Test Driving A German Panther Tank Worth £14 Million!

Test Driving A German Panther Tank Worth £14 Million! | Combat Dealers

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After 4 years of hard work restoring this piece of living history, the crew are finally able to test drive a German Panther tank that’s now worth £14 million!
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@hanswithhisflammenwerfer3282 3 жыл бұрын

every t34's and sherman's in a 40 miles radius when the panther's engine start: "i fell a disturbence in the force"

@jammygamer8961 3 жыл бұрын

@@J0rdanIRL 1 Sherman for 3 Panther kills? Also the guy was just joking

@bigd5899 3 жыл бұрын

@@J0rdanIRL 1:3 is a bit optimistic, the British Army Operations Research found analyzed many tank on tank engagements that took place in normandy and found that on average the allies needed a numerical advantage of 2.2 to 1 to make a victory highly likely while the wehrmacht, which stationed effectively about 360 panthers, only needed a advantage of 1,5 to 1. Situations where numerical suggestions were wrong came down to one side having superior strategies or german machines breaking down mostly. Also it is important to note that there were rather few 76 shermans, probably less than one in 5 as fighting german tanks was pretty uncommon.

@MrJolte 3 жыл бұрын

@@J0rdanIRL Who would have thought that how ever well your tank might be, it will still perform poorly when your crew has no experience and yeh... we all know bad the situation for Nazi Germany was: poor logistics, heavy equipment, lacking numbers, no air superiority, constant air to ground attacks, lots of inexperienced personal, poor coordination, destroyed railway network, constant defendning and retreating, you name it.

@jammygamer8961 3 жыл бұрын

@@J0rdanIRL I was asking a question?

@MrJolte 3 жыл бұрын

@@J0rdanIRL I was referring to the Wehrmacht and Panzerwaffe, not the American forces.

@VenturiLife 3 жыл бұрын

Definitely go through the McDonalds drive-thru in it..

@mmarsh1972 3 жыл бұрын

Someone actually did that at a Wendys..with a M5 Stuart light tank. The lady at the woman said "I love your tank".

@SvenTviking 3 жыл бұрын

“Ein, zwei, drei? Ja Drei Sausage unt egg McMuffin...”

@rickglorie 3 жыл бұрын

"I'll have a Big Maybach and some fried french please"

@sander6438 3 жыл бұрын

Or drive in poland with this

@linvydasb.7875 3 жыл бұрын

I think its not street legal

@duncanself5111 3 жыл бұрын

Panthers are so damn good looking!

@andreym5197 3 жыл бұрын

what about the t 34

@drpork1360 3 жыл бұрын

Not as good as the Tiger II

@motorrebell 3 жыл бұрын

The Jagdpanther is my fav !

@duncanself5111 3 жыл бұрын

@@motorrebell yeah, that's a beast. There's just something about the angles of German WWII tanks that makes them look so cool

@bobsjepanzerkampfwagen4150 3 жыл бұрын

@@drpork1360 UwU

@wendellswendell2001 3 жыл бұрын

My greatgranfather in Canada told me these were the scariest things hes ever seen in his entire life.

@wendellswendell2001 3 жыл бұрын

He told me much but the ground shaking at the wave of sound hitting his chest when one fired near by. That's all he would talk about those.

@makeitsonumberone1358 3 жыл бұрын

Go to Bovington Tank Museum, the size of this beast is truely frightning.

@Galf506 3 жыл бұрын

Eh it's a big, fast tank and produced in large numbers. The gun is very high pressure for the time so I'm sure it shook your guts nice and proper. It's a shame the rushed transmission and the bad optics layout held it back (Shermans nearly always had the first shot because the gunner had a panoramic sight AND an aiming sight, so the gunner could find the target called by the TC and then lay the aim down with the aiming sight. In the Panther, the TC called the target and the gunner had to play find Waldo with a super narrow field of view optic meant only for final aiming, not target acquisition.)

