1941 M3 Stuart Light Tank (for sale)

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[dynachrome]

This 1941 M3 Stuart tank is a riveted-hull light tank that was produced in November 1941 and reportedly sent to Australia for training purposes until 1946. It remained in the country until it was acquired by the current owner in 2018 and reimported to the US. The tank is powered by a replacement gasoline-powered 668ci Continental W-670 seven-cylinder radial engine that sends power to the tracks via a four-speed manual transmission. Equipment includes a manually rotating turret, a de-milled M22 gun with a shoulder mount, a Mark 19 radio set, and canvas seatbacks. The fuel lines and filters were replaced in preparation for the sale. This M3 Stuart is now offered by the seller on behalf of the current owner in Los Angeles, California, on a bill of sale.

[crz]

I buy that thing for my wife to drive but she’d simply destroy it in a month or two.

[ConservaTeen]

I would love to have it January 6th...😀

[OKSooner]

"When their latest M3 is destroyed, the crew scavenge spare parts and wreckage from a "tank graveyard" to build themselves a new tank, known as the "Jigsaw Tank",[4] which serves them from that point. This tank has a modified Russian T-34 Hull, a Christie Suspension System and a Russian Y2 12-Cylinder diesel engine of 500 H.P. The nearly 15 foot track gives this rolling jigsaw puzzle excellent traction and it is capable of speeds up to 21 m.p.h.[5]"

Gee... a T-34... That must have been about the time I moved on to other stuff... Thanks for the post.

[oldvirginian]

Yeah, in the later years it seems to have gotten pretty weird. I only remember the original Stuart tank and the ghost of JEB. Thankfully I missed where things went off the rails.