Tank Restoration 101 Class

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally posted by Bruce Parker
(looks more like a Grizzly than a Sherman to me)

It is in fact, a Grizzly fitted with a Firefly turret. This turret was received from the UK, probably during the winter of 1943/44. Since it will now be restored, it would be an excellent time to check it is was actually fully converted with full ammunition stowage for the 17-pdr., or whether the turret was merely bolted to a Grizzly hull.

There are no indications Grizzly Shop No. 65 ever left Canada, so the claim "a combat veteran of the European battlefields" is a bit hollow.

H.