Workshop Wednesday (COVID Edition) - PANTHER AUSF. A

He's definitley got it...🦠 😷
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[@andrewmacdonald4833]

I've heard that this monster had a price tag of over 10 mil...while that's a fortune, there's no doubt that this machine has been restored beautifully...it's a masterpiece...and a marvel...

[@gentlemanlypanda]

it was 14million bob

[@caidengillam]

@@gentlemanlypanda 7 million AUD

[@goo_rocket5897]

14 m I think

[@53handyman]

Twins Nick and Phil are really awesome restorers !

[@calessel3139]

"Never underestimate the importance of an intact turret ring." - should be the motto of your shop.

[@dnbeckmann]

yes, really great line

[@aserta]

This episode is perhaps the best illustrator of how good a story teller Kurt is. AAAM did themselves a BIG favor in getting this fella, because he's really bringing the A game to the story of the museum's repair shop.

[@triggerme3]

Bruce and the gang done an amazing job on this one

[@veltruski]

That engine was restored to perfection. No smoke on startup!

[@grahamkeithtodd]

well it was runn9ng on decent petrol mate... unlike during WW2....

[@generacionmarttin]

This is my total wet dream. The only reason I would ever work hard to earn big chunks of money. Finding, restoring and owning one of these cats would be... literally enough for me to die for.

[@pumelo1]

Without Czech golden hands, this Panther would not have reached from Britain to Australia! I saw the whole story here. Czech technicians were putting the engine together and it was sabotaged during WW2 and the parts were luckily replaced with a semi-finished product from a cave factory on czech border! These 2 guys on olive overalls. And also the twins and their boss is a good funny group😁😁👍

[@roberthocking9138]

You have to hand it to the Germans, the engineering in that tank, produced in the middle of a war, is outstanding. Hope you all recover quickly.

[@paoloviti6156]

In truth the quality of the Panther and the Königtiger was very good despite very heavy bombings. Despite nonsense also the quality of the armour was good up to the end. Both the allies and historians all stated the same thing.....

[@allangibson2408]

The actual engineering was shit as the gearbox was chronically overloaded from day one. That was because they increased the armor weight by 50% without any changes to the already ordered engines and transmissions. The transmissions broke regularly as a result - 200 km being average before failure (less than 10% of the life of an equivalent American tank). The second issue was the factory prioritised new tanks over spare parts for existing tanks - leaving tanks with broken gearboxes scattered all over Europe. The manufacturing was still reasonable quality however…

[@tekis0]

I agree! The tank was developed quickly and under tremendous stress. Eventually the kinks were ironed out, and the Panther turned out to be very good.

[@allangibson2408]

@@tekis0 Actually the Panther was never particularly good. It always was unreliable due to a grossly overloaded transmission and engine (for which the Germans never had the required spare parts in enough quantities).

[@justnsaliga8518]

@@allangibson2408 so you mean to tell me..... the most intense Bureau, most Nitpicking war department, that all modern R&D teams and post war to present US DOD, and the UK ministry of defense, and Germany obviously are based on. had the oversight of using a gearbox thats over 50% of its maximum Rating........................ Modern day they've done some dumb stuff... but its just Nitpicking like This handle could've been in a better place if it was 10 inches over here... or this engines junk or gearbox is junk it only lasts 800 hours of operation..... everyone forgets... these are war machines.... They dont exactly see the same kind of abuse that a Toyota prius sees on its daily commute to work.... all the thorough testing in the world in controlled environments can't account for the battlefield despite this..... i'd like Evidence that the gearbox was chosen on purpose for an application that makes it work at 150% its rated capacity.... no engineer smart or dumb would be dumb enough to do this. yeah im sure the transmission is in some way weak. war eventually will bring out the weak link in quality control and design.... if X isnt done this way then during Y conditions X will break. Unless its done perfectly the first time..... i think alot of people forget that a very large majority of American vehicles wouldn't even start right off the ship when they got to Europe..... guess its still somewhat the same.... Im more cautious of a brand new military vehicle than one with some miles and hours on it. you don't know whats been fucked up by the factory

[@Bill53AD]

She is a beauty. To the crew and everyone else. Take care and get well.

[@jeffreytan2948]

Those immaculate torsion bars are a thing of beauty. I'll never tire of looking at a panther's innards with just the torsion bars being nestled inside their frames.

[@ronsre-creations5289]

Absolutely Beautiful restoration ! Better I'm sure than when it was 1st built.

