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Chrysler Built Post-World War Two M103 Tank Photos
Newark Tank Arsenal
Newark, DE
1950- 2008
Rest in Peace.

This page added 11-30-2017.

Chrysler, along with Cadillac, Fisher Body, and Ford made tanks for the US military after World War Two.  Chrysler stayed in the business the longest by producing all of the M60 tanks built, and many of the later M1 Abrams Main Battle Tanks.  Its first post WWII tank was the T43/M103 heavy tank armed with a 120mm main gun which was produced in the newly built Newark, DE Chrysler Tank Arsenal.  This was not a government owned facility like the Warren, MI Tank Arsenal that Chrysler operated during WWII.  It appears that by building this facility that Chrysler considered tanks to be a viable future product line.  However, only the M103, the corresponding M51TRV, and later the M48 were built at the plant.  M60 production started at Newark, but then was moved back to the tank arsenal in Warren, MI.  Newark converted into a car assembly in 1957 plant and then closed and was razed in 2008.  Today the property is part of the University of Delaware campus. 

All of the original 300 M43 heavy tanks were originally built with an AV-1790 12 cylinder engine driving an Allison CD-850 transmission.  In 1964 153 of the original M103s were converted to the Continental AVDS-1790 12 cylinder twin turbo gasoline engine, which was the same as that used on the M60 tank. This was designated the M103B2.   

Serial Number:  765
US Registration Number:  Unknown
Date Built:  Unknown
Location:  Public Library, Shively, KY
Date of Photo:  3-9-2017
Type:  M103A2 diesel powered

The semi-elliptical shape of the front hull originated with the M103, and was later carried over to the M48 Patton tank series.

This configuration of engine bay indicates this is the M103B diesel powered version of the tank.

Serial Number:  Unknown
US Registration Number:  Unknown
Date Built:  Unknown
Location:  Chamber of Commerce, Radcliff, KY
Date of Photo:  3-9-2017
Type:  M103 gasoline powered

This configuration of engine bay indicates this is the M103 or M103A1 gasoline powered version of the tank.

Serial Number:  Unknown
US Registration Number:  Unknown
Date Built:  Unknown
Location:  Public Library, Euclid, OH
Date of Photo:  6-22-2017
Type:  M103A2 diesel powered

Serial Number:  Unknown
US Registration Number:  Unknown
Date Built:  Unknown
Location:  Army National Guard Armory, Dowagiac, MI
Date of Photo:  5-29-2017
Type:  M103 gasoline powered