WORKSHOP WEDNESDAY: Greatest tank BARN FIND in Australia! PART IV
It happened a lot sooner than expected! Grant Tank restoration expert, Ron, completes a Patina Restoration (or Rust-oration) on one of the Grant Tanks Daz and Kurt found in Victoria during the greatest Barn Find of the Century.
This WWII Grant Tank is part of the Australian Armour and Artillery Museum's restoration program.
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Rob sounds like a great Aussie. Working hard to make the country stronger _and_ protecting our heritage. Props to his family donating all this.
Thanks also for putting up with his "hobby".--Bob Bailey in Maine, USA Proud my country supplied them to you in the War.
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Not all heroes wear capes, some wear Ausarmourfest T''s and baseball caps!! Well done Ron
Dirk aswell
"I know alott of you guys might not like the rust look," i think i speak for many people here i when say that seeing a tank or vehicle like this one , it really shows the work that goes in to an full restauration and how lucky we all are that there are people like the Parker family, that see the value of these things and at the very least save them for when the right moment and team come allong to pick up where they left off!
also, there are so many restored ones. To see one still in its original condition personally appeals to me just as much, if not even more. Seeing one next to its restored sibling is amazing.
Also … there is so much metal thickness that surface rust on the structure is less significant than on a car or truck😂!
I'm with the people you don't like the rust I think they look way better when they're fully restored doing this is just sad I wouldn't want to pay to see it
There are two stages of restoration - cosmetic and mechanical. If there is significant battle damage or the tank saw theater, you do not do a cosmetic restoration for obvious reasons - only a mechanical one. And a tank that's original and has history will always have 10 times more interest than one that does not. Also for people that whine and cry about rust - grow up and lose the ego. Everything you own and even your own body will age and "rust" and certainly nobody will come to your funeral either.
The rustier the better
Well done Curtis. Whoever hired a social media manager did a great job.
Right? Talk about above and beyond.
Vielen Dank für Ihren Besuch in Cairns und für die Zusammenarbeit mit dem Museum. Die Leidenschaft, diese Fahrzeuge zu restaurieren und zum Leben zu erwecken, überschreitet Grenzen. Was für eine wunderbare Art, einen Urlaub zu verbringen! 🇩🇪🤝🇦🇺
auf dass wir niemals vergessen mögen
@@williammaxwell1919 Yes, may we never forget...
@@williammaxwell1919 wow William Maxwell...that's my father's name 😧
Let this serve as a reminder that we who forget the mistakes of the past, will be doomed to repeat them, keep up the restoration of these amazing reminders guys!!!!😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
Dirk is awesome! What a great guy coming all the way to Australia to help. I really hope he enjoyed his time here and felt at home. I hope he didn't have any problems understanding that Far North Queensland accent! :)
Have to be careful Dirk doesn't return to Germany with technology for a new series of Leopards.
Yair..................I also wonder how he managed. I'm sure the locals took him into their hearts and homes.
My name is also Dirk, also Germany, also Bundeswehr, but Iltis (VW Jeep) driver. I quickly got used to the accent by watching a lot of vids from down under. One day I want to travel there... have to hurry up... already 60 now😅!
@@serioustrouble63 you're more than welcome to come visit us! Happy to have you.
Ron is an absolute machine, ratrod grant looks amazing
Yes, ratrod! Or maybe that rusty Dalek on Dr Who.
80 years old and still looks formidable. Thank you for keeping her alive
Its a him... Look at the 3 foot long barrel... 🙂
Looks is all.😂
What a great guy is Ron! And sooo bloody knowledgeable about the Grant tanks.. the way he got that turret ring free was nothing less than astounding. Only a bloody lot of hard and work and backache gets you the experience to be able to free one like that. Good on yer Ron and good luck with the rest of the Grants you want to do. Not that you need luck, just plenty of dosh!
Thank you again to John parker and Family for providing the Grants from their Families paddock. Kudos to Expert Ron , Dirk (welcome to Oz) and Steve in the Rust -oration . I am wondering what the paint scheme colours or hues where ? And from the left over markings what Units did they come from in 1942-1945?
A whole new (and much more literal) meaning to providing a grant to an institution
He doesn’t muck around 😮straight into it 😊and works 💨
15:07 the rust look is fantastic and I am not bothered what they look like side by side, sure they will be an excellent pair. Great work as always.
Amazing. I'm so pleased you did this. The contrast with this and the restored one shows how they look when first found and after a full restoration.
How wonderful!! As a Military Vehicle hobbyist (owning/restoring vintage military vehicles) seeing one of these in unrestored condition is a rare thing, this will also show what these vehicles were used for when they were sold as surplus, there’s all kinds of great stories about how the vehicle was discovered then it’s journey to restoration.
That was one serious drill for the door hinge mount holes!!
Yay! It's Wednesday again. More great fun! Thanks guys!
When your finished with Ron Ship him over to me in the UK 🇬🇧 you can see he knows how to get on! Great video!!
while generally not a fan of patina restorations in cars in this as the unit markings and a good amount of the finish is visable I think you made the correct decision. excellent.
