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Tank collector shocked to find £2million gold bullion {trunc}
The Sun, UK ^
| April 10, 2017
| Tess de la Mare and Rob Perkins
Posted on 04/10/2017 4:24:25 PM PDT by Neil E. Wright
Full Title: Tank collector shocked to find £2million gold bullion hidden in the fuel compartment of his £30,000 vehicle
A TANK fanatic got a new model in a £30,000 trade-in and found more than £2million of gold bullion hidden in the fuel tank.
Nick Mead, 55, discovered the five gold bars in the Russian T54/69 while restoring it to add to his collection of 150 military vehicles.
He and mechanic Todd Chamberlain were filming themselves prising open the diesel tank in case they found munitions and needed to show it to bomb disposal crews.
Instead, they pulled out the bars, weighing up to 12lb 5kg apiece.
Todd, 50, said a quick calculation suggested they were worth in excess of £2million.
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: gold; tank; warcrime; windfall
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Talk about a windfall!
To: Neil E. Wright
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04/10/2017 4:26:17 PM PDT
by
Paladin2
To: Neil E. Wright
Bet they’re wishing the cameras hadn’t been there.
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04/10/2017 4:26:21 PM PDT
by
Balding_Eagle
( The Great Wall of Trump ---- 100% sealing of the border. Coming soon.)
To: Neil E. Wright
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posted on
04/10/2017 4:26:31 PM PDT
by
Sasparilla
( I'm Not tired of Winning)
To: Neil E. Wright
To: Neil E. Wright
That’s right......that’s where I left that gold.
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posted on
04/10/2017 4:27:44 PM PDT
by
blueunicorn6
("A crack shot and a good dancer")
To: Neil E. Wright
I am guessing they will lose most of it to taxes.
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posted on
04/10/2017 4:27:45 PM PDT
by
Clutch Martin
(Hot sauce aside, every culture has its pancake, just as every culture has its noodle.)
To: Sasparilla
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posted on
04/10/2017 4:28:08 PM PDT
by
SaveFerris
(Hebrews 13:2 Do not forget to entertain strangers, for ... some have unwittingly entertained angels)
To: Neil E. Wright
What’s the option code for gold in the fuel tank?
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posted on
04/10/2017 4:31:09 PM PDT
by
blueunicorn6
("A crack shot and a good dancer")
To: Neil E. Wright
Hello, Peggy? This is Ivan Forgetski. I can't remember where I parked my tank!
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posted on
04/10/2017 4:31:41 PM PDT
by
SaveFerris
(Hebrews 13:2 Do not forget to entertain strangers, for ... some have unwittingly entertained angels)
To: Neil E. Wright
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posted on
04/10/2017 4:35:19 PM PDT
by
Jim Robinson
(Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God!)
To: Neil E. Wright
![](http://static.rogerebert.com/uploads/movie/movie_poster/three-kings-1999/large_uB9Kl71W50q5KwM6d06ho6sNuq1.jpg)
It was VERY loosely based on a true Gulf War story, but the guys weren't SF, they were line grunts on a run-of-the mill patrol.
They found something like $1 billion in cash --MORE.
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04/10/2017 4:35:33 PM PDT
by
gaijin
To: Neil E. Wright
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posted on
04/10/2017 4:41:18 PM PDT
by
Jeff Chandler
(Everywhere is freaks and hairies Dykes and fairies Tell me where is sanity?)
To: Neil E. Wright
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posted on
04/10/2017 4:42:56 PM PDT
by
Farmer Dean
("Do you want me to shoot,I'm rested.")
To: Neil E. Wright
I’m sure the Brit govt will pull out some act that denies these guys even a finder’s fee. They will confiscate it all. Then the EU govt will claim it’s theirs.
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04/10/2017 4:49:16 PM PDT
by
Seruzawa
(I keel you Vorga feelthy.)
To: Neil E. Wright
Why did they tell anyone??
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posted on
04/10/2017 4:50:15 PM PDT
by
lurk
(TEat)
To: Jeff Chandler
One of my favorites. Of anything with Eastwood ranks high up on my list.
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posted on
04/10/2017 4:50:38 PM PDT
by
arrogantsob
(Check out "CHAOS AND MAYHEM" at Amazon.com.)
To: Neil E. Wright
I worked with some guys whose job it was to cannibalize old govt reconnaissance gear from the Vietnam War. They pulled the drawer open on a light table and found an M60 machine gun. Apparently someone sent it hoping he could collect it later in the States. Quite the surprise.
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04/10/2017 4:54:54 PM PDT
by
Seruzawa
(I keel you Vorga feelthy.)
To: Sasparilla
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posted on
04/10/2017 4:57:47 PM PDT
by
Hugin
(Conservatism without Nationalism is a fraud.)
To: Seruzawa
"Im sure the Brit govt will pull out some act ..."
Probably The Treasure Act of 1996 covers their find. This specific designation of what "treasure" is: "Objects substantially made from gold or silver but are less than 300 years old, that have been deliberately hidden with the intention of recovery and whose owners or heirs are unknown."
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04/10/2017 5:03:16 PM PDT
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mass55th
(Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway...John Wayne)
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