A big thank you for the help of our volunteers: LUSSIEZ Bernard HERTER Gunther COUSIN Jacques SALVADO Frederic CHOLLEY Yvan BLANC Philippe TACHER Franck DUQUESNE José RODGER David STAIG Nicholas MIALON Christophe MUSSAULT Louis
The tank Saint-Chamond is back to the museum after re-development. It will soon be painted.
The Saint Chamond has successfully completed its first tracks.
The museum has decided to re-motorize the St Chamond tank so that it can be presented regularly to the public. The choice of the technology After studying the various technical possibilities, the associated costs and delays, the principle of a motorization by a modern themo-electric system was retained. This propulsion system is composed of a ...
The project is proceeding according to plan. Technical studies are completed. The delicate points solved: • Size of tank vs autonomy vs engine cooling: o The original 70ltrs tank was mounted under the group and thus it would have hindered the engine cooling. It was retained a tank of 40ltrs mounted on the generator in place of the ...
From 2014, the museum of the Armored plans to restore one of the first armored vehicles of the French army, the Saint-Chamond. In 2015, a subscription is launched. It makes it possible to raise the necessary funds for the restoration of this tank. This one will be re-motorized at the company APRESS, near Roanne, in order to participate in the commemoration of the centenary of the first ...
As part of a pedagogical project of the Apprentis d'Auteuil Foundation, the kegresse leaves to be restored. Work is progressing well.
As part of the commemorations of the First World War, the Saumur Armored Museum, in association with the Ministry of Defense, launched a project to renovate French tanks that participated in the conflict. The objective is to restore the first tanks developed in France, of which 3 are still in our possession and then to make them work ...
The Panzer I ausf C of the Panzermuseum of Munster is currently to be discovered at the Museum of the Armored Vehicles of Saumur. The presence of this tank is the fruit of cooperation and exchange with the panzermuseum of Munster.