@makeitsonumberone1358 3 жыл бұрын

@@Galf506 weres waldo 🤣

@inadequis6132 3 жыл бұрын

@@Galf506 I get what you're saying, but it's easy to have that hindsight when you're not the poor bastard with a rifle close enough to feel the percussion lol

@shinkreytpuylap 3 жыл бұрын

"Its too big" Germans with there Tiger 1 : **Laughs in removing track edges**

@defnotthekgb8362 3 жыл бұрын

*Laughs in engine fire* wait no thats not supposed to happen

@periodicdragonflare5572 3 жыл бұрын

Did you know that it’s impossible to take out the tigers transmission? It’s because it was made to break before the battle even started😂

@Rudeljaeger 3 жыл бұрын

@@periodicdragonflare5572 Tiger I had reliable transmissions.

@periodicdragonflare5572 3 жыл бұрын

@@Rudeljaeger I swear people kept making fun of the tigers transmission, or was that the tiger II

@GhostOfDamned 3 жыл бұрын

E-100 be like: you what

@jeffreytan2948 3 жыл бұрын

Man those tracks are brand new. The cleats aren't even worn.

@davidtuffley3483 3 жыл бұрын

if you watch combat dealers they had the tracks all made from new as they could not get any suitable wartime tracks

@wboquist 3 жыл бұрын

@@davidtuffley3483 Thanks for that detail. Do you know where they had them made?

@davidtuffley3483 3 жыл бұрын

@@wboquist The programme did not say what foundry cast the track links but gave the impression that it was somewhere not too far away from the workshop that was refurbishing the tank (Axis tracked systems I think)

@wboquist 3 жыл бұрын

@@davidtuffley3483 Thank you.

@AGermanMan 3 жыл бұрын

Would love to see a German WW2 Vet get a chance to visit this Tank

@minetlav5110 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I'm here I'll love to visit it

@Redstorm1220 3 жыл бұрын

All fun until he says “I can smell the Jews from here.. buckle up”

@user-cs3zs6jn1d 3 жыл бұрын

@@Redstorm1220 hahaha . I'm laughing so hard 😂 and I know it's wrong

@synthesis4030 3 жыл бұрын

Don’t think anybody wants to hang out with a nazi

@kuntakinte4333 3 жыл бұрын

Uh...a german vet maybe a little bit old for this.. But.. if you are sucessful and get him into that beast beware of him starting the engine and yelling " *5.45!!! EASTWARDS HO!!!* "

@HarlekinGer1 2 жыл бұрын

The condition of this tank is unreal. Brilliant restauration

@lovera3878 Жыл бұрын

Bet it never looked this good.

@theacidrat 3 жыл бұрын

I am also a tank simp. What a gorgeous restoration. Wonderful job!

@haachama-chama7179 3 жыл бұрын

Me too, but I'm more of a Russian tank guy. KV2 supremacy

@typehyuga607 3 жыл бұрын

@@haachama-chama7179 german simp here

@blacknwhitegaming 3 жыл бұрын

@@haachama-chama7179 German tankers: Oh mein gott

@Poglavnik088 3 жыл бұрын

Im simping for the Panther, Bf 109 G10 and Fw 190 A8

@davix994 3 жыл бұрын

Same

@Richard-dz4pm 3 жыл бұрын

If I ever get the money I build my own Panthers and tanks and sell them for the people to buy As its a human right to own a tank

@Sturminfantrist 3 жыл бұрын

its a Mans birthright to have weapons

@TheDaltonius 3 жыл бұрын

I shall gladly buy them :D

@DZ477 3 жыл бұрын

Only if you live in Russia or America.

@Richard-dz4pm 3 жыл бұрын

@@DZ477 But I do live in America

@sammysusuu 3 жыл бұрын

@@Richard-dz4pm bruh you can buy a tank america, i mean there is a sherman in my neighborhood

@N21. 3 жыл бұрын

Der Panther ist einer der schönsten Panzer auf der Welt. Der Panther,der Tiger und der Tiger II sind einfach wunderschön.

@markdahl9831 Жыл бұрын

Yes..and Jagdpanther V .....very beautiful...

@Ypog_UA 3 жыл бұрын

"It's a Panther!" "Not just any tank-" "Yeah, it's a Panther!" "It's a Panther!"

