Ford manufactured 1,690 M4A3 Sherman tanks, each with a 4-cycle, 8-cylinder V8 inside that propelled the 68,000 pound vehicle ...

Ford manufactured 1,690 M4A3 Sherman tanks, each with a 4-cycle, ... earning it the nickname "Ronson" — named after a lighter with a slogan that claimed it "lights every time." ...

The M4 Sherman Tank is one of the most storied military machines in U.S. history, as it helped the Allies defeat the Axis powers during World War II. These tanks are commonly on display at ...

Jim Andreadis, 96, and fellow World War II tank veteran Julius Fiorini, 99, of West Babylon, who fought with the 747th Tank Battalion at the Battle of the Bulge, were honored as part of a pre ...

British tank crews gave Sherman tanks the unflattering nickname "Ronson" — a grim reference to the Ronson cigarette lighter's ad slogan "lights first every time" and the unfortunate fact that Sherman ...

Trevor Lawrence is trying not to hear it. The stud Clemson quarterback said that, yes, he has seen the “Tank for Trevor” slogan infiltrating the NFL’s worst teams. “I try to ignore it as ...

This M4 Sherman tank helped liberate Paris in 1944. If your SUV is no longer tough enough, don't worry. You can now buy a genuine World War II tank. A collection of 120 vehicles, including tanks ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- A Sherman tank rolled into Pittsburgh on June 17, and took up residence at Heinz History Center during its World War II exhibit. Fifty-thousand Sherman tanks helped to defeat ...

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Troops nicknamed Sherman tanks "Ronsons," after the cigarette lighter whose sales slogan was: "Lights every time." Troops noted they burst into flames when hit by German artillery fire.