"Drive a tank for Christmas" Topic

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79thPA	22 Nov 2022 12:18 p.m. PST
This would make a great present for the upcoming holidays! Ask all of your family to pitch in! link
cavcrazy	22 Nov 2022 1:16 p.m. PST
That museum is about an hour from my house. If I had that kind of disposable income, I might consider going for a drive. The WW2 reenactment they do there is amazing as well.
Ed Mohrmann	22 Nov 2022 2:05 p.m. PST
The American Armor Foundation Museum (Danville, Virginia) offers Turret rides for far less money. Not as exciting, for sure, as the driving experience but lots cheaper.
HMS Exeter	22 Nov 2022 3:15 p.m. PST
A friend of mine used to volunteer at the Aberdeen Proving Ground Museum. He got to drive an M3 halftrack that had to be moved for a public event. That grin of his lasted for like 3 weeks.
epturner	22 Nov 2022 5:56 p.m. PST
Not far from my parents' place in Chelmsford. Might pay a visit next time I'm up. Going to have to pass on the "driving experience" though. Little too pricey for me. Eric
Shagnasty	23 Nov 2022 9:50 a.m. PST
Hey, it is only the cost of a dozen good cigars or a couple of bottles of single malt. Disposable items are for the moment and good memories.
dmebust	23 Nov 2022 4:21 p.m. PST
It is within my budget! Dang just on the other side of the country, that raises the cost a bit too high.
Sergeant Paper	24 Nov 2022 9:54 a.m. PST
I don't know how much dosh you have, Shagnasty, but I wouldn't pay $750.00 USD for a bottle of single malt either… "Tank driving programs on the M4 Sherman are a donation of $1,495.00 USD per driving participant aboard the tank for a one hour training experience that includes ground instruction, startup, driving instruction with our instructor, and YOU drive the M4 Sherman for 20 minutes on our tank driving grounds at the American Heritage Museum."
deadhead	08 Dec 2022 12:21 p.m. PST
Not so sure this an M4A3 with that glacis plate and direct vision hatches for the driver and assistant. Hard to imagine a modern driver, used to our contemporary advanced gearbox systems, could master this in an hour. The cost may just reflect the damage that could be done to the clutch, by a novice! This is the kind of thing that would be bought by a group, as a gift for someone on a special occasion. The equivalent here is back seat in a Spitfire (now that obviously costs)

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