@periodicdragonflare5572 3 жыл бұрын

Wrong, it’s the PanzerKampfwagen V

@Ypog_UA 3 жыл бұрын

@@periodicdragonflare5572 Panzerkampfwagen V*

@periodicdragonflare5572 3 жыл бұрын

@@Ypog_UA tanks

@Gruxxan 3 жыл бұрын

@@periodicdragonflare5572 all panthers are panzers. not all panzers are panthers

@periodicdragonflare5572 3 жыл бұрын

@@Gruxxan I know not all panzers are panthers but Panthers aren’t all panzers?

@captaincool3329 3 жыл бұрын

This is great! We're getting a Panther! This might be the only Panther in Australia or Southern Hemisphere, so we deserved it. I'll take a trip to its museum one day.

@stephenchapman4440 3 жыл бұрын

It's in the Australian Armour and Artillery Museum in Cairns, QLD. Several hundred exhibits and approx 30% of them run. Well worth a visit.

@crypticlogic1663 2 жыл бұрын

@@stephenchapman4440 awesome! I was wondering where it went. Definitely going to do a trip to see it!

@hellishcyberdemon7112 2 жыл бұрын

be happy your in japan... you should see what has happened to Australia now...

@hellishcyberdemon7112 2 жыл бұрын

@Projekt Kobra that's not exactly what I was talking about but ok...

@Rampagedd 3 жыл бұрын

I'd love to watch a program where they focused on the tank, but they insist on faking drama with editing, just makes the whole thing feel artificial and undermines the work done on the machine to me

@aliminhas5981 3 жыл бұрын

Probably used modern copy parts that undermines the engine

@hoovyzepoot 3 жыл бұрын

@@aliminhas5981 What, like a functional transmission?

@barrycarlisle4511 3 жыл бұрын

Well said!

@s_i_l_e_n_c_e2164 2 жыл бұрын

@@hoovyzepoot like the ones in modern cars that break after even less than 150 km? I'd rather have me the original which was more durable and functional that most ppl give it credit for because I had issues initially like every Damm tank in the war including t-34s and shermans

@retardcorpsman 2 жыл бұрын

S_I_L_E_N_C_E The original transmission for these panthers pale in comparison to modern tank transmissions like those found on the leopard and Challengers tho.

@typicalraptor6463 3 жыл бұрын

Imagine being one of the custom workers and having to make that call. “Dazo. Yea it’s bob. Yea mate we have a panther ready to ship across the globe. Yes I know we handle a lot of exotic animals but this isn’t an actual animal mate. Aye mate it’s a bloody tank. Yea is she good to go? Aight mate I’ll check. Ring ya back boss.”

@christophersmith3703 3 жыл бұрын

Nice tank, bit overly dramatic though regarding the transportation. Im talking as a HGV driver, a tank is no different to any oversized load, how do they think the army transport challenger 2 tanks? Ah! They use trucks with trailers designed for the job! What a thought lol.

@typicalraptor6463 3 жыл бұрын

Have you seen the amount of videos of tanks falling off trailers during loading. And anyway they need drama. It is a tv show after all.

@DRaiZo73 3 жыл бұрын

@@typicalraptor6463 Russia still has that problem, because they can't make any Flat Beds that can actually fully Fit tanks on it. That's why their T-72 Trumpeter and T-34-85's keep falling off the Trailers

@andrewwoodhead3141 3 жыл бұрын

I used to be in the Army . Signals , back in the nineties. These days I am an HGV driver. We would load two 432 variants (439) on one trailer. That was the Scammel commander , back then . Awesome truck. That was a trailer designed to take a tank, a Chieftain . Your standard civilian low loader isn't that wide. Honestly , I thought it was a bit under dramatic. It was sweaty enough driving a 439 up the ramp, especially if it was raining . A 14 million quid Panther that was a bit too wide for the trailer?!?,.. Yikes !!

