Tank Overhaul - Episode 2 - The Panzerkampfwagen V Panther
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ต.ค. 2024
- Tank Overhaul invites you into a world where military enthusiasts, collectors, and restorers combine their know-how with 21st Century technology to restore the greatest battle tanks of all time. From the original salvage, to the rebuilding process, to the history behind the innovations that made each machine great, watch as tanks worldwide are rebuilt to their former glory.
The Panther - Tank restorer Jacques Littlefield labors to add a rare German Panzerkampfwagen V Panther to his collection of over 300 military vehicles. Recovered from a riverbed in Poland, the badly mangled hulk presents an incredible challenge to the crew of experts, but also offers clues to the events on the fateful day of its destruction back in World War II.
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Several of these programs could not be completed as each was a project "in progress" i.e. the tanks were not completed as they were filming parts (glimpses) of the entire rebuilding progression. The owner was also battling cancer and knew that he was going to loose his fight. Eventually, a major part of his collection was auctioned off to save the rarest of his vehicles for museum preservation - this is why several of these documentaries have "filler-like" information which adds little to the story and some are incomplete. We should be grateful for the information that was gathered during the rebuilding process and shared with the YT community.
Ciao, L
That's too bad. Thanks for the info.
lancelot1953 . Any updated information ? I think I've seen some clips of the project moving forward on the panther. And what about the guy in England anyone ever pursue the completion of his project as well ?
Nothing new that I know about. A big problem that we have in the US is that some rich people have decided to buy vintage war equipment (tank, aircrafts, guns, ...) as a source of investment - pushing away the hobbyist, the history reenactments, and the memorabilia lovers. This is slowly eroding the hobby as these millionaires are more into speculation and maximizing profit at auctions. They are not in supporting part of our history or helping museums restore their collection. Some are even destroying equipment as to make their possession more rare and get higher price for them. So is human nature. Take care, Ciao, L
According to the cheiftan's hatch, he died after it was finished. You can find the full walk around here just look for cheiftan's hatch panther.
lancelot1953 is
i really rise my hat for those guys, for bringing back to life legendary tanks! keep it up!
I wish this had been filmed as a serious documentary instead of in an artificially dramatized Discovery/TLC-style docudrama
Yes. The comments of the people involved are interesting but the background commentary is poor, frequently icorrect and irritating.
I like this style of documentary too, but it's true that a serious documentary would've fit better for this topic.
As it was created for those channels..?
This style of overly produced show will die out soon I hope
Without the triple repetition.
18 yrs old boy looking at this respect for every veterans and tank restorators i love you all and please tell your kids about ww2 stories tanks and others. Heroes and stories from ww2 must not be forgotten ❤
Exactly I would love to work in a place like that
RIP Jacques Littlefield (1949-2009). Wish there were more like you.
Salute to the team in this wonderful adventure in Panther tank restoration!
The Panther is my al time favorite tank ever and I’m thankful that people like Mr Littlefield put the time and money into rescuing these pieces of history. I’m happy he got to see it finished and got to drive it before he passed away.
Thank you men with money who do what so many of us wish we would do and that is collect cool historical items and restore them for future generations to enjoy and learn.
I'm building model tanks now days, I have a panther in the mix, and will get to it in the next few months. One of my favorite tanks from the war.
I still have grandpa's old axe. Ive had to replace the handle, and eventually the blade, but I still have it. But I get it - my father has spent his life restoring some of the rarest and most skeletal rusted vintage cars ever made, and much of the car parts he has had to reforge by hand, using tools that are no longer made. So I find huge restoration jobs like this just awesome - and Im so grateful there are people out there prepared to spend money on it. If I ever won lotto - you all will have unlimited finding from me! Thankyou for your hard work and financial investment.
It was at least the best looking tank, in WW II and until today. It was the Porsche among the combat-tanks.
Dankwart Denkhardt i love StuG's and Panthers looks 👌
I've been into tanks since I was a kid, and it warms my heart to see the hard work and dedication that you put into your work. You guys are awesome!!!
They did a nice job restoring this tank.
the more i watch panther videos the more i like it even more!!
Thank you to found/restore/preserve these old machines.
Thank you guys.
when I was a kid in the 70s, my grandfather took me to Fort Knox KY and let me run loose in a magnificently huge field where there were hundreds of ww1,ww2 tanks,artillery pieces, half tracks from all over the world.i remember matildas,mostly battle damaged, some almost blown to smithereens they were hit so savagely. maybe you can contact them for some odds n sods.love this show and always been enthralled by tanks and such,thanks.