Things were made much better back then. Seventy years on the bearings are still good. .
Absolute surgeons in the restoration dept, bloody beautiful work every single one of you guys, dont stop.
The quality of materials and manufacture is attested to by how they came back to life after so many years exposed to the elements.
1 at night and here I am watching some aussies restore some grant tanks.
Ya wouldn't be dead for quids
It’s lovely that you didn’t over-restore her. Looks perfect, well done!
Nothing better watching people totally dedicated to restoring historical machinery, these people at Aus Armour both permanent and temporary are the best but Rob really stands out with his knowledge and experience in tank restoration , well done
Best tank channel on KZhead
Best channel on youtube
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Might as well call this one the Outback Special. This one looked like it just survived the Emu War!
Not bad - the first Grant - product of German engineering [support] - and moved by a Leopard ...
The thing I like most about these videos is that they are 100% genuine with no fake "up-against-the-clock/need to meet a deadline" drama like in the Americans do...
if only the grant was actually an Australian tank and not American
I love watching 2 talented craftsmen, an Australian and a German, working hard to restore this history together. We're all human at the end of the day. Thank you for preserving our shared history, so we may never repeat it.
It is a question of taste, of course - and despite the fact that I like fully restored vehicles more, I also like this project here very much! Best regards from Germany, Jens
I like the rusted preservation or "Rust-oration". It shows like what modelmakers strive to try obtaining in a model kit.
Kurt, i think having the rusty Grant next to your restored units further demonstrates just how good your team is at what they do. Love how folks are wanting to join in from around the world, great series mate.
Ron is a legend.
In my opinion the rust is amazing!
I love the rust patina! Great work Ron!
I know I always harp on about my love of Workshop Wednesday, but it gets better each episode. I would love to sit with Ron and have a cuppa to hear his stories. Thanks again for another brilliant episode, I was able to finish the dishes from dinner early so I could watch the episode. Cheers
Woah, serious high energy level and know-how. Well done blokes.
Woohoo! Workshop Wednesday!!
I appreciate the conservation of this tank. The layers of paint, rust and damage are all a part of its story and I think displaying it in this condition helps to explain why the restoration of other pieces in the museum is important in turn.
now I know who to call for a grant tank resto
Wahoo! Love it, found this thanks to the On The Bench podcast. But what a bloody Aussie legend Ron is!
Your Dad would be proud Mr. Parker. Having your son take part in the rescue as well is something I'm sure your son will remember as well.
Fantastic contrast to watching car restoration projects where thin metal abounds with light tapping hammers and short burst mig welding pervades. Here its nothing less than a 10lb club hammer as a precision tapping stick to whack plate steel into a millimetre precise placement. Really enjoyed the journey through the enthusiasm of your team.
What a job !!! What an achievement !!! Respect to all there... This one is a real BIG rustoration although being in rough shape, this one shows the REAL tank,in real life...As a former tanker (gunner) in Greece at mid 70's , I had the opportunity to know some tank types..M24s were our oldest back then , and the main types were M47s and M48s. The newest I served ,was the M48A1..Anyway, I think the oldest tanks in the Greek Army, of course after the Liberation from the Nazi occupation, were the Commonwealth's types..Cromwells and other types of this era (my late father was a driver of an Cromwell back at the 50s..) and a little later some Shermans. I do not think Greece ever had Grants (or Lees..) but as I always follow your episodes, I find your restorations very interesting...Tanks are almost the same about ... Please accept my congratulations to all of the personnel and there in the AUSArmor museum.
We all dream of this kinda of finds. Fantastic
I LOVE! When they keep what left of the original pigment, adds a whole other dimension to tanks we so fondly recognize, yet forget. Their age, usage marks, and color, as most media from the time was in black and white. Just a small amount of pigment is the largest contributor to the figment of imagination & reality of how it once was.
I look forward to receiving your videos every Wednesday 9am here in the UK. Thank you for another awesome video. Keep them coming!!!
Me too, 0942 here in London.
Boy what a job you guy have,I can see how hard it is, and the work you do,We all owe you so much for what you are doing. And yes I would love so much to Volunteer to work with you guys. Thank again for showing the world what you guys are doing down there. Hats off to you all 🇬🇧 🎩
Thank you for sharing 🏆🙏🤗🇺🇲
Just love its patina !! Greetings from France
"Rattle it loose.' Very high tech--and it works. 'Bland' US assembly-line engineering must have had its charms for maintainers. I can't help wondering how large were the machines that made such a concept possible. 'Oh, that room? That's where we make the ash tray.' Ron, you're amazing. Thanks for sharing your passion.
Jack-Hammering that rust into submission! Awesome job and must have been a joy to turn that ring after freeing it up.
These guys have the coolest jobs in the world! I would give anything to even just be a shop hand cleaning up and making food runs working with these guys! Seriously this is a great example of if you love what you do, you never work a day in your life! These guys are getting paid to restore tanks! Screw a office where your boss takes credit your work where can I apply to be a tank restorer?! Seriously enjoy these videos n bow my head to these gents! Incredible work
I think the rust look makes it look battle hardened/ war-torn.
