This Canadian Sherman tank needs help! | 'HOLY ROLLER' - 1st Hussars Legend
April 23, 2020
17,269
1,282
270
8.99%
Search the Record
IndexedEvery word spoken in this episode is indexed. Type any phrase to jump straight to the moment it was said.
Type any word or phrase that may have been spoken. Click a result to seek the player to that exact moment.
Try a name, a topic, or a quoted line
Matsimus Episodes Around April 23, 2020
See what was published immediately before and after this episode.
21:42Now PlayingThis Canadian Sherman tank needs help! | 'HOLY ROLLER' - 1st Hussars Legend
YouTube Description
as posted by the channelIdle for decades, the Holy Roller Sherman tank of World War 2, arguably London’s best-known military monument, is in the fight of its life and could fall apart within years if it doesn’t win its next battle.
The big Sherman tank that stands guard in Victoria Park is so badly rusted the London regiment that brought it back from Europe after the Second World War says it needs a $120,000 repair job that will involve dismantling the 33-tonne behemoth and rebuilding it from the inside out.
Longer-term, the First Hussars – the regiment that used the tank to land on D-Day and drive the Germans back to Germany – are pondering whether to put an engine in it and get it running again for parades and other special occasions.
Right now, a new engine in the tank is still a pipe dream because of the $500,000 price tag that would come with it. But if the Holy Roller isn’t repaired soon, it will fall apart within 10 years, First Hussar officials say.
STORY CONTINUES BELOW:
Thanks to Treadhead for some footage of the tank
Hope you enjoy!!
💰 Want to support my channel? Check out my Patreon Donation page!
Matt’s DREAM
👕 Check out my Merch
📬Wanna send me something? My PO Box: Matthew James 210A - 12A Street N Suite
#135 Lethbridge Alberta Canada T1H2J
📸 My instagram: Matt_matsimus
Guests & Subjects Covered
Sentinel Indexing in Progress
Metadata and chapters are available. Claim extraction for this episode is pending.
All video content is delivered via YouTube embedded players in accordance with the YouTube Terms of Service. Sentinel provides research tools that promote discovery and accountability across political media.