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1942 Ford M4 A3 'Sherman'

1942 Ford M4 A3 'Sherman' in Tank, Movie, 1984 IMDB

Class: Others, Military armored vehicle — Model origin: US

1942 Ford M4 A3 'Sherman'

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Wampa-One US

2008-02-03 05:27

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Wampa-One US

2008-02-03 05:41

I believe I read the serial number(?) in the fourth thumbnail to read "D68454", don't know if that would help to identify the manufacturer.

Skid US

2008-02-07 20:33

From my reading, early Shermans all had smooth front ends, whereas later year Shermans had an extended "notch" for the driver's canopy...which is present on this tank. Later Shermans were built by Ford, so this is likely a Ford tank.

Source: http://www.geocities.com/convent21218/

2491tj EN

2008-02-16 16:23

this particular vehicle is already listed on IMCDB..its the very same tank used in "The Blues Brothers" movie..listed as a fisher M4 Sherman......owned since the late 1970s by US enthusiast Dave Ropkey..currently (2008) the vehicle is in his museum .The Ropkey Armor Museum, Crawfordsville, Indiana, USA.

-- Last edit: 2008-02-18 16:47:45

toadmanstankpictures US

2009-06-01 08:01

It's a dry stowage M4A3.

From Wampa-One: "I believe I read the serial number(?) in the fourth thumbnail to read "D68454", don't know if that would help to identify the manufacturer"

D68454 is actually the part number for the M34A1 gun shield that the tank is equipped with.

2491tj wrote: "listed as a fisher M4 Sherman"

Fisher didn't produce dry stowage M4A3's. The entire run of 1680 vehicles was produced by Ford. Fisher produced wet stowage M4A3's.

V8_power US

2011-08-20 12:14

Gasoline V8, 500HP.

Lt. HM2 Sgt. US

2016-04-08 17:36

Toadmantankpictures pointed out that the dry storage is not consistent with a fisher build, but I'm not sure this is conclusive; interior scenes could have been shot in a different vehicle. Tank interiors are notoriously difficult to film and I wouldn't be surprised to learn that this was a mock up or a specialty set. I bet it would be illuminating to ask C Thomas Howell or JenniLee Harrison about it.
According to IMDB's trivia, "The central fuel fill port and unique engine hatches in the back identify it as an A3 variant with the Ford GAA-engine gasoline engine, so thee tank is properly identified as an early M4A3 75mm gun tank with VVSS suspension."

mike962 DE

2020-01-06 19:48

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mike962 DE

2020-01-06 20:15


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