Re: T-34s for sale [TANKS]

[Steve Edwards <sedwards-at-awger.net>]

Rick v100 wrote:

>The problem is not pruchasing the equipment its
>getting it out of the country that is the problem.
>Many people have bought vehicles sight unseen only to
>have them and there money lost when the government
>seizes them at the border for failing to aquire the
>required "permits" 
>  
>

I imagine more than one person's been "got" by such a got'cha... but I 
expect it's a lot easier now than it used to be, and it couldn't be any 
more difficult than bringing in MiG-15s, -17s, -19s, and -21s ("...you 
wanna import a jet that carries missiles and can outrun an F-16? uh... 
hmmm... okay.").

I know a gentleman down in Texas that imports L-29s and L-39s (and who 
knows what else). Were I truly interested, I'd give him a call before I 
called the Russians.

>There are several T34's available in the US for sale
>but the problem becomes transport, storage,
>maintenance and operating costs. 
>

.... which is why I'm not truly interested. For the money, I'd rather 
have something slightly smaller and a lot lighter, that didn't require 
special  permits and a monster rig to move. Guess I'll have to build one 
myself, eh?  ;-)

>Along a similar vein, East Coast Military Vehicle
>Rally this weekend at Ripken Stadium. 
>  
>

Is that this weekend? I should call my friend Bob and ask if he's 
bringing his trucks (Deuce and a pair of 1.5 ton).

BTW, most of the links at that site are broken... just click the link 
and, after it fails to load, delete the "..%5Cecr%5C" from the filename.

    - Steve "I wonder if they have any Yak-9s?" Edwards