[@stevemercer952]

Bruce did a programme showing the engine rebuild in Czecheslovakia at the plant where it was built during the war. They found after stripping down that during the original build the engine had been sabotaged by milling a groove around one of the valve stems, creating a weak spot. Fascinating to see all these years later. Hope your fiance and the guys at the museum recover soon. Thanks for another great video. Stay safe and take care. Best wishes to you all.

[@bobstacey9311]

I do remember seeing on you tube Bruce displaying a Panther that the twins had to ready for shipping to Australia, so it was great to see that back storey of years of work in photos that was skimmed over in their 20 min show, brilliant work

[@zinowijpankotski3281]

This is a huge, very huge, mega huge job... the result is amazing! This is unsurpassed!

[@chrisnichols4962]

Having had it, I know it's no joke. I wish everyone a speedy recovery or a successful avoidance. Keep up the great work as well. My best to you all.

[@stephenparkes626]

Get well soon Kirt and very poorly mrs kirt and all the people at ozz armour .great video ,look forward to seeing you all next week .

[@404jamill]

I'm hoping for a speedy recovery for all of you who have been affected ❤

[@richarddyson4380]

What a brilliant WW! I was hanging off every photo and had to stop and rewind a few times just to take in the amazing quality of the workmanship to restore this amazing piece of history. Phenomenal result from all concerned, including this video. Get well soon everyone.

[@welshpete12]

goes for me too !

[@mecho68]

If you guys can refurbish a vehicle in such condition, you can do anything. You have my respect.

[@user-wr4se6qg6n]

Great workmanship and great videos thank you for getting the vehicle back to 100 percent 👍👍👍

[@SPSteve]

Magnificent! What a tremendous job and a perfect restoration. Probably the finest Panther in the world.

[@gerardkavanagh144]

Everything you guys do is done to the highest standard; absolute pleasure to view these videos. Thank You.

[@speedhump231]

Stay safe and I hope the cups of tea help your fiancée fell better as well. Looking forward to the bets on what tank / vehicle you select for the wedding transport. :)

[@rayw3332]

Hope everyone gets better. Shocking your supreme industrial know-how and ability!! Presumably original manuals are in use. Your restorative powers are beyond believable. Determination and organizational skills off the charts. Though men have an attachment to anything internal combustion engine and the touch and smell of grease, gasoline, and burnt steel etc., let us appreciate the design capabilities and industrial might of WWII Germany (at war yet!!), that rose to the level of art form (then and now!), but never forget for a moment, the purpose of this beast as a killing machine, and not glorify it too much.

[@zaynevanday142]

That’s Panther is a work of Art absolutely Beautiful the Museum should do a coffee table oversized book on the build

[@mikeodonnell1150]

That. Was the best build and repair job I ever seen on something of that size. Great job boys

[@clintfulford8103]

Wow what a piece of art can’t even image the amount of man hrs that went into that or the cost!! Worth every penny on startup 👍😀

[@terrypinner6909]

Get well soon guys. Thank you for the extra content. Its still very relevant and interesting regardless.

[@BarkingSpyda]

My hat is off to an amazing restoration ... just stunning. 🎩👌

[@ianstewartbrown5308]

Bruce and his team did a fantastic resto on the big cat, hoping the Aus team are on the road to recovery real soon

[@tannerjones9687]

I keep coming back to this video .. 👍

[@guyatwood6969]

Greetings from America. I’m new to this channel and I really am impressed with your videos. I had that terrible sickness in 2020. Almost cost me my life. It was ugly. 18 months of side effects and I am up on my feet again. I wish you and the crew all the best. Really like that Panzer IV SHIRT your wearing. I think I need one. These videos really help someone like me climb in side the hatches and see what it must have been like inside these historic pieces. Thank you for all your hard work. Stay well my friends.

[@ftumptch86]

Nice to see what the twins had to work with. Bruce's show can only show a tiny bit of what they do, so this is grand.

[@markuswagner8350]

Very good job! Well done! Thank you so mutch for restored this tank of my Land. I hope i can see and hear it live in action 🙂👍

[@johntreloar8203]

Well that sucks, get better soon Kirt, hope you all feel better sooner than later.

[@captngrinell]

Hope you are all better soon. Thanks for showing the Panther restoration pics. Cant wait to come visit Cairns again.

[@tholei11]

thank you for preserving such beautiful mechanical engineering

[@gousmc1983]

An armor modelers gold mine, thank you AusArmour

[@georgebottarini1788]

Thank you. Hope you and your family get well soon.

