute to Robert Parker, and a huge thanks to Jono and the lads for their enthusiasm and damn hard work getting it all out and loaded. That in itself will make a great display on saving items in the museum possibly with qr links to these videos. These videos are great, showing everything you can think of. I hope the crew got a few beers on the museum 😂
I am loving this series, well done Kurt, Darryl and the Parker family. I hope we get the reaction of the lads back at the workshop when the stuff arrives.
Wow, the heavy lift crew showed some skill loading the trucks. All credit to Jono, and what a legacy from his father which further generations will appreciate.
The Grant tank is iconic and was a saviour that year it first saw service. An important historic piece.
All the very best from the UK.
You're not wrong. Such a very handy stop gap in North Africa.
@@awf6554 Grants and the 6 pounder anti tank gun put the Desert Fox in his place (Snipe Action). Else where the Grant held the line, well until the Sherman arrived. The Grant was there at the crucial year of the war.
(The Matilda could retire with grace.)
@@muskett4108 Dont forget the effectiveness of the 25 pdr in the AT role. And the Matilda didn't entirely retire. It was very useful in the SWPA in the infantry tank it was designed to be.
@@awf6554 Absolutely.
Only real issue with the Matilda was no HE shells, so the Brits built the Churchill, which was a superb infantry support tank.
What a work horse the 25 pounder was. It just wasn't 88 pin sharp accurate for AT work. The Germans always under estimated the thoroughly professional and high effective British artillery, much of that thanks to how devastating the 25 pdr was.
Everyone was learning from the German's how to use tanks, and even they learnt they only worked with support.
By the end the Allies had all arms warfare organised and working to great effect, tanks are just part of the mix.
The Grant gave the Allies time to learn.
@@muskett4108 Agreed. Although the 3" CS version of the Matilda II had useful HE that was used widely in the Pacific, if not so much in North Africa.
The 2 pdr was actually quite effective at taking on Japanese bunkers. The HE shell, while having limited explosive power, acted like a shotgun after penetrating a bunker. It also provided an entry point for Matilda Frogs to target with their flamethrowers.
Thanks Robert for playing with what you wanted.
Thank you for saving these historical items Mr Parker rest in peace sir.
RIP Robert what a legend.
The simple fact the tracks work after 60 years of rough storage and credit to the design and assembly at the time of manufacture, stunned
Those German tanks, The Stug they are on at the moment is all rusted badly,, and blown up. These Grants are reassemble [still a big job but they have everything to make one mobile] and away you go. Thats what living in a tree in Victoria V Russian Front conditions does for vehicles.
Thank you to the Parker’s for all of the military equipment. Thank you to everyone involved in the loading and to the people involved with getting the pieces to the armor museum!
These past three episodes have been brilliant! I have a lot of respect for Jono Parker's decision to share his Dad's collection. Thank goodness for men like Robert Parker who had the foresight to collect and preserve these treasures!
This is the happiest thing I've seen in my life.
Australian Armour Museum now "Grant tank capital" of the world!
One Grant tank platoon coming up!
it is exactly what the world needs right now is more people like these lads who really care and show it , thanks lads down under
Its amazing that (1) this treasure trove was found, (2) family donated it and (3) they had heavy equipment right there to pull and load everything.
Pure gold.
It’s great to see my favorite tank of the war being saved not once, but THREE TIMES! Hope y’all make a memorial to the gentleman who preserved these wonderful machines.
Jono and his family definitely deserve a huge thanks for preserving history and their willingness to help the museum.
This find is incredible! I have been all over this. The first tank model that I ever built was the Lee. Sorry mates but as an American I built the Lee. I was only 10 in 1980. I still have it 40 years later. My uncle helped so it looks a proper job! I might have to visit if you do ride alongs..
You will have to visit Aus Armour do do rides in their armour collection not all of them but enough for the experience and I believe they probably have the best overall Armour and Tank collection in the world it is so varied and a number of exhibits such as the first model Stug 3 and the Australian designed Sentinel tank that was the first early design to have the british 17 pounder main gun fitted and was the inspiration and the prototype for the Sherman Firefly and Easy 8 variants when they were upgunned during the later stages of WW2.
Many of their displays are unique and the colllection is superb in it's breadth , Range and Vision of the Museums creators.
