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Sherman M4A4 Restoration Part 11: Now for the interior

Jack Beckett

Now my focus was on the rest of the interior. I wanted to have her finished before I went to Normandy in June 2004 so…

Sherman M4A4 Restoration Part 7: The Hull

Jack Beckett

As I mentioned, I spent several years getting bits together, the single most expensive was new track and roadwheels. However, the wheels turned out to…

Sherman M4A4 Restoration Part 4: The Engines Continued

Jack Beckett

Now all the individual engines can be removed. This is best achieved by rotating the assembly to allow a vertical lift for each block. No…

Sherman M4A4 Restoration Part 3: The engine continued

Jack Beckett

The aforementioned fan was the only casualty in the recovery as a blade broke off as we unloaded in my yard. Due to the size…

Sherman M4A4 Restoration Part 1: The beginning

Jack Beckett

4000 hours later, Adrian Barrell walk us through the restoration of his Sherman  M4A4 – from range wreck to  world class restoration. My Sherman, M4A4…