[@johnnydennett4248]

Was a wonderful opportunity to be involved with this project right from beginning to end. From remachining the torsion bars and making the tooling to make the torsion bar rubbers, right through to the last seals two days before it left for Aus.! And everything in between. 🤣Was a challenge to get that shot up gearbox serviceable again! I should probably sit down and sort out all the photos at some point 🤣🤣 Cheers. Johnny Dennett

[@TheSlugstoppa]

Guys Seriously, get well soon. And thanks for still posting something to drool over.

[@John_Sharrock]

That's a thing of beauty..Incredible work 👍

[@CaptainCamperLP-CCLP]

Beautiful restauration, especially the gearbox and the engine.

[@dirkholthaus2231]

There is no sweater sound than a V12 Mercedes engine , gives me goosebumps every time i hear on 😁 Get well soon Greetings from Perth

[@senseofthecommonman]

Except a RR Merlin

[@gordon295]

The Engine in the Panther is a Maybach HL230

[@MarcABrown-tt1fp]

No sweeter sound then a fool who doesn't know what the hell he is talking about, getting corrected. Its a bloody Maybach engine, google is your friend.

[@dirkholthaus2231]

@@MarcABrown-tt1fp no need to be bloody rude either . So without google you wouldn’t have known either I suppose. Or are you one of those know everything kind of people . Mistakes are made nobody is perfect except you.

[@MarcABrown-tt1fp]

@@dirkholthaus2231 Well... making a flat out set in stone statement that is wrong comes with a responsibility to its own sincerity. I'm sure someone at Mercedes would have had the more colorful language if they were acociated with a nazi war machine. Imao... 🥶

[@meldonbelue9886]

Love the sound, you guys knocked it out of the park on the restoration, hope you all are doing better.

[@JackKlemeyer]

Please take care and wishes for good health! Thanks for this wonderful post!

[@MichalKaczorowski]

Fantastic restoration.

[@robertmorey4104]

Sorry to hear you all are sick. Thanks for the Panther video, I'd like one a bit longer! Crompton and team did a fantastic job. Prob the finest restoration I've seen, except the Littlefield restoration in US. That is better than new! Bruce made a 10 min video of shipping it to Oz, really cool. Hope you all get better soon.

[@commanddos]

Stunning work! Get well everybody!

[@Willyslikey]

From the Colonies: Outstanding!

[@JamesTaylor-mr3hc]

Wow, congratulations guys…and with Zimmerit. Very impressive. Good luck with finalising the project

[@Ever443]

Amazing work and beautiful results. Keep up the good work from a fan in the USA

[@keithagn]

Wow! Excellent restoration. Get well soon. Regards from Canada 🇨🇦

[@suspiciousminds1750]

Simply incredible, better than "showroom".

[@ianlarcher8250]

What a mint restoration! Feel for you guys as I'm getting over Covid myself.

[@whatwouldyoudo64]

So awesome! Thank you so very much for preserving and restoring this wonderful Panther tank. I had family and friends. Some who died in battle and some who told me first hand the battles they fought against the evil Soviet Union of WW2. God bless you all, in these efforts!

[@peterdammeliusosterode3424]

A fantastic job. The cat spins again. The Armor Museum is clearly addictive This makes every Wednesday the highlight of the week. Speaking of sick girlfriends. With the experience of a wife and two daughters, I can only give you one piece of advice. Keep a low profile and do as she says. 🤭😆

[@jamesroseby3823]

I hope you all recover quickly. What a fabulous treat you’ve given us.as a substitute from regular programming. Looking forward to visiting. 👍

[@peterrobinson7187]

Wow, what a project! Thanks for sharing and I hope you all get well soon.

[@alexbelwood4221]

Stay safe and hope everyone gets better soon.

[@Tony-om5kr]

Thanks for the great Panther restoration video. Wish everyone a quick recovery.

[@thomasbaldauf4967]

All the best for the whole crew and their families, take care !

[@teddill4893]

Rest and heal. You and the workshop crew's health is so much more important. Thank you for the update.

[@johnfirth6809]

Bruce Cromptom and his boys did a brilliant job of restoring the Big Cat. You can watch it on “ Combat Dealers” its a great program and some of the other restoration work they do is interesting.

[@MrDeancoote]

Though i recognised one of the brothers on the tank.

[@growlers90]

@@MrDeancoote I think the work the twins and crew carry out should feature more on Combat Dealers.

[@mcdazz2011]

@@MrDeancoote - yep - at the 7:29 mark (although his upper torso makes an appearance after that).

[@p40f20]

Hope that all who have contracted the Covid will have a speedy and full recovery!

