Wheatcroft collection acquisition of prototype german SPG from Duxford IWM

I do not know the full history of the vehicle in question, but are you sure it was owned by IWM Duxford, a number of the vehicles displayed in the land warfare hall where/are owned by private individuals, and only loaned to the museum.

E.g. The Pz 4 Ausf. D that was displayed , was sold by its owner to the Australian artillery and armour museum and is currently being restored by C&C military.

I do not know the full history of the vehicle in question, but are you sure it was owned by IWM Duxford, a number of the vehicles displayed in the land warfare hall where/are owned by private individuals, and only loaned to the museum.

E.g. The Pz 4 Ausf. D that was displayed , was sold by its owner to the Australian artillery and armour museum and is currently being restored by C&C military.

My source of information comes from the following website http://preservedtanks.com/Profile.aspx?UniqueID=191&Select=4 as well as bits of i have read elsewhere. Which if you can read stated the tank was initially sat outside Gamecock barracks until being taken to the Imperial War Museum in London, and subsequently to Duxford (Then Wheatcroft)

I don't know how reliable said website is mind you, but this seem to be the only one that provides information as to where it has been. I am hoping some user on here could shed some light as to why the tank ended up in private collectors hands when it seemingly had never been so in the past.