That’s because you are a man of true culture!

If it was a Dodge, Id pause... THEN go for the tank!!!😁🤣

Thankfully the majority my country used were either Chrysler or Continental. There were fords here and there, but Canada preferred the radial petrol engines.

Not a flathead Ford. It was a dual overhead cam Ford. And a massive one at that

@@chrisbischof4257 Ford GAA 500 hp

Possibly the least expected comment ever.

@@NZobservatory thanx for the commant. just a fyi, no sissy-boi here, ex otr truckr and constr worker who enjoy this kinda stuff as much as any man.

Depends on if you have its history or not.

@@PugilistCactus Vehicle history...not all that important to overall value. Running condition, completeness, track condition, accessories, whether the main gun is de-milled or not, spare parts, etc...all far, far more important than the vehicle history. Many turreted AFVs are a conglomeration of disparate parts anyway. Trust me, I know.

@@toadstool1404 Most other so-called "restored" vehicles (especially aircraft) are really just scratch built new machines with at most a couple of original parts in them in order to meet the legal criteria of restored. Obviously something as hefty as a tank is going to include a lot of original steel, but lighter restorations are usually scratch builds for the most part.

Saw 1 w/Turret used in house Demolitions. Just drove through it a few times and they were down.

@@pat36a after the war there was a shortage of bulldozers so some were used to pull onion scraper boxes for moving soil to build motorways

Thats not post war. Shermans were equipped to do everything besides shooting. They were also used as plows, mine removal vehicles, and a tool to put down a portable bridge. All created within the sherman main service life.

@@davidh266 There wasn't a lack of them, it was just way too costly to move them over sea's. So welding plows to an armored tractor was the best idea ever.

Yes, one family of contractors cut off all they could to get the weight down and it worked great apart from the fuel consumption, which was evil :o)

The Sherman crews piled whatever they could find on their Shermans- wood, sandbags, concrete- didn't really matter as even the 75L48 gun on the late Panzer IV would punch right through a Sherman. The 75L70 on the Panther, or the 88L56 on the Tiger I? Fughettaboudit. They said it took five Shermans to knock out a Tiger, but the Americans always had that 5th Sherman. What they don't say is how the repair crews had to remove the remains of the crew from the four knocked out Shermans before they could repair them and send them back into action. According to one source, it was impossible to get all the bits of soldier out of all the pipes and wiring, so the repair crews would clean out what they could and then paint the inside of the tank to cover the small.

Diesel or petrol depending on the engine.

M4, M4A1, M4A3, M4A4 all gas. M4A2, twin diesels. Depending on the condition and type of motor, may leak some oil. You never want a fuel leak...fire hazard! All thirsty, but if you’re worried about fuel consumption, you can’t afford to own one. Fuel is the CHEAPEST part of owning one of these!

If it's an actual Sherman diesel motor, it would be the GM 6046 "twin" diesel. Two supercharged bus engines on a common crankcase. The other choices were even weirder: www.theshermantank.com/sherman/the-motors-four-motors-made-it-into-production/

No it's called additional armor to protect gas tanks and ammo storage

Smallest M4's used were V8's.