Panther Found In Germany

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Has anyone seen this: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/germany/11716177/Second-World-War-tank-and-anti-aircraft-gun-found-hidden-in-basement-of-villa-in-Germany.html

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That Panther and 88 look brand new man! Like they were just made yesterday almost. Hope they end up in a museum or something and don’t get scrapped.

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Unbelievable. It looks like they are brand new!

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YUP!

Saw that here:

http://news.yahoo.com/german-authorities-seize-tank-other-wwii-weapons-raid-115051714.html

Winters in Illinois have been getting pretty bad lately.

I could use a sturdy snow plow.

Wonder what happened to the tracks?

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Wow, imagine being there when they pulled that panther and 88 out

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I’m really glad to see this. Thanks for bringing it to us.

!http://www.sherv.net/cm/emoticons/hand-gestures/pondering-and-thinking-smiley-emoticon.gifI have to wonder if (at last) we might have a prime example of dunkelgelb and panzer grey.

!http://www.clipartbest.com/cliparts/RcA/7q6/RcA7q6Mei.jpegAnd especially the panzer grey, since there would be no reason to bring the 88 out of the protection of the underground basement and into the sunlight.

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Maybe it’s just my monitor but the 88 definitely looks blue.

Or maybe that’s something to do with the Luftwaffe?

BTW, I wonder where the tracks went?

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These have actually been around for a while now but unseen for a long time. Reports state both the 88 and Panther were previously repainted by the owner.

So no reference to actual colors as yet.

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HAHAHA…there goes down the drain the rusty tracks, pigments and washes!!!..no weathering at all.

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Dunno, but you’ll wonder where the yellow went when ya brush yer teeth with Pepsodent…[;)]

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Okay, Bucky Beaver.

…oops, my bad.

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Bucky Beaver was Ipana…

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There is some talk on the internet that the Main gun on the Panther hadn’t been properly decommissioned. One of the reasons it was seized. I could see a lot of American collectors screaming blue murder if the same thing happened in the states.

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What a great read.I hope a museum can get their hands on it. Sounds like the Panther just needs a set of tracks and a tune up, then she should be able to start right up.

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ATF wouldn’t care if collectors scream.
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They’d just "brush " aside the complaints.[whstl]

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Even so, I can’t help wonder what a US army expert would have said about the Panther tank:[whstl]

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LOL