@Sturminfantrist 3 жыл бұрын

yup nothing special, grow up in southern lower saxony in 60s , 70s we had a big fairground in front of the house and during the autumn manouvres every year the brits unloaded and loaded their Centurions and early Chieftain marks onto Antar Tanktransporters, it looked like routine and took only minutes, no problem for the Tommys. I played alot in this tanks during this time, i dont understand the Panther and Tiger hype my heros were Centurions , Chieftains , the sixxer series Saracen, Saladin and Ferrets

@alexandre007opa 3 жыл бұрын

@tacfoley and that one french artillery piece

@lraubal9851 3 жыл бұрын

Compton talks as though he bought it....it never was his. He was restoring it for an Australian who actually owns it.

@Wolfsschanze99 3 жыл бұрын

Yep, Privately owned by a collector who has a Tank & Arty Museum in Cairns.

@jean-leondupuy-goldsworthy5439 3 жыл бұрын

“The ship from Australia leaves soon, and it has to be on it” I think it’s just the context of this video that it seems like he acts like it’s his

@flick_shot_5625 3 жыл бұрын

when u work on something for so long u might forget its not yours lmao.

@Mark-vq5dz 3 жыл бұрын

The only thing that could make it less believable if the village idiot Hus was involved in buying anything for it....now there is a soft lad🤣

@mudkoerfgen9843 3 жыл бұрын

Where in Australia can i check out this tank cause i live in Perth & wouldn't mind going on a little holiday soon

@williamwicks7949 2 жыл бұрын

I have seen this tank at the Australian Armour Museum in Cairns, North Queensland. It is a monument to the skills of the restoration team.

@para1324 3 жыл бұрын

This has to be the best restoration ever. Fantastic job all around. Congratulations to all involved. 👍👏

@Wally-H 2 жыл бұрын

They faked a lot with this story. Basically, the Australian museum purchased the tank from Bruce's old friends the Cadman brothers, who used to run the War and Peace revival show in the UK (Bruce implies in the programme that he bought the tank for 1.5 million, but he never owned it. He never explicitly says he bought it but the terminology used in this and the original episode where he 'finds' the tank is clearly meant to mislead viewers into thinking that's the case). The tank was used annually at the War and Peace show in England as part of a static display, because it didn't run. This Panther was then used in a film, hence the strange paintwork when it arrived at Bruce's workshop. In the original 'Combat Dealers' programme, Bruce apparently finds a guy who just happens to have an original Maybach engine in his garage - the truth is, that man was Cadman's son - so, basically, the tank and engine came from the same family, and the whole 'garage find' thing was staged for effect. In summary, this programme was always full of half-truths to make it entertaining. Bruce did renovate it and the Panther did go to the Australian museum but the way the story was portrayed, was full of fibs. They made it sound like it was all spontaneous whereas in reality, the whole deal of Cadman - Bruce renovation as a contractor - the Aussie museum had been done and dusted before the tank turned up in this workshop. Sadly this practice of fabricating stories seems to be the norm in making television programmes these days. Now, I should stress that I am having a pop at the way programmes are made and not the restoration, which is incredible - I have huge respect for the guys who did this. For those interested in the tank's history, there is a very good article with some information here - the tank shown in the photos with the number 425 is this one, and it is depicted on static reenactment at the War and Peace Show in Kent, England. tank-photographs.s3-website-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/panther-tank-panzerkampfwagen-V-425.html

@AM-kf3pe 2 жыл бұрын

Little late to the party I know but where did you hear all this?

@Wally-H 2 жыл бұрын

@@AM-kf3pe The info is all over military collector forums. I also remember seeing the Panther at the War and Peace show, which is local to me.

@AM-kf3pe 2 жыл бұрын

@@Wally-H ah fair enough. What you might not know is that he also got two pretty much full sets of tracks in the deal which I’m pretty sure was left out of the episode as well

@garybrindle6715 Жыл бұрын

Thats true of many programmes and non specialist articles, story telling is always full of fibs to make abetter story but dont tell anyone ! Great rebuild btw.

@markkavanagh6046 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the full information. To be honest the background to the story that you told for me would have made the programme even better ie where the Cadmans found the tank and the history of what had happened to the tank since 1945. I would also have liked to see more of the rebuild of the tank. I love the work the twins. Yeah drama is added to make the show.

