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." ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Clarence Smoyer was a gunner on tanks in the Third Armored Division in the drive into Germany. Now 95, he had the chance to ride on one again in Charlestown on Wednesday.

WW2 veteran drives Sherman tank over Model 3 to protest Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s politics. The 98-year-old man claims Musk is promoting fascism through far-right support in Europe. Protest ...

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 ...

A former top State Department official who was an architect of the nuclear deal with Iran said Sunday that any strategy for fighting the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) needs to be “multi ...

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 ...