Thanks Michael, we'll pass along.
Questar Entertainment most of them have been move to Fort Benning GA
These ole boys are good at their jobs. Wow. And they are funny. Good job guys. What a collection of awesome tanks. Wish I could get close to em
I've been born in small city Kielce next to (approx. 12 km) from Bieleckie Młyny portraited in this episode. From the childchood, finding any WWII artefacts around the local villages was an absolutely normal things and lotts of stories was passing around about cannons, tanks and artilerry equipment dug in bog or in the fields. This tank recovered from this village was originally secured by Poland's ministry of archeology as the right owner of anything found in country of Poland 9even if excavated from Private lands!- It's the law there). If recovered, Ministry will pass it to national museums. Ripping the tank off the Ministry's hands for private collectors and taking abroad is usually with strong backhand support so please don't believe they just took it out from there... There is very specific and accurate regulations for this kond of findings, claiming an ownership of any artifacts so please don't believe that this excavation was a transparent deal...
whats the river called?
@@aaron_mccann. Czarna Nida (Black Nida) , village Bieleckie Młyny .
It seems Polish military personnel destroyed the turret of this vehicle in the 50's and hauled several others in the area away for scrap. Maybe it's better this Panther left Poland. If we were to rigorously apply your logic, Poland is not the real owner, as it was originally German military equipment. It does seem interesting that now someone else has spent considerable time and money restoring it to factory fresh condition, some Polish person wants to claim ownership- AFTER all the work is done. Why don't they stop whining and find another wreck to restore- or does that sound too much like work?
Thanks Guys. Awesome bunch of engineers. I was lucky enough to work for a warbird fanatic here in N.Z so I know. Hats off to you all. Great job.
The best restored panther on the planet!!
I had the pleasure of seeing the Littlefield collection in Portola CA. I wanted to go back but found it had been auctioned. I was impressed.
A lot of the vehicles, this one included, were sold to the Collings Foundation. This Panther is on display at the American Heritage Museum in Hudson, Mass.
Had the privilege of seeing this thing in person. Beautiful inside and out!
7:46 a mini-panther roaming around.
that was my tank those pesky artys
Panther crewed by mini-Panther ^^
Hi I’m female who is into modern history I have several tanks that I am building a 1/6 tiger 1 an a 1/4 scale panther G all the hulls are done both have cast metal tracks that are to scale . investment Cast lost wax method the big panther is nearly complete turret an hull are all finished now working on the torsion bar suspension for it and casting the tracks . The tiger hull is nearly finished I have cast up some tracks and made front drive sprockets in a 2 piece configuration just like the real thing ..the reason why I’m doing this cause I will never be able to own a tank or be able to restore one I love the mechanics of them the history just can’t get enough of it lol oh by the way I have about 10 of the 1/16 scale panzers I use for my inspiration an it does help the I have a degree in mechanical engineering and if any one would like to see my panther G just ask I just love tanks of the Wehrmacht WW11
@@JasmineJDMgirl I would love to see your panzerkamphwagen !I'm building a 1:33 maus tho small lol but it's great and I'm a training aircraft engineer
@@brianlulz4944 hi I'm not sure how to share pics on here but I woukd most definitely show you my 2 big panzas
Even the Germans would admire these Americans' dedication to restore the Panther.
Larry Lopez well the americans admired the german tanks of ww2 so its a situation where 2 sides admire each other
I very much doubt that
"Hans, zey fixed the transmission!" - German soldier 2016
I think they'll be more like, WTF
@@fpreston9527 He meant technically minded Germans, not death squad SS die hards.
Restoration is never complete until you fire a round from the main gun :D
Well I have completed only 1 restoration, my Churchill MKIII that I've had on my land for the past 70 years, it was in great condition when I found it in the swamp. All I needed to fix was the turret ring tracks and some wheels. Took me 9 months to fix and everything was in perfect condition except for what I told you. Rust was removed and she fired her main gun one last time before having the pin removed. If I want i can put it back in because I used to make guns and military weapons. I named her the lucky Lucy because of how lucky I was to have a tank in great condition and to just catch a glimpse of it in my eye. I dont know if I'm going to keep her in storage or drive her around.