Story linked here as so few are aware that the 17 Pounder used in the firefly something both the British and Americans considered impossible came about because of design work by the Australians on a prototype of the Australian design AC4 Sentinel which had the 17 pounder mounted and proven in testing 12 months before the Firefly.
tankhistoria.com/nations/british-tanks/firefly/?expand_article=1
I hope Robert and his son Jono are forever attached in name and history to the caretaking of these amazing pieces of history.
The restoration work on these tanks could have its own channel with hours and hours of unedited footage. But this channel's production is top notch.
Waiting to see the trucks arrive and these treasures being unloaded at their new home!👍🇦🇺
so happy to see saved tanks moving up.
I am amazed by the fact these things have been sat for so long yet everything still works and the enthusiasm from all the Parker family
You especially can’t know an experienced machine operator
And thanks to old pop Parker for collecting all this invaluable stuff 😍😍👍👍
What an incredible legacy to pass on to future generations. Thank you Robert Parker and your family for preserving these "Hero" vehicles of the past.
As a American I appreciate the dedication of restoring our past history. This truly makes me happy.
What a fantastic effort by everyone loading and cross loading the tanks,spare parts and odds and ends , some more Australian history brought back to life in the future so all can see it , a big thank you to the Parker family ,Aus Armour and all involved in rescuing these tanks , all the best from Tassie
Great teamwork....looking forward to the finished work.😊
The Parker team was amazing at handling/moving everything and for Jono who obviously wants all those bits of history to be restored for for future generations to learn from. But the real hero is Jono's father Robert for his interest in collecting armored vehicles. Many thanks to Aus armor for the videos, I hope this means Many more videos to come! :D
Deepest sympathy to the Parker family . What a legacy your pap has left you.
Really enjoying the videos guys. All the best from North Wales GB.👌
Hello from Maine. It is good to see old iron saved from the scrap heap, awesome find!
And from North California as well, well done.
And thanks to the US for supplying them in the first place. 👍👍👍
Well done by all
Daryl is an ANIMAL! Out there helping, directing and organizing the loading into the night with a flashlight. I don't think my enthusiasm would have held up over 12 hours loading a half dozen flatbed trucks. At some point, I would have petered out and said "That's enough...we have plenty". He stuck it out and got absolutely everything with "Grant" stamped on it. What an amazing treasure trove!
Really great to see nothing went wrong during loading, can't wait to see the work to restore them start.
Again, as many have said, Robert Parker and his sons did an utterly fantastic job of saving the armor so it could have new home some day. Truly awesome and skilled work in all they did with getting everything moved and loaded onto the trucks. It's amazing how history can bind us all together. I'm continuing to look forward to seeing the restoration(s) move forward. Great job lads! Thank you to everyone involved for making sure that history is not forgotten.
What a great family!
Proud of their history and generous to their country.
I salute you all from Blighty.
As you guys say, " Good on ya "
Jono's dad's memory is well served by this project. I imagined he dreamed of something like this for all the tanks he collected over the years.
team work at its best , and all thanks to Jono for rescuing it all those years ago and his family for donating these tanks to one of the best museums in the world 👍🙂, love the work you lot are doing , its addictive watching 😊
Robert Parker will looking down from above with pride at Jono and the lads, what fantastic legacy left behind for future generations to learn and enjoy .
Thank you Robert Parker, your legacy will be here forever to be enjoyed by all that go see it. Superb.
RIP Robert. Your memory and legacy lives on in these tanks!
I just love the work that the museum do to save this history and the fact the Parker family saved all this.
Kudo's to Mr Robert Parker , Johnno and the crew for helping with collecting History and now extending their life for the many of the future who will look back at 80+ years ago and see What the AIF had . Also worth remembering the workers who worked long and hard from Illinois Factories who built these during the beginning of WW2
Молоды, и коллекции не дали исчезнуть, и техника обретет новую жизнь в руках таких замечательных людей! Удачи вам! Радуйте нас новыми роликами. Спасибо!
A big thank you to the Parker family for saving the vehicles. And a big thank you to the team in Cairns. This is the only TH-cam series that takes my mind off my terminal cancer. Iam haning in their for every episode. Unfortunately I am running out of life very quickly.
Thanks :)
That would be one very interesting convoy of flatbed trucks hauling the three Grants.
I am so happy that their father saved these items of history that would have been lost.