[@jimnewton6148]

I have watched all of your videos this far and many other tank restoration videos and it still amazed me to see you folks take a heep of junk and rust and turn it into a running work of art! Great work and can't for more videos! Hope everyone recovers soon!

[@johnvaluk1401]

Thank you for the video of that restoration. Take care of everyone and looking forward to more of the restorations Get well fast

[@fredfarnackle5455]

Hope everybody gets well very soon. What an excellent job of restoration!

[@bertrandviolette9008]

I have no words. You must have faith to do such a perfect job. Great team.

[@f1matt]

Hope all those sick get well soon. Must say this episode was fantastic from start to finish. And the work to restore the Panther was nothing short of magnificent. My hat goes off to all those skilled individuals involved.

[@goldenscales]

I love watching those guys starting this amazingly beautiful cat! Listening to it turn over and sit there with its idling purr, took me back to the first time I heard a V8 crank up and rumble, much the same as this Panther!

[@andrewcrampton3433]

Take care and hope everyone gets better soon.

[@Blackjack2359]

I sure hope everyone recovers quickly and can continue to do their important work restoring these vehicles. God speed!

[@justinreilly6619]

I hope your fiance makes a swift recovery, along with all the crew of your museum. 🙏 thanks for continuing to share your awesome content in these difficult times! 👌 Holy heck! That is one *incredible* restoration! Congratulations to all involved! 👏 Love your t-shirt!

[@garylawless3608]

This Panther looks like it just came off the assembly line! A great job by everyone involved. Hope everyone gets better soon guys, we need our Wednesday fix.

[@stephenjudaysr8915]

Best wishes to ALL and I hope you get well and feel better soon!

[@ashleysmith3106]

Well put together video ! I did have to run it at .25 speed to appreciate it all ! Many thanks, and I hope all recover soon. Cheers from rural South Australia !

[@jimiorezzoli]

Absolutely amazing, I can't imagine this looking as good rolling out of the factory. Thank you so much!

[@williamsoileau1802]

You guys are amazing, talented, hard working, dedicated to preserving history, thank you all for what you do, stay safe, stay well,

[@investornator]

That was SICK!

[@paulvanappeven3340]

Super amazing fantastic etc. Great wort. Thanks to you all. Grtz from Belgium. 👍🏻🇧🇪

[@Bill-xx2yh]

Beautiful sound..such a SUPERB JOB, ABSOLUTELY STUNNING.

[@sylvestarrr]

That new transmission is B-E-A-utiful

[@davidbeattie4294]

Incredible restoration. It looks ready to rock.

[@konigster13]

Get well soon .. looking forward to you being back at work 🙂

[@johnmcmullen7358]

hope you all get well soon, dont worry about a video till your all better , love your work

[@glenngosline3303]

Beautiful job. Hope everyone feels better soon.

[@peterblakeslee4040]

God bless all of you at the museum and keep pushing those fluids and take those vitamins to get better! My whole family and I had Covid from all of December 2021 into January. We all just got hit with a strange cold a few weeks ago and now just got hit with the flu. These last few months have been hard health wise but because I discovered your KZbin channel in December it's made things better for me as it keeps a smile on my face. Greetings from Springfield, Massachusetts USA.

[@majorkursk780]

The dedication and skills required to bring this Panther to like new condition is simply astounding! Having an original Panther example with most, if not all the interior parts intact, is another amazing find.

[@neilfairless4589]

One of the best edited videos i have seen in a good while, what a job on that tank. Thanks Kurt, look after yourself.

[@Slaktrax]

Great video. Wonderful standard of work, thanks Kurt this kind of video explains the amount of dedication sweat and frustration you guys go through.

[@dankorolyk5917]

Brilliant job to all the crew,superb restoration!

[@dieterwolf1122]

A beautiful work. Thank You to the hole team.

[@jamienevill1768]

Thanks very much for this video. I didn't get to see much of the restoration and details of it whilst watching Combat Dealers. This has 'filled in the blanks' so to speak. Without that programme though, I wouldn't have known your museum existed. Hope you are all Covid free soon. 😊

[@tekis0]

I'm speechless. The quality is stagger: both the design and the lengths that your team have gone to. I can't wait for the next video.

[@daf427]

hope everyone feels better soon !!!

[@HK94]

Thanks for keeping us entertained every Wednesday, Hope a speedy recovery to those who got covid...

[@johnbradshaw354]

Great video of the Panther restoration. Thank you for sharing.

[@NemetskyCzar]

Thanks Kurt. Stay well Sir.

[@axlathi]

What an awesome video and restoration!! THANKS!!