snowtracdave Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 Anybody interested in this one ? Saw the listing on eBay last night - Chieftan 8 years old been used in weapons testing trials £1,500,000 or best offer ! I would but .....well . Item number 200049396308 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 About £10,000 would be tops for that judging by the description. Tim (too) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirhc Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 £10,000 for a Chieftain with large holes in it? I'd say it was worth the price of one tonne of scrap multiplied by 56. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FV601 (R.I.P.) Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 £10,000 for a Chieftain with large holes in it? I'd say it was worth the price of one tonne of scrap multiplied by 56. Chris Make you 100% right there Chris One thing though, since when were Chieftains being built in 1998? Makes me wonder if it just might be a Challenger 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtistsRifles Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 Being an awkward so 7 so I sent this query through the eBay system: Is the price shown in the ad - £1,500,000.00 - correct??? 1.5 million quid seems a tad high for a Cheiftain thats a non-runner.... Running versions have gone for around £20,000 - whats so special about this one??? The answer came though tonight - very informative - NOT: Yes and no! First thought was some one is trying to extract the urine......... But the sellers been going over a year and has 100% feedback. Maybe he'll post some pic's and then those who know can tell what it really is. Even if it IS a Challenger 1 - it's still not worth a fraction of what he's asking...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirhc Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 Challenger 1's cost just over a million each when ordered in 1979. He won't sell it, he'll just end up paying loads of listing fees! Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtistsRifles Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 Chris - that million was for a pristine, working, new tank. The description reads: the tank was a test item and has had several Hell fire and other missiles fired at it. My cams broke and I will post picks later!!! The tank will not start as the engine bay took a direct hit, but could be easily repaired by experts This - to untutored eyes I admit - does not read like a pristine, working tank!! More like a range hulk - in which case would it be a Challenger 1??? Or has the seller got his wires crossed? :schocked: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joris Posted November 24, 2006 Share Posted November 24, 2006 "could be easily repaired by experts" that sounds like a good joke to me! :rofl: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick garner Posted November 24, 2006 Share Posted November 24, 2006 somehow i think that if a 120mm shell hit my tanks engine bay and completely blew it to pieces i could not easily repair it and nor could an expert! :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodge Deep Posted November 24, 2006 Share Posted November 24, 2006 Sounds like a scam t'me I very much doubt the pics will appear, or the tank for that matter. Christ, for 1.5 mil i'd forfeit my ebay id :-D :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joris Posted November 24, 2006 Share Posted November 24, 2006 Isn't it curios that he wants to sell a 1,5million pound tank but suddenly all his camera's went bust? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodge Deep Posted November 24, 2006 Share Posted November 24, 2006 Curious... but not surprising :evil: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowtracdave Posted November 24, 2006 Author Share Posted November 24, 2006 What ? Somebody dishonest trying to sell something they don't actually have ?? That couldn't possibly happen . Could it ? :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FV601 (R.I.P.) Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 I asked if I could see this as it was supposed to be local to me. Heres the reply I got. Response from crimestoppers---crimestoppers------------------------------------------------------- crimestoppers---crimestoppers (115) Positive feedback: 100% Member since: 29-Nov-05 Location: London,United Kingdom Registered on: http://www.ebay.co.uk Item: CHIEFTAIN TANK - LOW MILES, A4 ENGINE M3 TURRET M5 GUN (200049396308) This message was sent while the listing was active. crimestoppers---crimestoppers is the seller. ------------------------------------------------------- Hi Yes you can. However, as I have several people coming to see the tank already. I'm sorry that I cannot fit you on this time. One interested party has already seen the tank several times and lives locally to me and already has several military vehicles. Therefore, if the tank does not sell at the advertised price or close to it, I will give you first viewing. Thanks for the interest. Broken Camera and now a plethora of interest !!!! This bloke can sell my MV's anyday if he gets this price :? :? :? :eek: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joris Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 Mine too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest matt Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 I see his user id is "Crimestoppers" could it just be possible he's taking the p1ss :roll: Matt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtistsRifles Posted November 26, 2006 Share Posted November 26, 2006 See he's had 2 offfers thus far- both declined......... :-) Wonder how little they were for??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick W Posted November 26, 2006 Share Posted November 26, 2006 It is quite amusing reading his emails tho! :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtistsRifles Posted November 26, 2006 Share Posted November 26, 2006 It is quite amusing reading his emails tho! :-D Yeah - just read the latest ones: This tank still has the cobham aromour, I thin and this is why it's going to go at this price. "Cobham aromour" ??? ??? It smells of Cobham and this makes it worth 1.5 million ??? ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlienFTM Posted December 18, 2006 Share Posted December 18, 2006 somehow i think that if a 120mm shell hit my tanks engine bay and completely blew it to pieces i could not easily repair it and nor could an expert! :roll: I remember being told on my (76mm) Gunner Course how, during the recent Middle East war (must have been 1973) the Israelis had captured a lot of T62s - T62 being the then current Soviet MBT in Tank Regiments. They had offered one up the British Government who gladly accepted. The T62 was studied to death until everything about it was known, then they took it to a tank range to see how it stood up to a 120mm. I presume they fired at the front of the T62 since, as I subsequently learned, being an AFV Recognition instructor, we couldn't rely on non-frontal recognition features, because they'd always be coming towards us ... Anyway, one round down from a Chieftain and the T62 ... split in half. Big morale boost for the RAC: one hit, one kill, guaranteed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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