What a beautiful way to continue the legacy of Robert Parker, who had the foresight to collect these tanks. It would be a very special moment to invite his family back up to Cairns and see those tanks restored.
Thank you to Jono and all the guys at Parker Brothers. This video really shows the huge amount of work they put in to successfully load up a massive treasure trove of Grant tanks and parts. The biggest thanks goes to Jono's Dad, Robert, who had the foresight to save so many historical pieces from the scrappers! Bravo Zulu guys! (PS, the biggest smile was when the guy moved the turret ring to get access to the turret and Daz went "Oi, we want that!")
BEST SHOW ON TH-cam YOU GUYS ARE MY HEROS. 🎉
Pure 100% awesomeness! I love that people decades ago saw value in keeping things (like these tanks) where others scrapped them. It's amazing how well American built things during WWII. The fact that these tanks rolled was amazing. Well done on the filming and editing of this video.
Pensioner I had mates who did their National Service (PoWLH) at Puckapunyal, just outside Seymour back in late 1950s and I can remember driving in to camp and seeing rows upon rows of Grants parked behind a service station.
Another fantastic Workshop Wednesday, with all the new gear, I am looking forward to many workshop Wednesdays into the years ahead. Cheers and thanks to the team that work with Jono.
Another awesome video from you guys. Can't wait to see the tanks being restored.
GREAT JOB MEN!!! 🤠
LOve Daz as he sees them rolling the turret-ring away:.."Oh Mate!..... we want that!"
Johno's father was a visionary historian, a real blessing to our nation.
I love that Aussieland is so much like the States with its equipment and hard working people. The only thing you fellas have to work on is driving on the wrong side of the road 😬
Thank god you guys have posted, the TV was beyond boring, can’t wait for wednesdays!👍
Who is still watching TV these days? All crap boring and fake.
It's good to see all that stuff go to the museum.
What an insane operation, the track sets alone must be rare as rocking horse...stuff, many look to have little to no wear on the rubber pads. Can't wait to see what happens to all this gear.
What a great crew Johno has. Brilliant work guys, thank you.
What a team! No whinging and complaining. No paper cuts sidelining folks. Just honest men working to get a job done. Fantastic!
As if I thought these episodes couldn't get any better, you got me. I'm sure these will really be an aid to your group also detailing the current job. I bet you guys were dragging butt by the end of that day.
A big thankyou to AusArmour and the Parker family , you are all legends.
I think I'm most impressed with the strength of the chains, able to pull the tanks around the way they did
Props to everyone involved- too often the artifacts of history are scattered to the winds by those only interested in making a quick profit. In this case the collector's passion has made it possible for the museum to conserve these for future generations.
Another superb video, showing the skills and dedication of all those involved!
From the UK, best wishes and thanks to the Parker family. What an amazing legacy.
Who would have thought the Parker Bros would have a Monopoly on Grant Tanks !!, Fantastic Stuff !!, Great Aussie Family !!
I see what you did there.
On of my favorite WW II movies is the 1943 "Sahara" starring Humphrey Bogart and his M3 "Lulubelle". Surprising the War Dept. did it at the time.
Thanks to the Parker family and the AAAM for this series of finding this gold.
Bravo to all the drivers, operators and crews that worked together for all of the treasures you folks now have! Awesome.
You guys are on a winner with this barn find series. You are no doubt getting serious attention world wide now. If you don't keep this story going (with perhaps some history thrown in) on at least one of these tanks, I for one will be very disappointed and unconsolable. Keep 'em comin', loving it.
That ending gave me short movie vibes. I"m so lucky to have stumbled across these videos. Thank you all for making and being involved in this content!
GREAT Group Photo of these hard-working professionals. These tanks are going to get a leg-up into history as they are restored and displayed. I wish I lived in Australia!
Greatest tank barn-find in Australia!
Amazing they still roll after all that time.
3 beautiful pieces of history that will see restoration. We've lost a lot over the decades, but this makes up for it occasionally.
Thank goodness for Mr. Parker and the men like him who understood what others did not..
Awesome job fella's 👏 👍
I cannot get over how smoothly those tanks track rollers moved after sitting for so long. So impressive. I was at the museum last Sunday and I had hoped to see these, but I had to be content with the other magnificent items on display. And Jono's family, what can we say. Such a magnificent contribution to history.
Big thanks to the Parker Family 🔥