@@DriverTheIntern drive her, make a video and be proud
@@DriverTheIntern got any videos?
@@TheCarDemotic no, I've decided that it will be museum property and I will donate it some day. Also no I don't have a video. And I still own the barn and everything stored inside of it but I moved
@@victorsvictory0748 sadly I moved, didn't have a choice but I still own the barn she's in
World War II is a subject I've studied well beyond what most bachelor degrees in history require since I was old enough to read. Hearing the stories from BOTH sides of the war from family members growing up really influenced the way I view the accuracy of history as the state teaches it. I had a few relatives in the Waffen SS on the German side and Army Rangers and 2nd Armored on the other. It was quite a weird experience during the very rare times we actually had a family reunion of sorts (usually for a wedding). Unfortunately, it doesn't take long to discover that the history of World War II taught in school and even college is biased and covered up with many widely accepted lies from the Allied perspective.
Agreed. The people, who claim to be the victims have falsified history for their own gains. Germans and white Europeans to be the hated enemy, False flag claims to steal a country from the people who live there and put them into small strips of land with imbargos on them. Who is the race of cruel people here, certainly not the Germans. Today we are now seeing this playing out in all white countries now being diluted to extinction.
I agree.The German actions at times were horrific to say the least but the Allies starved the German people after the war.
That's because the victors write history
This kind of program brings history to life. I like it.
Todos que estão inválidos neste coleção São pessoas incrivelmente extraordinárias por conservar nossa istoria! Sem contar que esses Blindados são super máquinas! PARABÉNS A TODOS!!👍
For the record this vehicle belonged to Panzer Regiment 2 of 16th Panzer Division, not Panzer Regiment 16 (116th panzer Division) which only served in the west.
I admire these guys for restoration of pieces of history I think dedicated to doing this is some serious dedication
Thank you! That was awesome! Usually you dont get to see the whole restoration.
There is a very good chance the tank got bogged down crossing the river and was blown up by its own crew rather then leave it intact for the enemy. The majority of German tanks in the final stages of WW2 were abandoned due to lack of fuel, parts etc...
Also the Panther is actually weak on the side armor where a T34 or M4 Sherman can maneuver around and flank penetrate the side armor of the panther , General George S Patton’s M4 Sherman crews caught on the panthers weakness with just the 75 mm short barrel gun and the 76 mm guns fielded on the Sherman’s got even better against the panther
Loving the extra random shots of other vehicles (Leopard 2's and an Abram's Turrets for example). Classic documentary, 5 minutes of content crammed into an hour.
Felicitaciones,me encantó la historia que estuvo en un lago olvidado en el tiempo, y su tracción especial de la orugas al dar 360 y su suspensión, sin duda una máquina fascinante..
You guys make me happy. It looks like you love your jobs.
Those folks are geniuses . Complex, multi discipline, and dangerous also. I rebuild iron boats, largest 53 feet. But this is beyond comprehension. Wow, thanks. Just when I started to believe I was smart. Cheers and thanks.
Omg love this respect to u all for restoring the panther as it should be for all .....😍😍😍😍
I'm sad because Mister Littlefield is dead :(
his panther lives on
Yea.. he died of Cancer but he did get to drive it!
I wouldn't be so sure about that.
Good because he was a black merketeer
Too bad they stole it from Poland
A completed view of the tank would have been nice. Inside and out.
That collection is just a dream
What a beauty work, and also the restore tanks team, that was an scrap metal and now are a beast again, best regards
"early engines of the Panther came with a serious design flaw"
that's clearly an understatement, afterall for their very first deployment (at Kursk) 2 Panthers caught on fire while being unloaded from the train, that's how badly it was simply because they did not spend nearly enough time testing it and solving whatever problems may arize before sending them to the frontlines
just for better context, in the 1950's the US Army designed and built a heavy tank designated M103, that very own heavy tank went for trials and a list with hundreads of problems was made about it, before they entered service all the tanks produced until then had to be overhauled to correct those problems, that's exactly what failed with the Panther throughout it's service life, they were simply unprepared
How hard would it be for a well equipped engineering company to build a Panther or Tiger from scratch using original blue prints? Surely there are some crazy billionaires out there who would fund the project.
***** me too. If I had the money.
facebook.com/Project-Build-the-E-100-793858930693963/?fref=ts check this FB page, some ausies are allredy doing that. they need Dosh and crew though.