@OldEastGermany 3 жыл бұрын

0:47 "Just a shame it was German" Haha, what envious British propaganda, typically Tommy's with black humour ;-)))

@benwilson6145 3 жыл бұрын

Good to see a German sense of humour, stunning

@MB2340 3 жыл бұрын

Haha I love the British humour.

@Wolfsschanze99 3 жыл бұрын

Wasn't meant to be malicious, just the Anglo v Saxon rivalry coming out to play

@Wolfsschanze99 3 жыл бұрын

@@benwilson6145 Yeah, seems lacking from our perspective but having lived there in the early 70's I can say their sense of humour is different to ours, its there & its hilarious once you understand it.

@Poglavnik088 3 жыл бұрын

@@Wolfsschanze99 yep, Germans are actually hillarious when you know German

@speckledjim_ 3 жыл бұрын

I have been waiting for 4 years for this moment and wow, she is a stunner. Well done boys 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

@johnedwards1685 3 жыл бұрын

This Panther used to feature at the War and Peace show every year as part of the German display. It was in pretty tired condition and static only. I’m absolutely thrilled that it has been restored to such fantastic condition. I don’t care about some back story peddled by an entertainment show. What I see is a careful and staggeringly expensive full restoration carried out by a skilled team as good as any in the world. I saw the Weald Foundation Jagdpanther running when it first came to Paddock Wood fresh from restoration and this vehicle is to that impeccable standard. Am I sad that its going to Australia? No. They bought it, they deserve it. If we want a factory fresh rebuilt Panther in the UK then we have to put our hands in our pockets and give the Tank Museum enough money and encouragement and support to rebuild their one. Like we did with the Tiger, and that took twelve years not four.

@Wally-H Жыл бұрын

Agree with everything you said. That Aussie museum is doing a fantastic job restoring further German armour and now they have a staggering collection. if you've not done so, visit their channel on here.

@rodhayes7777 6 ай бұрын

I know that you have one rebuilt Panther tank in Great Britain. It was found in a river and taken to the UK where it was totally restored. But I'm just mentioning old news that dates back to 2011 or so. They got that tank fully running also. I'm just glad though when they're able to revive the old Panther tanks period whether they are able to set them into running order or not. A team revived a "Battle of the Bulge" Panther here not too long ago, and their work was outstanding.

@thefitzthewitz 3 жыл бұрын

From the looks of it, the most well restored Panther tank in the world. Looks better than new. Super well done by the lads who restored it.

@fullmonty5722 3 жыл бұрын

She looks too good. I doubt they came off the production line with this kind of a finish. A true labour of love and beautifully restored. Well done chaps.

@jeffreytan2948 3 жыл бұрын

@@fullmonty5722 Aight!

@grantm6514 3 жыл бұрын

@@fullmonty5722 Agreed, a bit too pristine for my taste, like a model kit built by someone who has never learned weathering techniques.

@stephenchapman4440 3 жыл бұрын

It looks fantastic. Probably the best restored exhibit in the AAAM. It till look old, but it seems merely 20 years old not 80.

@RAVEN_SPRING_ 3 жыл бұрын

You guys are heroes for what you do keeping history alive!

@edwindude9893 3 жыл бұрын

Bruce is important to the future memory of WW2. He has done it all from finding and rebuilding history for future generations to rediscovering lost engineering.

@MrThekingofrock97 2 жыл бұрын

I absolutely love my career as a diesel truck mechanic. But I would drop everything in a heartbeat to work on these vintage warbirds and military vehicles. What an amazing job that would be

@Davito2000 3 жыл бұрын

Makes me all the more pissed about the German government nabbing that guy's Panther from his home several years ago.

@TheDaltonius 3 жыл бұрын

Guy: keeps it for a long time in mint condition The government: oof it’s broken whatever that is now

@Davito2000 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheDaltonius Did they ever figure out what happened to it after the Fourth Reich stole it?

