GazzaS Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 Hi everyone, Today my club had our monthly meeting at Tankride in beautiful Tamborine Queensland. They have quite a few runners including Centurion Tanks, armored cars, and APCs as well as some great display stuff like a BMW with a sidecar. But I only took a few pictures. I got somebody to take one of me so that you all won't think I look like Dr. Strangelove: This tank was damaged in combat in Vietnam and deemed not repairable. So, they took of the remains of the upper bits and turned it into a training vehicle. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber_County Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 Gaz, that looks like fun......... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackster Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 Having read Ken Tout's memoirs of a Sherman crew in WW2 after D-Day, I would love to clamber around inside one, get an actual feel for the confines. Cheers Kev 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 So cool, wish we had stuff like that around here...... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 Yeah, more toys for everyone , good for you Gas and thanks for sharing. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaS Posted April 6, 2019 Author Share Posted April 6, 2019 7 hours ago, Jackster said: Having read Ken Tout's memoirs of a Sherman crew in WW2 after D-Day, I would love to clamber around inside one, get an actual feel for the confines. Cheers Kev Kev, If you're over 5'8" you'd find it hard going. At 6'3" there was no place I could stand up, and the driver's compartment was totally too small for me. Gaz 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaS Posted April 6, 2019 Author Share Posted April 6, 2019 6 hours ago, Jeff said: So cool, wish we had stuff like that around here...... Jeff, I didn't know that it was near me until 5 weeks ago. It was only 25 minutes drive. When I lived in the US, the only military gear I got to climb on was the Sherman tank outside the Grayling Michigan VFW Hall. Gaz 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 Gaz, I bet you were gobsmacked to find it so close to you............... what a find ! I'm afraid if we had anything lie that close to us, I'd be hanging around there like a bad smell........... ................how much fun can a guy have eh?? That would be a blast..................... no pun intended.... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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