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Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2009 10:57 am Post subject: What is this vehicle? (looks like an FT-17..)
http://picasaweb.google.com/PaulsPhotoPages/TripToTripoliAndBenghaziInLybia12Mar2009#5315002736613305186 Hello, could someone help me to identify this vehicle, located in Lybia? It is for sure not an FT-17, not a Fiat 3000 or a Russkiy Reno. It could be an Italian vehicle.. thanks Pierre-Olivier _________________ soldat_ryan @ hotmail.com Looking for photos of Sherman manufacturer's plates

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Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2009 11:13 am Post subject: Re: What is this vehicle? (looks like an FT-17..)
I don't think its an FT 17. The front idler wheel is too small and the hull rear is too high and 'boxy'. I assume the url means its in Libya,....perhaps Italian? Don

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Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2009 4:29 pm Post subject: Re: What is this vehicle? (looks like an FT-17..)
Fiat 3000

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Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2009 6:00 pm Post subject: Re: What is this vehicle? (looks like an FT-17..)
Taranov, if you look to the Fiat 3000, you'll see that the front armour plate (between the 2 front idler wheels) has 4 vertical rivets on each side, but this vehicle has only 3 vertical rivets : so it's probably not a Fiat 3000. There are also other major differences between the 2 vehicles. P-O _________________ soldat_ryan @ hotmail.com Looking for photos of Sherman manufacturer's plates

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Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 4:51 pm Post subject: Re: What is this vehicle? (looks like an FT-17..)
I know about rivets, but design of nose section looks like Fiat 3000.

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Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 8:09 pm Post subject: Re: What is this vehicle? (looks like an FT-17..)
I agree, I also think that overall its a Fiat 3000 - perhaps a modified version of some sort... Neil

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Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 10:05 pm Post subject: Re: What is this vehicle? (looks like an FT-17..)
I think these are 2 different vehicles. I've done a comparison photo highlighting distinct differences. JMHO Don

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Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 10:11 pm Post subject: Re: What is this vehicle? (looks like an FT-17..)
There is also a round bulge at the jointof the lower and upper glacias plate on the unknown vehicle _________________ Bob Smart (bsmart@xecu.net)

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Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 10:28 pm Post subject: Re: What is this vehicle? (looks like an FT-17..)
Bob I think thats just a dent. Don

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Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 10:41 pm Post subject: Re: What is this vehicle? (looks like an FT-17..)
Okay, fine, its clearly the Fiat 4000 then Neil

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Posted: Fri May 15, 2009 3:50 pm
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after some researches and the help of Jean TETARD, I can tell you that this hull is indeed a replica built for the Lybian film "Lion of the desert", made in 1981. You can see below that it is the same tank :

"One of several replica tanks built by British production designers in 1979. Because turrets were not well bolted to the hulls, they shake or rattle in some closeups of armour on the move."

the link to an article about the film :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lion_of_the_Desert

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Posted: Fri May 15, 2009 4:38 pm Post subject: Re: What is this vehicle? (looks like an FT-17..)
Good find

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