What is it?
Aug 8, 2013 17:52:45 #
We live in one of the Antique Centers of Pa. This old relic has been sitting out in all kinds of weather for years. Any ideas? Thanks. One person I know seems to think it is a German WWII era armored vehicle of some sort??
Aug 8, 2013 17:56:55 #
BillH wrote:
We live in one of the Antique Centers of Pa. This old relic has been sitting out in all kinds of weather for years. Any ideas? Thanks. One person I know seems to think it is a German WWII era armored vehicle of some sort??
It may be one of the early polar exploration Sno-Cat vehicles.
Aug 8, 2013 17:58:36 #
Aug 8, 2013 18:00:42 #
That's awesome! Looks like something from Mad Maxx. I live in western PA, and we got a lot of crap sitting around here, too.
Aug 8, 2013 18:08:43 #
BillH wrote:
That was the old armored car jerryc41 used to carry his money to the bank. He has the newer model now.We live in one of the Antique Centers of Pa. This old relic has been sitting out in all kinds of weather for years. Any ideas? Thanks. One person I know seems to think it is a German WWII era armored vehicle of some sort??
Aug 8, 2013 18:28:07 #
It is probably someone's toy, but it does look similar to a Whippet-Tank http://www.fiddlersgreen.net/models/vehicles/Whippet-Tank.html
Aug 8, 2013 18:36:31 #
Definitely NOT WW II era. Look at the tracks, they are rubber belts with cleats mounted ala SnowCat tracks. This appears to someones home-built contraption on a SnowCat frame. The exhaust indicates a larger diesel power source. Perhaps it was never fully completed because the chassis wasn't heavy enough to support all that iron plating and it wouldn't move under its own power so it just sits near where it was constructed.
Aug 8, 2013 19:08:12 #
It is hard to tell MT. It could be something that was retro fitted with those tracks??? Just thought it was interesting and someone might get a kick out of it
Aug 8, 2013 19:12:02 #
Bill MN wrote:
That was the old armored car jerryc41 used to carry his money to the bank. He has the newer model now.
excellent!
Aug 8, 2013 19:40:11 #
what does other end look like?
early day version of one these..
http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/region/custom-armored-vehicle-aided-pennsylvania-police-in-latrobe-standoff-697258/
early day version of one these..
http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/region/custom-armored-vehicle-aided-pennsylvania-police-in-latrobe-standoff-697258/
Aug 8, 2013 22:13:25 #
Aug 8, 2013 22:17:06 #
BillH wrote:
Back end of the beast
Homemade and oh so cool! I'm thinking big mud tires and a trip to the local 7-11 mid-day.
Aug 9, 2013 00:34:17 #
BillH wrote:
We live in one of the Antique Centers of Pa. This old relic has been sitting out in all kinds of weather for years. Any ideas? Thanks. One person I know seems to think it is a German WWII era armored vehicle of some sort??
It's a battle tank from Star Wars!
Aug 9, 2013 02:13:46 #
Nice shots bill...whatever it is I wouldn't like it running over my Toes!!!
Aug 9, 2013 06:14:12 #
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