M3 stuart tank first drive

[@davidlemottee2063]

Congratulations Graham with your tank milestone. I wasn't initially a fan of your tank restoration but with time I grew excited with your passion and workmanship. I wish you well with your business and private pursuits.

[@jackharriet4814]

That's what you call laying down rubber. Fantastic effort - to get it from what it was to a full, driveable tank is an unbelievable achievement.

[@MetalMania3DTV-TAS-AUS]

Absolutely beautiful build Graham, customers please note pay your bill on time, otherwise you face the tank 😮😂😂😂 Happy New Year to you and your family 🎉🎉🎉 cheers KC 🍺🍻🇦🇺🇳🇿🤝🇦🇺🇦🇺😎✌👍

[@davidbarnsley8486]

I have to say that is so impressive Graeme, I think thee carbies need a bit of work But what you have built from the pile of scrap you started with is extremely impressive Well done 😍😍👍👍👍👍👍

[@xacoupeguy]

Ill admit I didn't get a chance to let it fully warm up it doesn't cough when it's been warmed up

[@varmint243davev7]

That's fantastic ! When you first got this thing, I thought it was a 25 year project. You banged it out and did a great job !

[@PeterBriggs01]

Awesome .... after all the hard work,time and money that must of been so gratifying

[@johnvender]

Great to see the Stuart driving, I'm sure it would really turn some heads at the Summernats :)

[@alanjones9985]

Sounds fantastic, you should be very proud of the build so far and great respect for bringing her back to life.

[@johnkirkilis34]

Luv that tank, she's a beast. Keep up the good work Graham, ❤

[@MrButtonpresser]

Last seen rumbling down Rundle Mall... Great work sir.

[@Carsnbikes73]

She's pretty quick.

[@coreyrich2567]

That’s so awesome to see it going

[@pnr9730]

Awesome Graham

[@terrysmith4831]

Great to see the old girl kicking up her heels 🎉 Cheers from Seattle 👍

[@tomkalleske3475]

Well done man, great effort especially amongst all the changes you've had with moving shop! History preserved.

[@kiwifruit27]

Congrats, it looks and sounds awesome 👏

[@imanenigma3348]

Outstanding effort Graham, well done mate! She sounds a wee bit cammy! I can see an acreage in your future, where your tank can be a "free range" tank, running wild on the green grass. With a shed, large enough to house her and do your work. Now you have earned that tee shirt "Sheet metal is for sissies!" 😉👍

[@bheeler3]

Very impressive Graham, you have done an amazing job to get the Stuart so far and so quickly. 👍🙂

[@stephenkrentler7223]

Well done, great to see another Stuart back to life. I had an M3A1 years ago and loved all the changes like smashing my elbow into the third basket when shifting, crawling in ass up feet first, the great visibility…from the TC position in the turret and almost none from the drivers seat and the great sound of the 670 when she first up? Two suggestions if I may, give it power when turning and if you can get AV gas (aviation petrol) it will run like a bat out of hell. Cheers, Steve from Pennsylvania

[@nathanobrien6875]

Congratulations Graham awesome stuff mate!

[@danjaz2000]

Congratulations. A amazing effort. You can drive it to the new shed. Good luck to the police when they try pull you over

[@thurin84]

its so cool to see this awesome piece of history moving under its own power!

[@robertshemory3541]

Looking forward to seeing more. ❤ cheers

[@stanleybaker5860]

That's fantastic. One thing having a radial engine running but to have it doing something well that's just something else. Enjoy.

[@Techbitznpcs]

good to see the stuart moving about, in time all the little things that need ironing out will happen. main goal is achieved that moves under its own power.

[@trevorevans7806]

It sound great Trev

[@stuartphillips430]

Try the chicken big Mac when you force your way through macca's drive through! Cheers Graham,awesome.

[@marks7502]

it's alive!

[@markbehr88]

Very good Graham. I bet you can’t wait to drive it at Corowa?

[@gfenwick1]

unbelievable, doesnty seem that long ago when I visited and it was all in pieces and decidedly immobile. well done

[@Hazzy238]

Great effort to get it where it is. Bit hard on that carpark, even for Luke.

[@thecapedgremlin0001]

fabulous...still needs a tune-up...though...lol...!

[@paulorchard7960]

Are you experienced at tuning a 9cyl Wright radial engine! If you are, call Graham, Im sure he would love your help!😂

[@thecapedgremlin0001]

@@paulorchard7960 I wish, you don't get that type experience in Aussie...xacoupeguy is a very lucky and talented person....!

[@MrMikey4026]

Do you know Des Cowie? Years ago he had a Guiberson powered Stuart.

[@xacoupeguy]

She needed to warm up but I had to pack everything away fairly quickly this arvo she's a grumpy bi@#ch cold

[@benjohnson7170]

It's alive!

[@subaruadventures]

Fantastic

[@morantaylor]

Wow it has come a long way from when it was a bare cut down hull.

[@scipioafricanus4328]

When I saw the thumbnail my first thought was that you were going to run that old car over, then I remembers your restore them too so probably not! Well done she looks marvellous!

[@timbrown8581]

The Stuart looks fantastic. Did your gorgeous EJ sell?

[@xacoupeguy]

Still trying to sell the ej

[@timbrown8581]

@@xacoupeguy Someone will get a great car!

[@totallytanked]

Top work! When are we going for a drive?

[@Falco470]

I agree with the folk who say they are now tank converts. I even spent an hour or so on you tube getting pulled into Australian WW2 involvement 😊

[@kerrynball2734]

Take care you don't end up paying for a new carpark.... Or even concrete slab. Well Done.

[@russellbanfield1704]

Which way to the Front Line?

[@burlatsdemontaigne6147]

It's a honey!

[@Trucksofwar]

Drove her to the new shed? 😝

[@JRowe95]

Time for a maccas run

[@panelvanman7671]

lol cant complain sounded like a clevo with a vacuum leak 🙂what a sound

[@xacoupeguy]

For a radial 7 cylinder engine, man it sounds like a v8 haha

[@downtheshedwithbyron]

Thats awesome dude Are you just going to get a permit to drive it from 1 shop to the other haha

[@AndyPandy27]

Runs over a Holden. Ford boys be happy lol You have worked hard mate Enjoy now.

[@bigears4014]

Hopefully it doesn't damage the driveway, or it may cost you

[@xacoupeguy]

Its only 10tonne at best at the moment and it's rubber tracks so no worse than a big truck

[@peterbloink8738]

Hi Graeme, just a question on the (now gone) XW; I followed it from the beginning and have a question to ask if you don't mind: It was clearly as gone as a car could be, but even 6 cylinder XWs are a classic car very much in demand. My question is: Having taken it to the very restorable condition in which you sold it, was it too far gone to start with? In other words, did you sell it for as much as you would have had to charge a customer at your standard hourly rate? (Don't want any actual dollars, that's none of my business, but you've just done an experiment in how bad is too bad to bother restoring an XW 6 cyl sedan as opposed to say a super desirable end product like a factory 351 XA or a 308 HT Monaro). Thanks.

[@xacoupeguy]

As a chap who fixes rust, a crushed roof is easier to fix than rust. The car had a very solid cowl, and the engine bay was straight. The car probably owed me more than I got for it, if not for the money it earned from youtube.