Split Personality Awesome, thanks for the link...I'm actually living in Australia.
Patriarchal Shitlord fucking awesome! Meself is a swede. And youre welcome
+Patriarchal Shitlord is the Panther really that strong or the E-100?
Great video. To have the resources to bring these beasts back to life is awesome.
Panther ...was a formidable machine with sloped armor which I think was influenced to some point from the Russian t 34 & incorporated a high velocity gun the problem was it's engine because of weak metals was suffering from over heating & break downs but in the hands of a skill crew was a very formidable weapon could eliminated the best allies tanks easily as far as the video is concerned I can see clearly where it was shot but the most important thing here is the fact of these skilled men that are able to bring it back to life & fully loaded it I think it's exceptional work & all deserved credit .
As a tank part collector having a piece of panther hull is amazing, I recently gave it to a panther crew (What was left of them) And now the rarest thing i have is a wheel and track link for a King Tiger. When im done with this colection i will either sell it or donate it to a museum. The crown jewl of my colection is a bent MG42 or my 1943 88mm round
We need to get more young people involved in tank collection and restoration.
Getting the children of the tank-crew together would be the frosting on the cake, that might be something for you to consider.
7:46 And here we have a cat, in a multi-million dollar collection of antique military equipment, just being a cat... It demands you acknowledge its presence. 😄
Lol panzer of the deep
To echo the comment in the video, I've also heard many consider the Panther the best tank of World War II...not because it was the most powerful, or best armored, or produced in great numbers....but because it was the best tank at addressing all three areas. The Tiger was clearly the most powerful, and the Sherman was produced in great numbers, but the Panther was powerful enough, armored enough and there was enough of them to make a real difference on the battlefield. A nod has to go to the Russian tanks, however, because if the Panther had an equal it was in the East.
shermans equipped with the HV 75mm could pen the panther. crew was also at risk of being killed by internal cracking and fragmentation from repeated hits.
Great documentary - I really enjoyed it! Thanks for sharing it!
Same said that this is the Worlds true Main Battle Tank
Felicitaciones y Muchas Gracias.
"No allied gun could penetrate it" American Pershing: Am I a joke to you?
Would be nice to see how were they actually created in the factories of WWII
condolence to the owner.
you're a legend
I saw this Panther in person, it is in the American Heritage Museum in Stowe, Massachusetts.
I saw it too
@@ToppersTuxedo Absolutely massive!
There is one thing that could take it down one on one....but it came from the clouds above, the Mustang.
Yeah, good luck surviving 500 pounds of explosive dropped on you
This is the one I've been looking for this doc for a while. This man actually witnessed the battle and he still lives there. It touches me when he says they asked what should we do and the 'germans' just tell him and his family to run in that direction. Like they had exepted there fait but you run and get out of the way of this impending 'mess/battle' quite touching? (plus I enjoy the mechanical side. It's like you do not have to worry to much about things rusting threw the components are that 'thick and large?) The problem with working with things like this is the lifting and moving. In fact dangerous if one does not know what they are doing one could easily crush them selves. The lifting tools/ pullys ect ect are expensive to. Not to mention just stardard tools like sockets spanners pry bars and the other million and one tools one needs to get the job done.(there is something about sand blasting or a job that does a similar job I no it takes a little bit of surface material off but from a rusty filthy piece of metal to a nice clean new looking piece of steel well I think it is a well 'rewarding' feeling if that makes any seance taking something that looks well 'ruined' and fixing it up new.
crazy ammount of time and money to restore... good job
Your awesome and awesome video be safe out there I love tanks
You have to admit they were one of the better looking Cats of WW2🇦🇺😎
I just bought this game on steam, it's pretty awesome, you get to do everything from dig it out to fabricate parts to run your own tank museum and make money... it's so cool....
The holy grail of tanks is the A7V Sturmpanzerwagen. Only one survives
We have Mephisto in Australia
@@garynew9637 yeah I saw it 2 weeks ago. It's in good nic
🇩🇪 Germany engineering is always top of the line
I would love to see a follow series made which depicts the end results of the vehicles which were started on this series.
Panzer, panther, tiger.. 🇩🇪👍leopard 💪
Rest in peace mr littlefield 😔🔧🔩
Miss this show !!!
Imagine raising the Bismarck and restoring her back to her glory days in May 1941. Wow what a task. It would probably take 7 to 10 years before completion.
