I think you need a planishing hammer to straighten out some of those bent panels.

As an owner of French cars for many years, with Diesel Engines, I know that French mechanical parts are made to a high standard. Actually better than my former German cars, also with Diesels.

Look around for a French heavy vehicle for the steering wheel, they might have the same spline in the boss.

He calls a 52 minute video "this little featurette" haha. Great restoration as always guys!

15:31 one of those tiny tiny pancake jacks would've been schmick there. Your contact in Poland could get you some of their internal production. I've a few, they're really good for fitting into small spaces and giving them the beans.

7:17 ... doesn't that have like a spring that pulls the lever off the arm in rest position? I'm pretty sure i saw a spring in another model. Might be confusing it with another tho.

The Germans made some awesome looking armored vehicles!!!

Great job turning rusted mangled metal into a working facsimile of the real thing. Unbelievable really, considering they were both range targets.

Well done!

hopefully more spares and components for this come up in the future, its such an interesting little vehicle. Would make a great running display if it became possible

Isnt most of the lower hull panther so you could get it runninv

One solution to use rubber seals made in the same fashion as the OG ones, would be to try and get your rubber cut with a waterjet. You'd need a rubber mat that's specific to your needs (so likely something pliable) but if you cut it a few mm smaller on the ID you could repack the seal with new rubber.

Did you have your Wheaties?

AAAM should have April 1st specials...

Bloody fantastic guys to see this old war machine sitting there as proud as punch. your on my bucket list for sure not this year hopefull next year for open day

the French have a knack of building strange things

Personally, i would've rough welded the tires back, removed whatever's left of the old rubber and used them as work stools with a bit of plate or wood on top. I mean... how many people have stools made out of Grant tank tyres? Could also be good to lift stuff off the ground, like when you're working on plate to remove stuff off it. Probably a few more uses. Scrapping good metal seems a shame, whenever i can, i reuse it internally. I've a few old lanz bulldog wheels that are great carts for heavy stuff to move, they're not fit for our family's Bull, but for stuff like that, they're great.

Amazing rebuild, guys.It's nice to see another vehicle saved from the scrap heap. Much better in a museum where people can get up close and appreciate them.

25:02 not the first to cut those tires off, and by the looks of it, he was even cleaner than the previous person who ran the cut through to the rim all the way across the face.

13:02 that's hard labour there. In the heat, in the humidity, on the ground, in the dirt going at it with a passion. AAAM has the hardest working people!

That hubs in better condition than my landcruiser 🥲

Halftracks (especially the low profile German ones) are the coolest pieces of equipment from the war.

God bless you hard working gentlemen. You're doing a service to all those who were involved in creating such impressive machines by restoring them to their former glory, and you're doing an even bigger service to those who want to see history kept alive to be appreciated and not repeated!

Always like to watch people that know their shit and do it to the best of their ability. Congratulations guys

Well Done - Talented Team !!!

Nothing short of pride in your work displayed here. Determination, sense of integrity, commitment to detail, not to mention years of hard work and dedication to the craft. Well done lads.

A good solution to keep new bolts from rusting and giving them a slightly better edge (doesn't always work, the quality of the metal is important) is to heat them up (not cherry hot, but hot enough) that when dunked in used motor oil, they turn flat black. I've had hinges, bolts, all manner of metal that's exposed to the weather 24/7 done up this fashion and it never rusts post treatment.

This should be renamed COMPLETE RESTORATION instead of FULL RESTORATION

maybe they need to operate now.. they had updated mission..

This remains one of the highlights of my week. Your videos make me happy, Don't underestimate the power of your content.... Thank you.

Nice collection of these in Ukraine

3:05 finally! Someone who knows how to use one of those drills. I swear, every time i see someone use a mag drill, they're all whaling on that poor thing like it's meant to cut through unobtanium and they're disappointed it can't cut through simple metal! Sheesh.

That was AMAZING, I love watching your work & I'd love to come and see you in person but being in England it takes a bit of thinking of how to do it so for now I'm really glad of your postings, Thanks...

21;54 oh, they gave you the proper cool boxes with hand holes and metal reinforced corners. Noice.

Cracking video

I imagine the job of, "Tank Restorer" is on the fantasy wish list of all young boys and most real men. Thank you Gentlemen for letting us watch your work.

Range targets for years…not a hole in it 😂😂 we have the lack of accuracy here in Canada’s cold lake air weapons range.

Simply wonderful :)

demais!

Its like magic watching these twisted mangled wrecks transform into something original again.

14:48 makes you wonder why the heck didn't they put threaded holes and bungs on the taper so that when you're not in combat, you can take out the threaded bungs and put one of the bolts through and push from the taper... this is one of the most basic agri things...

Looking forward to the magic that these two guys will put into this re-build, hope all goes well, best regards from a recent visitor, Les

I saw it last Sunday - the reality is better than the pictures show - all who had a hand in the rebuild should be very pleased with themselves.. Good onya

ooooh! I've been waiting for this! I didn't think the Panhard was going to be restored at all. Happy days!

Who cares that she's not a runner, she looks damn amazing, especially considering she was a former Range Target !!!

I hope you get it running fully operational would be awesome its too cool to keep as a static display

Holy moly. What a transformation

I feel i had seen it already🤔

WOW ! Brute Strength and awkwardness. You guys do great work. 👍

Glad you Plan on revisiting it later to make it a running restoration