 20thmaine  | 24 May 2013 6:43 a.m. PST |
It just makes me go "aaaaaaaaaarrrrghhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Perhaps it's just me.
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| Texas Jack | 24 May 2013 6:53 a.m. PST |
Itīs kind of like the article on the HMS Caroline, the last WWI battleship in existence. And then there was that great article about the famous German blimp, Hindenburg.  Still, 5,000 pounds isnīt a bad price! |
| 20thmaine | 24 May 2013 6:55 a.m. PST |
What makes it even worse is – it's just a replica. |
| zoneofcontrol | 24 May 2013 7:24 a.m. PST |
Wow, I thought "journalism" here in the states had gotten bad. |
| GarrisonMiniatures | 24 May 2013 7:30 a.m. PST |
To get so much right and STILL call it a tank…… The auction auction Which did get it right. Though offhand never heard of hem called 'Helgas' before. |
| 20thmaine | 24 May 2013 7:39 a.m. PST |
There was a heck of a hint in the story : "describes the vehicle as…built on a 110 Land Rover chassis" It's a fun piece of logic – "This is a Land Rover with a funny superstructure. A land Rover is a car. So this is a……tank." |
 Parzival | 24 May 2013 8:43 a.m. PST |
It's just a bit of sensationalism. It has an apparent "turret" structure on top with a "big" gun barrel sticking out of it and it's covered in armor, so your average non-military non-history buff will look at it and say, "that's a tank," even though it's not technically a tank. Frankly, it's harmless as a piece of journalism. And it could have been worse they could have called it a Tiger. |
| 138SquadronRAF | 24 May 2013 9:08 a.m. PST |
Wow, I thought "journalism" here in the states had gotten bad. Sorry old boy, we British don't call the paper "The Daily Fail" for nothing….. BTW In the 1930's it was nicknamed "The Daily Heil" – it's politics have not changed much in the past 80 years… |
| stenicplus | 24 May 2013 2:35 p.m. PST |
Gotta love that Leicestershire police ebay id does exactly what it says on the tin! First thought would always be "yeah,right!" |
| 14Bore | 24 May 2013 3:15 p.m. PST |
Journalists will do anything to sell a story. |
| Patrick R | 24 May 2013 4:50 p.m. PST |
Somebody expected factual reporting rather than a massively slanted attempt at an opinion piece ? I do love the way they use the word nazi in such a fetishistic manner. |
| SECURITY MINISTER CRITTER | 24 May 2013 5:51 p.m. PST |
You have to admit it looks nice though. |
| Guinny | 25 May 2013 3:18 a.m. PST |
I don't understand why this is news now. It also appeared in a local (Nottingham) newspaper yesterday, when he vehicle itself was actually sold in January. I posted it on my FB page while the auction was active, suggesting that maybe I should have a company car… I was also told at the time that it belonged to some from a reenactment group that wasn't likely to need it for the next 13 years or so… |
| Cerdic | 25 May 2013 3:14 p.m. PST |
The name 'Helga' comes from the sitcom "Allo Allo". Lieutenant Gruber called his 'little tank' Helga which was actually one of these. I don't know how someone got confused and thought it was a generic name for them though! |
| Ditto Tango 2 3 | 25 May 2013 9:45 p.m. PST |
One of the commenters informs us that It's a WWII British Scout Car with mounted gun turret, used towards the end of the war
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| GeoffQRF | 04 Jun 2013 6:25 a.m. PST |
What is more interesting is to go to the Ebay auction and see what the seller (Leics Police) also has on offer, including DVDs, bikes, golf clubs and a few toy soldiers… Careful though, they do have some negative feedback… :-) |
| Last Hussar | 06 Jun 2013 3:36 p.m. PST |
Given there is actually no such thing as a 'tank', why not? It is merely a nickname from the cover story. What is a 'tank'? It comes to something when I play devil's advocate for "The Daily Mail (the paper that supported Hitler" |
| CooperSteveOnTheLaptop | 07 Jun 2013 1:14 a.m. PST |
It comes with a 'canon' too. For the WII vehicle nut's spiritual needs? |
