so i saw a tank driving down my neighbourhood street

tank the guys owns this and a small scout car. the tank is new this year. it is street legal.

I guess he is ready for the zombies

If I lived up north, I'd get one. Beats shopping for snow tires.

I guess emissions and safety inspections aren't a problem with one of those. "Just pull up here on the rollers, uhh, never mind."

that is how we are dealing with swine flu.

Apparently they are also easy to license in England.

Years ago I saw a cop car chasing a WW II era half track through a neighborhood in Irmo, SC. I quess they didn't think too much of it.

APC, not a tank ;)

spitfirebill wrote: Apparently they are also easy to license in England. Years ago I saw a cop car chasing a WW II era half track through a neighborhood in Irmo, SC. I quess they didn't think too much of it.

Huh??? I grew up in Columbia, never heard about that. Not that I doubt it for a moment; the Irmese are known for being a bubble or two off plumb. Any place which worships okra has to be a little nutty.

A guy in the Ottawa Valley Land Rover Club has a Ferret, legally licensed. He got in the news for driving it on to Parliament Hill. Legally, but it caused a bit of a fuss for some reason. Can't understand it.

Jensenman wrote:

spitfirebill wrote: Apparently they are also easy to license in England. Years ago I saw a cop car chasing a WW II era half track through a neighborhood in Irmo, SC. I quess they didn't think too much of it.

Huh??? I grew up in Columbia, never heard about that. Not that I doubt it for a moment; the Irmese are known for being a bubble or two off plumb. Any place which worships okra has to be a little nutty.

This would have been spring 1986ish. In one of the Friarsgate neighborhoods I think.

I saw a M1 Abrams driving in the middle of a convoy of 2-1/2 ton trucks and hmmvs(sp?). And when I say driving I mean, driving. the turret was pointing backwards and a guy was sticking out the top. It must have had rubber pad inserts on the tracks because it didnt leave any marks on the highway.

RossD wrote: I saw a M1 Abrams driving in the middle of a convoy of 2-1/2 ton trucks and hmmvs(sp?). And when I say driving I mean, driving. the turret was pointing backwards and a guy was sticking out the top. It must have had rubber pad inserts on the tracks because it didnt leave any marks on the highway.

I've seen that once myself.

I wonder how those look making an emergency stop at interstate speeds?

I totally want to see someone auto-x one of those things. That would be awesome.

I take that back. I want to autocross one of those things!

spitfirebill wrote:

Jensenman wrote:

spitfirebill wrote: Apparently they are also easy to license in England. Years ago I saw a cop car chasing a WW II era half track through a neighborhood in Irmo, SC. I quess they didn't think too much of it.

Huh??? I grew up in Columbia, never heard about that. Not that I doubt it for a moment; the Irmese are known for being a bubble or two off plumb. Any place which worships okra has to be a little nutty.

This would have been spring 1986ish. In one of the Friarsgate neighborhoods I think.

Wonder if it was one of the Mungo clan? They are the only ones nutty enough and rich enough to do something like that and get away with it.

Keith wrote: A guy in the Ottawa Valley Land Rover Club has a Ferret, legally licensed. He got in the news for driving it on to Parliament Hill. Legally, but it caused a bit of a fuss for some reason. Can't understand it.

that is what his other vehicle looks like. i thought it was called a ferret but was not sure until you posted the picture.

Tifosi2k2 wrote: I want this: Paintball Panzer Tank Michigan student built a 1/2 scale Panzer tank and outfitted it for paintball.

Me too. That would make my paintball games 10x awesomer!

Wow, I'm in love.

I dunno, he's not that cute.

RossD wrote: I saw a M1 Abrams driving in the middle of a convoy of 2-1/2 ton trucks and hmmWvs... It must have had rubber pad inserts on the tracks because it didnt leave any marks on the highway...

They're called "track pads", they're rubber, and their sole existence is so tanks and other tracked vehicles can roll down the highway (or autobahn- lots o' fun) or in the parking area and not tear up the road. Without trackpads, they tear up concrete quickly, and eat asphalt for lunch.

Xceler8x wrote: I've seen that once myself. I wonder how those look making an emergency stop at interstate speeds?

68 tons at 50 mph+ on little hard rubber disks? Hold on to your shorts!

Car and Driver "road tested" an Abrams a few years ago. Granted, they were running it in the desert, on normal tanks, but John Philips said the stopping distance from top speed was ridiculously short. Not sure why....

I seem to remember stopping my 1064A3 (113 APC varient) rather quick, and drifting a track and power sliding them is fun.

I'll bet noone dares to cut him off in traffic.

See you'd think that, try I5 at 930pm with a 20+ ton stryker. Idiots I tell you are everywhere.

psteav wrote: Car and Driver "road tested" an Abrams a few years ago. Granted, they were running it in the desert, on normal tanks, but John Philips said the stopping distance from top speed was ridiculously short. Not sure why....

WHOLE lot of contact patch, the weight is going to be more to the rear...

http://www.caranddriver.com/layout/set/email_popup/reviews/hot_lists/high_performance/off_roaders_boulder_bashers/m1a1_abrams_main_battle_tank_feature/(page)/1

I've seen ones with nose heavy gear (blades etc) practically do a stoppie on a quick stop.

Ever see an 80 ton M1 do a panic stop? With that much rubber blocking on the tracks, it'll go from 35 mph to 0 in about 40 feet. Yes. All 80 tons of it. Biggest black skid marks, ever.