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Title: The man with a tank in his garden Post by: Chris from Nailsea on February 15, 2011, 16:39:12 From the BBC (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12447918):
Quote Where do ex-Ministry of Defence equipment and vehicles go when they are no longer required? Some of it gets a second life in the hands of enthusiasts like Shaun Mitchell, who restores old vehicles in his garden and drives them around the streets of Norfolk. He told the BBC why he enjoys this unusual hobby. Title: Re: The man with a tank in his garden Post by: anthony215 on February 15, 2011, 16:40:56 I would bloody panic if i saw a tank coming down the street at me.
Maybe i have been watching too many episodes of world's wildest police video's Title: Re: The man with a tank in his garden Post by: Brucey on February 16, 2011, 09:07:13 I would bloody panic if i saw a tank coming down the street at me. I used to see tanks come down the road regularly when I was at my sixth form college. It did slightly ease the feeling when the tank came closer and the L plate was visible :DTitle: Re: The man with a tank in his garden Post by: Phil on February 16, 2011, 11:27:14 A chap in Melksham has a fair old collection of former US Army vehicles. Tanks are a far more common sight than trains hereabouts.
Title: Re: The man with a tank in his garden Post by: Phil on February 27, 2011, 18:27:51 And as if by magic, here is a photo of said tank:
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