Nice contrast between the tanks. Welcome new faces.
Awesome stuff, looking forward to the Zimmerat coated Grant lol
Fantastic rustoration, she looks superb, be great one day to see her running maybe but so many projects still waiting to be done. Love all your videos Kurt, please keep them coming.
Heading that way next year & looking forward to seeing the Grant. My dad drove them in the 2nd Tank Battalion, 3rd Tank Brigade, 3rd Armoured Division. Started with Stuarts I think, then the Grant and finally Matildas.
LOVE the patina restoration. Sometimes it's great to see what the years have done to these machines.
This is how you wish you find them the family who looked after them must be so pleased and in not so much time Ron has done a great job with his team and all of you before and after
It’s really cool to see the patina restoration but I’m hoping it gets a full restoration someday because it’s such a good example and so complete.
at first i thought it looked great but it would have been easy to sand and paint alot of it when it was apart
Congratulations from Florida...I've been a tanker when I was a kid then volunteered for the service back in the 1970's..when I was a driver for the 1st Calvary Armor Divinion ..back it M60A3.....your channel content is awesome..
Watching the two Grant restorations put me in the mind of two very different car youtubers The first grant, meticulously taken apart and rebuilt using all the right methods for precise authentic looks. Kinda like Jay Leno's garage. The second, bash it together , make it fit leave the rust.... Kinda like Coldwar Motors.
Being a fan of Mad Max and a wastelander myself I love the rust look..ether way you all do 1 hell of a job keeping history alive
I've just come across your videos today, I didn't even know the museum existed! Your channel looks amazing so I've got plenty of videos to watch when I've got time! Unbelievable!!
I got a big chuckle out of both Zimmerit comments. 🙂 I also appreciate Ron's fondness for that "tank smell". My father was an armored battalion XO and I spent a fair amount of time crawling around tanks, trucks, Gamma Goats, jeeps, etc. as a kid. Once in a great while, something will trigger that smell memory and I love it. Oiled canvas under the hot sun and my dog's insulin are two things that trigger the memory.
What a way to spend your holiday in Australia Dirk. Vielen Dank.
Einen schönen Mitwoch. Ihr seit die besten. Grüße aus Deutschland Jürgen
This is a great video and is making me excited about heading out to the gym. OK, so part of that sentence is true, but it looks like even that level of restoration is a heck of a lot of work. Kudos to everyone who pitched in and I am really impressed the gentleman came all the way from Germany to do his bit. 👍👍
Great collaboration of like minded historic restoration tankers! I hope the Parker family gets to see the work done on the tanks they preserved!
First time I've ever considered anyone blacksmithing a tank!--Bob Bailey in Maine,USA
Thanks Rob, I love the Grant and Lee tanks, currently building models of the many variants as I can. Some with welded side doors, no side doors and later Sherman boogies. Love them. It was one of the 1st models I built when I was a kid. And have never forgotten it.
Oh yeah, its barn finds time again!
Yeah a big salute to Dirk, for helping out,--coming from Germany,-tanks & good engineering,-would be in his blood!!--
I get the impression he's happy when the ring spins by hand I LOVE seeing a true craftsman enjoying his work!--Bob Bailey in Maine, USA
looks amazing with the rust look to it and should go well as a before and after with the one that you restored
The contrast between the two tanks is so cool! Thank you all for sharing this.
If you have not been to the Armour and Artillery Museum in Cairns you're missing out on a fabulous display. DO IT, make a day of it.
Bit of a step-up from the days of making incredible diorama's Ron. Great work
Love watching ya'll get these pieces of history put back the way they were. It's satisfying to see it preserved.
These Grants have provided so much brilliant material here for Ausarmour, well done Kurt and the teams ....amazing stuff
It was a great idea putting her in the museum next to a fully restored one . Pretty cool display. Thanks to you all
What a superb makeover! No makeup needed. Your team succeed with the best patina! 😇🇭🇲
Amazing stuff, thank you to all involved!
Yay for the full troop!
Just saw it on Saturday - Marvelous - the whole place - bloody marvelous !
Fantastic to see how the love of historical vehicles saves these for future generations well done to all involved 👍
This is an excellent video, much credit to Ron and Robert Parker for saving these iconic machines.
This will really compliment the full restored Grant. Super job!
I love the look of them side by side. Well done guys.
The restored Grant and the patina grant next to each other looks fantastic. Well done!
These guys are the true industrial legends of our time. Serious wealth of knowledge they share between them.
Thank Ron for his great story about Grant Tank restoration !.
having a restored and a survivor is PERFECT!!!
I love the rust look! And having it side-by-side with the restored Grant displays the contrast really well.
I love the original, rusty look, especially when parked alongside the fully restored Grant! Another amazing piece!
Nice to see these old machines coming back together..
Fantastic - look forward to seeing how all 3 tanks get on.
Man! Ron has really been working! Well, you all do, of course. Such a good bloke for helping you all out.
The only type of vehicle restoration you will ever see a jackhammer being used. 😂 Much appreciation to Rob!