The shot just dinged us!
Very interesting documentary.
The younger brother of my infantry Grandfather was a loader for the Jagdtiger in the 512th heavy tank destroyer battalion. HIs unit was surrendered to the Americans at the end of the war
whow great job ! mr taylor and crew !
Eccezionale restauro! Sembra uscito dalla fabbrica ieri!!!
And to think...well, maybe DON'T....that Jacque's collection is GONE ! Mrs. sold it off.....and most of the money went to the cost of shipping the sold units !!....I can't type on because the tears are flooding my keyboard !!
@Biggles flys again I seen a facebook post of your dad using a tank and going nuts screaming ''cmon you fucks'' holding a cat
Littlefield's family sold the panther to a museum in Massachussetts after his death - someone in Poland filed suit that he had bought it from an illegitimate owner and have it returned to Poland.
Probably better for Littlefield that he got to see it completed and not have to deal with following events.
Thankfully Collings Foundation has a legal hold on it.
Nathan Peterson if this tank was illegaly taken from Poland it is not legal hold. If you buy car from thief you are nit a legal owner.
2:22
If this is the same Panther, the upper frontal plate seems to be destroyed by enemy fire. Panthers' frontal plate is known for breaking apart or breaking off it's welds after being hit by a heavy shell, such as 122mm which was used as artillery piece and tank armamament (IS-2) by Soviet Union. You can also see that the broken plate folds inside the tank, meaning that internal explosion didn't break it. I highly doubt that the tank was scuttled, maybe the one on the photography.
"Nothing the allies had could take it down" The Sherman Firefly, IS-1 and IS-2, M4A2E8, M26 Pershing and M26 Super Pershing, T-34-57, T-34-85 and the M10 GMC would like to beg to differ.
Great video , i remember years ago being in Russia chasing steam railways that thry still had and seeing a old air base that had loads of old WW2 tanks just sat amongst the trees rusting away
The Perishing was a one on one match for the Panther
Yes, but Panther commander hesitated, thinking it was one of his own having never seen a Pershing. It all is a matter of seconds.
I swere this is my dream job I'd even do this for free just for the experience and to see these amazing vehicles
Jagdpanther based on Panther chassis was considered best tank destroyer of the war. It had same gun as Kingtiger. Best allied tank destroyer of the war, SU-100 based on a T-34 chassis.
Define best.
@@peterson7082 define define
Jagphanter had an 88mm
Jagtiger had 128mm
Outstanding
Fun fact. When i was in the army I was at Fort Benning. There was a storage facility there that had not 1 but 2 jagdtiger E100's. Just sitting outside under cover. I was gitty when I first saw them. Not to mention all the other tanks they had sitting there.
+Samaul Redman
There is no such thing as a "Jagdtiger E-100".
He probably meant the Jadgpanzer E-100.
+Brandon Callahan
Still there was no such thing. Or any plans to. There was mention of it by some high command who quoted in memoirs that it was considered, but nothing came to fruition.
They actually finished the panther it looks awesome I take this tank over a Tiger 1 and 2 any day
I still like tiger 2s more than Panthers but both were great tanks and they looked great it's a shame they are so rare now
I would love to see more of these
If I had a dollar for every time he said ‘drain the ocean’... oh wait, wrong video
Transmission and Final Drive must have been a nightmare
I love this vid and it's very interresting but for the background crappy noise wich makes it difficult to sit through the whole vid...
love this show!
So this is how and why my tanks take so long to get repaired, thanks gaijan.
excellent
Does any one else find the frequent reiteration of the introduction during the programme annoying? This is the third programme which I have abandoned.
Love the show
If properly made, the king tiger would have been the best tank of world war II. But, because the of lack of supplies and man power, the steel made to use the king tiger was of bad quality, making it penetrable by the 122 mm shells from the is2s and a lack of tungsten made it so that it could not use apcr shells as well. And while people may say that its too big and too heavy, that is also a myth. While, the engine may be incredibly under powered, their wide tracks made the weight distribution even better than the shermans and t-34s. The 88mm on the king tiger was also bigger and more accurate than both the guns on the tiger 1 and the panther.
RIP, Jacque Littlefield
"And most of the time worked right" *Breaks 15 miles down the road and the crew has to disable it* smh
I love the things that you guys built can you guys build a Tiger tank. And I am a huge fan