BIG milsurp! (Tiger Tank Restoration)
- Thread starter steve1973
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I got a private tour of this place. 211 armoured vehicles, most of them look like the crew stepped away for a smoke, completely outfitted with maps, small arms, dummy ammo, etc. They were doing a ground up restoration of a Panther, he was still able to get parts from Krupp!!!!
One full day was only enough to look at 15% of the collection, he also had T-34,T-55,T-64,T-72,T-10,ZSU-23, 2 scud missile launchers. He also had the half-track from the Dirty dozen! The list goes on and on. It was a very good day!!!
http://sfahistory.org/tanktour.htm
One full day was only enough to look at 15% of the collection, he also had T-34,T-55,T-64,T-72,T-10,ZSU-23, 2 scud missile launchers. He also had the half-track from the Dirty dozen! The list goes on and on. It was a very good day!!!
http://sfahistory.org/tanktour.htm
Worth the 50mb download --> http://akula971.com/Tiger 1_files/Tigerstart.wmv
- Location
- Downtown Vancouver, BC
Nice story...
I would have rathered he didn't run the lip service while he was waiting for progress with the tank, though.
I would have rathered he didn't run the lip service while he was waiting for progress with the tank, though.
This place was featured in the Tank Week show on History Channel just last week. The owner has a year round full time restoration team & fully equipped workshop to painstakingly refurbish/reproduce every part he needs to restore a tank to its original mint condition. Real amazing story.
And the only reason he can keep his hobby going is because he is a multi millionaire.
And the only reason he can keep his hobby going is because he is a multi millionaire.
Bovington Tank Museum
http://www.tankmuseum.org/home.html
A relative of mine (my Dad's uncle, I think he was) was the curator of this place for a while. In 1980, my family went to UK, and visited Bovington. The relative had retired as curator by then, but was able to give us a private tour even still.
Fantastic collection of stuff! I would like to go again, if I could.
http://www.tankmuseum.org/home.html
A relative of mine (my Dad's uncle, I think he was) was the curator of this place for a while. In 1980, my family went to UK, and visited Bovington. The relative had retired as curator by then, but was able to give us a private tour even still.
Fantastic collection of stuff! I would like to go again, if I could.
IIRC they had to start that monster every couple of hours.... just to keep it running.
If an A1 Abhrams needs 1gal / 1mile... imagine how much did this baby burn.... My kid was laughing when I told him that at one time this tank made half the work tremble from just thinking about it.....
If an A1 Abhrams needs 1gal / 1mile... imagine how much did this baby burn.... My kid was laughing when I told him that at one time this tank made half the work tremble from just thinking about it.....
I've got a bubba'd Panzer VI. Turret was ground down, scope installed with a piece of angle iron, headspace issues on the mixed-bolt 88mm, has a deer carved into the glacis plate, and a rubber butt pad poorly installed in the commander's seat. Does anybody have any original parts they're not using?
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- Location
- S. Ontario
the_big_mike said:
All except the Is2 are at the Patton armor museum at fort Knox, plus many others, including a king tiger cut away to show interior detail. Go, its free and you won't regret it.
