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Title: World's largest tank collection sold off
Post by: atlau on July 20, 2014, 04:30:54 PM
http://money.cnn.com/video/luxury/2014/07/14/littlefield-collection-tank-auction.cnnmoney/index.html?iid=GM
Title: Re: World's largest tank collection sold off
Post by: DaveBB on July 20, 2014, 05:01:35 PM
What kind of stuff does the military do to vehicles before it sells them to the public?  Do they somehow deactivate the cannons?  When Glacier Girl (A P-38 stuck under ice) was brought to the surface, they shot a 55 gallon barrel with its still-working 20mm cannon just for fun (video on youtube).
Title: Re: World's largest tank collection sold off
Post by: mbailey on July 20, 2014, 06:03:28 PM
Guy owned a SCUD launcher!....excuse me 2 SCUD launchers  :O
Title: Re: World's largest tank collection sold off
Post by: skorpx1 on July 20, 2014, 09:51:50 PM
What kind of stuff does the military do to vehicles before it sells them to the public?  Do they somehow deactivate the cannons?  When Glacier Girl (A P-38 stuck under ice) was brought to the surface, they shot a 55 gallon barrel with its still-working 20mm cannon just for fun (video on youtube).

I think they cap off the cannons on tanks with cement and pull out the essentials for firing shells, like the firing pin or whatever makes it go boom. They did that to the M-60 sitting at the park down the street from my high school.
Title: Re: World's largest tank collection sold off
Post by: GScholz on July 20, 2014, 11:23:38 PM
I thought it was legal to own cannons in America as long as you had the right paperwork?
Title: Re: World's largest tank collection sold off
Post by: skorpx1 on July 21, 2014, 12:00:48 AM
I thought it was legal to own cannons in America as long as you had the right paperwork?

...and the thousands of dollars to own such paperwork and a massive cannon.
Title: Re: World's largest tank collection sold off
Post by: GScholz on July 21, 2014, 03:36:57 AM
And this guy was buying a new tank for his collection every week. He doesn't strike me as a person who's short on cash...
Title: Re: World's largest tank collection sold off
Post by: Widewing on July 21, 2014, 08:09:10 PM
I thought it was legal to own cannons in America as long as you had the right paperwork?

It is... I have a friend who owns a 3 Inch Ordnance Rifle. A common rifle field piece in the American Civil War, he can repeatedly hit a 11"x17" sheet of paper at 200 yards. He casts his own ammo, using old wheel weights.

Here's a photo from Wiki...
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d2/CW_Arty_3in_Ordnance_front.jpg)
Title: Re: World's largest tank collection sold off
Post by: mbailey on July 22, 2014, 03:32:52 PM
I want a SCUD launcher now.  Just moved into a new house a few months ago....bet it would get the neighbors talking.  :lol

Title: Re: World's largest tank collection sold off
Post by: Stampf on July 22, 2014, 03:36:18 PM
I want a SCUD launcher now.  Just moved into a new house a few months ago....bet it would get the neighbors talking.  :lol



 :lol

We demands a Scud Launcher!

Title: Re: World's largest tank collection sold off
Post by: Acidrain on July 23, 2014, 10:35:24 AM
I want a SCUD launcher now.  Just moved into a new house a few months ago....bet it would get the neighbors talking.  :lol


I also bet you would get more friendly waves and smiles than you would if you had an RV parked outside.