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Man shells out £14k on army tank for supermarket run
Daily Mail ^
| 9th October 2006
Posted on 10/10/2006 10:25:29 PM PDT by george76
Driver Stephen Ellison keeps bringing traffic grinding to a halt - by going to town in a 7.5 tonne tank.
The father of one has left other motorists stunned after shelling out £14,000 on a 1974 Sabre light reconnaissance tank.
Now 42-year old Stephen uses the military vehicle instead of a car for shopping trips - zooming round at up to 40mph near his home in Winsford, Cheshire, drawing astonished looks from fellow motorists and passers-by.
"Young and old alike are fascinated with it," said Stephen, a former Territorial Army soldier. "It really unites people.
"The tank's 30mm gun is deactivated and...the rubber tracks it has fitted to protect the road.
"But the tank's covered through a classic military vehicle insurance policy, it's taxed at £165 a year, it's MOT exempt and runs on unleaded fuel. But costs about £300 to fill the tank.
"...nothing quite like my tank which has a 4.2litre engine."
"The tank, which cost £500,000 brand new, was used in Kosovo which is quite different from its use nowadays," said Stephen, who is a road breakdown mechanic for a private firm.
"But I love it and it really brings people out in smiles. I get lots of thumbs up and people beeping at me.
"I take the tank to military shows to show it off, but I am more than happy when I'm in the street if people come over for a look or a sit inside.
"Kids love it. People never get a chance to touch a fast car like a Ferrari and the tank brings out the same thrill for people.
"One lad asked me the other day if I would take him and his girlfriend to the school prom in it...
if it gets kids interested in the military, that's great.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
TOPICS: Miscellaneous; Political Humor/Cartoons; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: army; military; recon; sabre; tank
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posted on
10/10/2006 10:25:30 PM PDT
by
george76
To: MadIvan
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posted on
10/10/2006 10:26:18 PM PDT
by
george76
(Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
To: SandRat
" Replacement for the Hummer ..."
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posted on
10/10/2006 10:28:02 PM PDT
by
george76
(Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
To: george76
Oh Daddy WANTS.
Cheers,
knewshound
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posted on
10/10/2006 10:28:36 PM PDT
by
knews_hound
(Driving Liberals nuts since 1975 !)
To: george76
Hmmm...bet he doesn't have any problems finding parking.
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posted on
10/10/2006 10:30:05 PM PDT
by
EternalVigilance
("We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created..." - Thomas Jefferson et al)
To: knews_hound
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posted on
10/10/2006 10:30:34 PM PDT
by
george76
(Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
To: george76
"Stephen had a military assault boat when I met him but he got rid of it. Then he said one day 'I want to buy a tank' and I said 'Ok, love, it's up to you.'
A real feel good story here.
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posted on
10/10/2006 10:30:56 PM PDT
by
kinoxi
To: george76
No arguments over who gets the parking space at the mall.
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posted on
10/10/2006 10:31:14 PM PDT
by
SandRat
(Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
To: vimto
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posted on
10/10/2006 10:31:53 PM PDT
by
george76
(Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
To: knews_hound
Would love to use on S. Cal freeways.
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posted on
10/10/2006 10:34:14 PM PDT
by
ncountylee
(Dead terrorists smell like victory)
To: knews_hound; george76; girlangler
Imagine pulling up to some weasel driving a Prius covered in AlGore/Greenpeace stickers. Some things would be too sweet!
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posted on
10/10/2006 10:35:06 PM PDT
by
proud_yank
(Socialism - An Answer In Search Of A Question For Over 100 Years)
To: ncountylee
It would help with road rage.
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posted on
10/10/2006 10:35:29 PM PDT
by
george76
(Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
To: george76
Classic WTF face on the guy in the car!
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posted on
10/10/2006 10:36:33 PM PDT
by
July 4th
(A vacant lot cancelled out my vote for Bush.)
To: SandRat
He can park anywhere he wants.
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posted on
10/10/2006 10:36:57 PM PDT
by
george76
(Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
To: EternalVigilance
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posted on
10/10/2006 10:37:29 PM PDT
by
george76
(Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
To: proud_yank
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posted on
10/10/2006 10:38:23 PM PDT
by
george76
(Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
To: mhking
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posted on
10/10/2006 10:40:00 PM PDT
by
Springman
(Can't FReep and listen to the radio at the same time.)
To: george76
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posted on
10/10/2006 10:41:06 PM PDT
by
killjoy
(Life sucks, wear a helmet.)
To: george76
Dude, I'm totally at the sorority car wash with that thing.
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posted on
10/10/2006 10:41:21 PM PDT
by
zencat
(The universe is not what it appears, nor is it something else.)
To: Springman
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posted on
10/10/2006 10:42:20 PM PDT
by
spokeshave
(The Democrat Party stands for open treason in a time of war.)
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