@senorfelipe1527 2 жыл бұрын

@@Davito2000 if I remember correctly then ended up busting the tracks and overall messing it up, where it now sits rusting away somewhere

@derauqsbed5671 3 жыл бұрын

I'm a seafarer and a fan of german engineered tanks of ww2. So lucky thr crew of that Car Ship. They got to see a piece of history.

@guitarsword1 3 жыл бұрын

Unreal. Gorgeous. Maybe the best resto yet.

@rosspearson1744 3 жыл бұрын

I will have the pleasure of looking at it & photographing it in August 2021 !!! A HUGE thank you to all who made this happen !!! Cheers & Best Wishes, & Stay Safe All. Ross from OZ down under.

@johnhiggins4470 22 күн бұрын

I hope the guys who did such a fantastic job in restoring the tank got a huge bonus.

@gurkslunga 3 жыл бұрын

What an amazing work these guys did.

@stevewakefield1493 3 жыл бұрын

Chaps well done! I enjoy the show enormously, I salute you.

@grandwaha 2 жыл бұрын

Every restoration or building show is always down to the last second. No one is ever done ahead of time.

@tonymarshall1452 10 ай бұрын

Love these videos. This guy and his team really know their stuff and his presentation makes them so interesting....

@gureno19 3 жыл бұрын

Such an amazing piece of equipment that deserved to be show cased in a professional and respectable way.... not by some irritating twat on some garbage reality TV show with falsified "drama"

@grantm6514 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely! Makes one appreciate the many high quality channels there are on youtube - 'The Tank Museum', 'Forgotten Weapons', 'The History Guy', 'Mark Felton Productions' etc, etc. where they just get on with it, instead of the made-for-TV style of stretching 15 minutes of film into 45 minutes by padding it with "coming up after the break... WILL IT START??" false drama bullshit.

@bombardierboerboels 3 жыл бұрын

The twat who put his time and money to do it so it is now there for all to see what have you done 🤫

@gureno19 3 жыл бұрын

@@bombardierboerboels the "twat" did nothing... the other two men did all the work on the tank and the owner in Australia paid for it to be done.....

@yamabushi170 3 жыл бұрын

Yep, we're in the era of 'quirky' characters and relentless guitar riffs because apparently we need to prompted how to feel. It's very annoying.

@sergeiyakubov6191 3 жыл бұрын

@@grantm6514 props for mentioning these channels! They are amasing, there is nothing more calming, than watching ian disassembling an old rifle, after hecktic day, its a meditation almost. Tv guys should keep up. This style is so outdated.

@stmiller8427 3 жыл бұрын

Great video! Very interesting! Watching from Los Angeles, CA Thank you. Steve.

@topcat4759 2 жыл бұрын

Used to love watching this show on Discovery channel. Very informative and Bruce is a character to say the least. Very rare to see a genuine Panther these days, no wonder it is worth so much. Don't think even Bovington have a working one certainly not when I last visited.

@rmd8873 3 жыл бұрын

1st episode of CD I saw was the delivery of this tank. Brilliant effort.

@townstar1 3 жыл бұрын

My grandfather was a tank driver, a german tank driver. He drove the Sturmgeschütz III in the belgium ardennen war.

@skn6113 3 жыл бұрын

Sturmgeschütz ist kein Panzer.

@townstar1 3 жыл бұрын

@@skn6113 Ach ne. Was ist es dann? Es hat Ketten und eine Kanone.

@duwang8499 2 жыл бұрын

@@townstar1 Ne gepanzerte Selbstfahrlafette.

@britainsdeetail 5 ай бұрын

What an absolutely awesome job these guys have done, one of my favourite tanks ever! ❤

@Frankestein01nl 3 жыл бұрын

Wow...Just sitting in the shop, with shiny tracks... it IS.... looking... Gorgeous! Well done Twins & Bruce!

@IMadeThePeaBrainEatLogs Ай бұрын

omg after all these years that guy is stuck in my memory as a massive tool. What a gift he has.

@mrDredd1966 3 жыл бұрын

Looking forward to climbing on board this panther at ausarmourfest in cairns this august!!

