Despite the age of the thread, I wanted to add Panzer Archeology has a recent video with many early junkyard find photo’s of this tank.
Panther Tank Found In Scrapyard And Rescued From Destruction
Apparently the Panther remains in police storage in 2023.
Hi!
Regarding the Panther which has been confiscated, after 6 years of trial a verdict was found in 2021. The Panther must be sold to a museum within 2 years of time. It was reported after the trial that a US museum was interested in buying it. However I found no information if the verdict was appealed at, or if someone bought the panther. Nothimng reported since 2021.
Andreas
Andreas, Wade, thank you both for posting he’s updates. I hope it goes to a good home. And if the man who owned it had acquired it fair and square legally, I hope he receives meaningful restitution for all he’s had to go through.
Chances are he won’t.