Sherman IC Hybrid Firefly
Restoration
On behalf of the client, this Firefly Ic Hybrid is undergoing a complete Class A restoration. The project began with a bare hull and a handful of loose parts. The entire suspension is overhauled, while the externally rebuilt engine is fully inspected, fitted with restored auxiliaries, timed, and power-tested on our Clayton dynamometer.
The electrical system will be completely reconstructed, with all components restored and the vehicle entirely rewired. The gearbox and differential will be fully rebuilt, and a new interior, designed and fabricated in-house, will be created using measurements taken from several original Firefly tanks.
The hull will be repaired and converted back to the correct Firefly configuration, reversing the later Argentine repotenciado modifications. The high-bustle turret will be restored with newly manufactured parts.
In essence, the vehicle will become a faithful reconstruction of a 1943 Chrysler-built Sherman, converted into a Firefly in the United Kingdom.
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Manufactured Chrysler M4 Composite
Manufactured at the Chrysler Corporation as a M4(75)s Composite, serial 59368. Original USA 3031231, with a High Bustle D78461 Turret
Converted to Firefly
Converted by the British to a Firefly with the installation of a 17-pdr gun, designated them as "Sherman IC Hybrid. the total amount converted Sherman to Firefly where 3,414 units.
Active in WW2
Active during WW2
Argentine Army service
The Sherman IC hybrid serviced till 1980's. Also in this period the Sherman was modernized to the Sherman 'Repotenciado'
start of the restoration
Start of the restoration at Workshop BAIV in Nederweert