@makotolazuardi6208 3 жыл бұрын

2:27 cleanest interrior

@blitzer3973 3 жыл бұрын

I'm so bloody happy I live about 40 minutes down the road from these Beauty

@johnatkinson755 2 жыл бұрын

It was awesome to watch as a tank that was dead comes to life again well done lads good work and thanks for letting us witness it in the making.

@brremsilverte.9022 3 жыл бұрын

The British man in a jacket with an American flag drives a German tank. Yes.

@ludogayko2512 3 ай бұрын

And off to us in Australia

@simonrooney7942 3 жыл бұрын

I saw this in Cairns, down under. Bloody impressive!

@phantomsloyer 3 жыл бұрын

So wholesome to see the crew of the ship just checking the panther out

@Amonny 3 ай бұрын

Glad to see the involvement of the The Australian Armour & Artillery Museum in this project. Cheers, guys!

@lovera3878 Жыл бұрын

What a gorgeous beast. Money well spent.

@StickTheGlue 3 жыл бұрын

Ahh yes, a video about test driving a tank which has less than 5 seconds worth of raw noise of the said tank with no music or commentary over it.

@glennvogt1194 Жыл бұрын

That is one sharp looking Panther. Well done guys.

@operationhighjump4656 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the vid. Soo awsome to see a running Panther even if it´s going down under. :-)))

@andrewmontgomery5621 2 жыл бұрын

I absolutely love the Panther. Truly lives up to it's big cat name along with the Tiger.

@capt.mcdevil706 3 жыл бұрын

PANTHER CREW: *FIRES A BLANK SHELL* American veteran: WHY DO I FEEL A FORCE?!

@kampfoppa9961 Жыл бұрын

I love this Tank .Thx for the Video , and get this Beast back into the Live .

@bazkib 3 жыл бұрын

Well done Bruce and crew. Love your program.

@Kaiserreich2.0 3 жыл бұрын

plot twist: the cargo ship sinks en route to its destination and the panther is never seen again

@vermas4654 3 жыл бұрын

Panther: *exists * Transmission: aight imma head out

@soundofeighthooves 2 жыл бұрын

not on the G Model

@dirtysniper3434 2 жыл бұрын

you mean final drive? cause thats clearly a D model.

@vermas4654 2 жыл бұрын

No matter the model, something is gonna head out

@soundofeighthooves 2 жыл бұрын

@@vermas4654 source?

@vermas4654 2 жыл бұрын

@@soundofeighthooves ...you don't know about the inherent unreliability meme of the panther? Well sure then... en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panther_tank

@JSnyder1946 3 жыл бұрын

I love this tank, I want one like this for Christmas.

@zaynevanbommel5983 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Brucie & the lads from down under mate much appreciated

@ferrarogaming223 3 жыл бұрын

“See they did get to invade Australia” 😂

@BOEING--mh6xm 3 жыл бұрын

It would be sick if it drove to the tank testing grounds and surprised the modern tank crews

@rodgercostello9814 3 жыл бұрын

Quite new to the show but cant get enough lol what a lovely bunch of jack the lads. Did'nt think id like it but they do have a laff snd amazing interest in war equipement. Great show guy's.

@paulfoster5432 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely Brilliant 😊 Bruce, well done to you and your team Magnificent, What an achievement, Excellent stuff 😊 for future Historian's as well, I met you at Bovingdon Tank fest once, you are a top man. Cheers Paul Foster

@buijs1967 3 жыл бұрын

It looks fantastic. Can we find a video of the restauration step by step somewhere?

@antoinevincent2490 3 жыл бұрын

Sad to know that this tank is in Australia because the interior is just AMAZING , it's a brand new panther !

@andrewcipriano2890 3 жыл бұрын

Some houso called Darren is gonna do skids in the first industrial area he can find

@_cry_about_it_1906 3 жыл бұрын

Mmh its just overrestored im a bit infuturated cuz its so fokin glossy :(((

@monkeyman9276 3 жыл бұрын

You guys already have a heap of these vehicles. Its only fair.

@stevenshobbychannel 3 жыл бұрын

Very nice work on the Panther! Looks great.

