tanks vs phonebooks

[rizzo]

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8KYL53ZKU8&feature=player_embedded#[/media]

 

[hippiedude]

I saw that one .........Awsome armored collection and awsome mith ...... Tim

 

[srodocker]

holy cow...i want that garage

 

[kurtkds]

That was a cool episode to watch. I'd love to have the garage and the collection...

 

[73m819]

the guy that owned ALL THAT died not to long ago. at the 99 mvpa convention thay had 4 hour tours, 4 hours bearly gets you though the shop, let along to see the restored stuff, THEN there is the UNRESTORED stuff, i would say from what i saw on the tour, it would take a good WEEK to see everything. i guess you couold do it in 2 days just walking and looking, laying hands on and talking , climbing in and on, under,, would be a week. you have no idea of the rush you feel when you first lay eyes on , all you can do is saw WOWWWWWWWWWWWW

 

[B3.3T]

Jacques Littlefield passed away just last January, not in 99. He was an awesome gentleman and a true credit to our hobby. Its a good example of what a Billionaire can do.

 

[73m819]

"the guy that owned ALL THAT died not to long ago" i know, it could be confusing as i ran TWO thoughts into one , sorry about that
i was talking about the 99 mvpa convention and the littlefields tour in 99

 

[airbornebandsman]

That was awesome.

 

[PorscheTech911]

That collection has been on TV before. I think the History Channel did a good walk through of the place. The reason I became a heavy diesel mechanic was to work on that kinda stuff. It's a shame Littlefield past away, he was a inspiration and goes to show not all rich folks are hard to relate to. I would love to see his collection in person. Thanks for posting this video, I must have missed this episode.

 

[tractor]

I have been to the collection twice. They just lost the restoration building to the family and are still in the 4 other buildings plus have the barn full that has less then 2 inches between each vehicle. The family is half way supporting the museum but are half way kicking the museum away.

 

[Garandfan]

That guy Jacques was on Tank Overhaul a couple of times...Had over 200 tanks....Priceless collection. (sigh) There's another sad story like Jaques.. A museum owner in Hubbard, Ohio passed away and a guy from Florida bought the collection for 5 million...Was worth way more than that. Friends from Ohio Ordinance put their Garand collection together-one rifle for evey month of WWII... They did alot of work with Camp Perry to get matching lot numbers and correct parts, or they fabricated the correct parts...(SIGH)

 

[sdkfz]

i talked to him on many occasions and had sent me a personal invite to see his collection,heck of a nice guy, he will be missed

 

[B3.3T]

you mean Ohio Ordnance?