Tanks For Sale. Really.

[68X426]

Cool story on the sale of a tank collection.

https://autos.yahoo.com/blogs/motoramic/rare-sale-of-200-wwii-era-military-vehicles-offers-tanks-for-the-memories-135659950.html

[myk]

All that money to amass all of that machinery and he was dead by 59; that's truly sad.  That's one hell of a collection, though...

[69rtse4spd]

 , crack open the 401k, would be nice to have one. 

[twodko]

It is indeed an awesome collection of military vehicles, some very rare to include
soviet armor et al. Not to be a buzz kill but a lot of us enjoyed the link Steve Shirley posted about
this place just before he passed. It was shortly after they bought their new Challenger
and went on a run with other Challenger owners to that place.

No wonder I don't get invited to parties. 

RIP Steve.

[Homerr]

Very sad to see the (Jacques) Littlefield collection broken up even though it will 'save' the core of 80 vehicles.  One of my other interests is tanks and I have followed several threads elsewhere on vehicles that were restored for that collection.

Here's the first drive of their prized Panther with Jacques driving.  About 6 weeks later he would be dead but he was able to take it for a short run, this tank in particular had been his passion for several years.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaLTkGjlgxM

Here it is finished about 6 months later:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGq6G-5ouA0#t=23

[rt green]

do you still have the link?    would love to see pics of the collection.

[Homerr]

The official site is here:  http://www.mvtf.org/

Click on the Collection tab.


I follow armor news here:  http://www.tank-net.com/forums/index.php?act=idx

[Ghoste]

I used to feel bad about collections being broken up but it gives others a chance to enjoy that stuff and can often complete or be the seed for other collections.

[bakerhillpins]

Wow, according to the press release the core of the collection is moving into my area in Stowe MA.  Have to take a cruise down to see that stuff when it arrives. 

[Mytur Binsdirti]

I'd like to have one as a lawn ornament with the barrel pointing straight at my A-hole neighbor's house.

[Homerr]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnGXerN0tlo