@jasonalexander7434 2 жыл бұрын

ha! i clicked on a random youtube video and realized I've seen this tank in person at the Cairns tanks museum in QLD Australia a few months ago. Its a beautiful tank, amazing job done to restore it :)

@richardwells4370 3 жыл бұрын

I find this guy a bit irritating, always false deadlines for the benefit of the show .

@Litauen-yg9ut 3 жыл бұрын

Yes he can be annoying, but he's just following the standard formula for these "reality" type shows. Everything's a crisis but always works out in the end. Has alot of neat iron here and there on the show

@flo__60 3 жыл бұрын

@@Litauen-yg9ut no way in hell he booked a shipping before knowing if the engine will run. he wouldn't be doing seven digit deals

@legendareNz 3 жыл бұрын

@@flo__60 That's the added drama, ofcourse the tank was ready and up to go much much earlier, weeks, maybe months? but thats discovery for us.

@flo__60 3 жыл бұрын

@@legendareNz and that is why everyone talk trash about discovery... because it is

@typicalraptor6463 3 жыл бұрын

@@flo__60 the show itself is good, it’s just too much of a drama at times. You can basically guarantee they were actually at that boat with the tank hours before it was meant to leave.

@faadi4155 3 жыл бұрын

that's very good video and very informative

@jrb1802uk 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely love this show. Bruce Compton knows his stuff.

@colinnaylor7915 8 ай бұрын

Great video guys. Well done for your huge efforts

@rileyhampson 3 жыл бұрын

I live just out of Cairns! I cant wait to go there one day!

@peterrossmcguire8083 3 жыл бұрын

Its worth it.

@NoisyBones 3 жыл бұрын

I wonder what it’s like to live next to these guys.

@edwardfrench945 3 жыл бұрын

Not good 🤣

@insert_username77 3 жыл бұрын

"Mum the crazy man next door has bought yet another tank and is aiming at our house."

@Optimus594 2 жыл бұрын

imagine how confused and bewildered onlookers would be as a Panther rides along on a trailer

@garrisonnichols7372 3 жыл бұрын

Listen to that Panther purr. It sure dose. Cute kitty 😊

@benjibitburger1399 3 жыл бұрын

0:46 say that again in Sachsen If you dare

@OldEastGermany 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely correct, that's what the British should say in the East.

@xeon39688 3 жыл бұрын

He wouldn't dare

@radioactiveboi842 2 жыл бұрын

Imagine if Panthers had the same production rate as the T-34

@markusz4447 2 жыл бұрын

stationary targets as the germans didn't have the fuel and logistics for such a massive tank army

@rhawnierogers9398 3 жыл бұрын

did not know all that was taken care of. thanks for the information! is really a good looking tank.

@suryia6706 5 ай бұрын

Brilliant restoration!!!

@Hagmire 3 жыл бұрын

They have a 100% restored Panther A at the American Heritage Museum in Mass thing is a beast

@levisguy53 3 жыл бұрын

good to know, i'm hoping to visit there soon as it's only an hr or so away!

@juchan_tyt 3 жыл бұрын

Imagine that on the roads of Berlin. *grandpa gets flashbacks*

@motorlogic-luisnunes4123 2 жыл бұрын

Whoooott?!?!? Forget about the panther, I had trouble believing this was shot in the UK... look at that beautiful weather!!

@gerhaldlaubscher8321 6 ай бұрын

Just beautiful!!! Great job.

@Macaco23284 3 жыл бұрын

🙂= hey look a tank! Me= WHAT?! Is not a simply tank, IS THE BLOODY PANTHER! A nice piece of art of german tanks. Show some respect 😡

@Macaco23284 3 жыл бұрын

@Lars 😳🥺🔥

@thedude9859 3 жыл бұрын

"Bad at mass production." I don't think mass production itself was a problem, but kinda hard to mass produce without ressourcess eh?

@laurikotivuori1585 2 жыл бұрын

Kinda useless without fuel or manpower

@harrisonturner1401 Жыл бұрын

so recently visted this tank is Oz (australia) i live pretty close to the museum so was easy, and the job these guys did is under appreciated in the footage, it looks amazing in person