"Saw a T-34 and German Tank on I-75 north of Knoxville, TN" Topic

I was returning from Florida with the family and the tanks were on commercial carriers (I Think??). They were headed south on I-75 north of Knoxville, TN around 5pm Tuesday. At first I thought it was a Persian Gulf Bradley with side armor. Then I realized it was a German tank probably a Panzer IV with turret and hull schurzen. Could have been a Panzer III it was painted a lite tan. You have to remember I was going 75 mph one way and they were going about the same the other way. Behind it on another carrier was a T-34. Wonder if anyone had some idea what was going on?

I know they took some armor away from Ft. Knox and the Patton Museum to Ft. Benning, GA. But I thought that this was complete.

Maybe there is a reenactment going on down there somewhere.
A friend of mine was in a reenactment a few weeks ago and there was an actual 8-Rad German Armored Car, plus various other vehicles there.

I saw this on I-40 in Asheville NC.

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Isn't the armor museum moving to ft Benning?

Someone needs to tell them to cut it out: the war's been over for ages.

> Isn't the armor museum moving to ft Benning?

That was a few years ago, hopefully the stuff had been moved there already.

That would have been the wrong way. To get to georgia from Tenn, they would head south! LOL!

Wonder where they are heading ? What other military museums are around ?

It's a plot. Duck and cover.

Today's the day for strange road finds

Today I was driving to work heading north when what is coming up towards me in the other lane is the Batmobile (looked like the original) heading south

The Missus – who is the ultimate gearhead – explained it to me – turns out there is an eccentric millionaire just north of here with a huge car collection including a replica of the Batmobile

> Batmobile (looked like the original)

You mean the one from the 30s/40s? (just kidding). Roughly 20 years ago I was driving down the NJ Parkway and passed by the car as well. In MN I drove by the Oscar Meyer Wiener mobile (alas – it was not the large one)

There used to be an M8 Greyhound in Va Beach.
I saw an M2 Bradley on a transporter near Ft Hood in March.

I passed a convoy of 6 LAV's headed south from Quantico, probably headed to Fort AP Hill today on my way hone from work.

Oakridge has a festival this weekend with a WWII reenactment so that's a probable destination.

The Patton Museum's armor collection was moved just over a year ago to Ft. Benning. They hauled all of the equipment down the interstates, it took them two trips to move everything. The last I heard was that all of the equipment was sitting in a storage lot, exposed to the elements, a pity for some of the restored vehicles.
Last thing I saw on the interstate was a flatbed carrying an M88, going south on I-65. I figured it was headed to Anniston for rebuild (if they still do that there.)

I bought them on ebay. I hope the driver doesn't leave them on the porch if I'm not home.

I don't like the sound of this, call out the National Guard!

"It's a plot. Duck and cover."

Hello???

Gang;

There are a couple of running Pz IIIs out there that could be re-enacting – I am not aware of any Pz IVs. I certainly "played" with a Hetzer, a 222 and a 251 at events. Anyone that thinks those light armour things are not downright scary when you only have a rifle with 30-06 AP ammo and hand grenades is just wrong!

Mark

We are stockpiling the redoubt in the east Tennessee mountains. The Oak Ridge show is just a cover. But don't tell anyone.

Didn't mean to take your name in vain, DuckanCover.

A T34, a MK IV and a Pershing walk into a bar…

A photo of the T34 in Tenn was recently posted by a local State Senator who is a retired General on Facebook. A real nice clear photo.