Originally equipped with a Guiberson radial diesel engine, the replacement 668ci seven-cylinder Continental W-670 radial gas engine is said to have been installed in the 1940s and is accessible via a pair of hatches at the rear of the vehicle.
The tachometer cable is broken, the odometer is set to zero, and total mileage is unknown. Instrumentation includes an engine hour counter, a compass, auxiliary gauges, and a centrally mounted tachometer. The headlight switch is said to work intermittently. The tank retains two seats with tan canvas upholstery, an M22 shoulder mount, and a Mark 19 radio set. Controls include a foot throttle and clutch, along with dual, differential-brake steering levers. The M3 featured a four-man crew, with the driver located at the front left of the hull. The Stuart uses vertical volute suspension and utilizes four spoked road wheels per side in addition to idler wheels out back and track tensioner rollers mounted to the top of each bogie. The M22 gun has been de-milled, and its gun breech has been removed. The tank was repainted in its current olive drab approximately one year ago according to the seller. This example features a riveted hull, a manually rotating turret, and steel window hatches. This M3 Stuart is now offered by the seller on behalf of the current owner in Los Angeles, California, on a bill of sale.ĭeveloped before the United States’ entry into World War II, the M3 was produced between March 1941 and October 1943 and was also used by British Commonwealth and Soviet forces under the US Lend-Lease policy. The fuel lines and filters were replaced in preparation for the sale. Equipment includes a manually rotating turret, a de-milled M22 gun with a shoulder mount, a Mark 19 radio set, and canvas seatbacks. The tank is powered by a replacement gasoline-powered 668ci Continental W-670 seven-cylinder radial engine that sends power to the tracks via a four-speed manual transmission.
It remained in the country until it was acquired by the current owner in 2018 and reimported to the US. This 1941 M3 Stuart tank is a riveted-hull light tank that was produced in November 1941 and reportedly sent to Australia for training purposes until 1946.
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