You've been tanked or a story of how one attorney overtanked the neighborhood
People in the US are quite spoiled, not that much can surprise them these days. Dogs having Halloween photo-shoots in funny suits on the pumpkin patch and drones with a ghost figure attached to them flying around to scare the crowd - they have it all. But boy, were they really prepared for a tank on the streets? Apparently, not.
One clearly rich (and doesn't that mean really great at his job) attorney from Houston decided that a car lately isn't enough for him and bought a real tank. And not just a tank. It was a perfectly restored and still functional M4 Sherman that he got from overseas.
That grandpa has a whole fighting history of going through Europe and defeating Nazis during WW2. If it were a soldier made of flesh its chest would probably be proudly filled with lots of medals. This one in particular landed at Normandy and was used in liberating Paris after which it was taken to Berlin to finish what it started.
Wouldn't it be great for a museum display to share its story with the masses, don't you think? It would look quite nice in a movie too (Remember Fast & Furious? They like to stuff their franchise with things like that). But no matter what we all say, soon this oldie is going to have a quiet retirement at its owner's ranch.
For now it's parked near the house of the lucky attorney right on the street and that is already getting on the nerves of some grumpy homeowners in the neighborhood. Even though the kids are thrilled to climb all around it, there are still more people who are concerned with safety and traffic. There's nothing they can do about it though. I'd pay to watch it being towed by services if it got a few tickets... An endless battle of a towing truck against an over 30 tons war machine.
Speaking of tanks, not long ago Rezvani Motors presented their newest fascinating creation simply named Tank. This SUV is packed with a powerful 6.4-liter 500hp V8 engine. Other highlights include Thermal night vision system and Head-Up display that shows speed, navigation, incoming calls, text messages, fuel level, calendar notifications, and speed limit on the current road right on the windshield. Maybe the attorney from Houston should have waited for this big bad boy instead, at least the neighbours wouldn't be so cross. And it would have been cheaper too - $600,000 against $178,000. But who counts!
That grandpa has a whole fighting history of going through Europe and defeating Nazis during WW2. If it were a soldier made of flesh its chest would probably be proudly filled with lots of medals. This one in particular landed at Normandy and was used in liberating Paris after which it was taken to Berlin to finish what it started.
Wouldn't it be great for a museum display to share its story with the masses, don't you think? It would look quite nice in a movie too (Remember Fast & Furious? They like to stuff their franchise with things like that). But no matter what we all say, soon this oldie is going to have a quiet retirement at its owner's ranch.
For now it's parked near the house of the lucky attorney right on the street and that is already getting on the nerves of some grumpy homeowners in the neighborhood. Even though the kids are thrilled to climb all around it, there are still more people who are concerned with safety and traffic. There's nothing they can do about it though. I'd pay to watch it being towed by services if it got a few tickets... An endless battle of a towing truck against an over 30 tons war machine.
Speaking of tanks, not long ago Rezvani Motors presented their newest fascinating creation simply named Tank. This SUV is packed with a powerful 6.4-liter 500hp V8 engine. Other highlights include Thermal night vision system and Head-Up display that shows speed, navigation, incoming calls, text messages, fuel level, calendar notifications, and speed limit on the current road right on the windshield. Maybe the attorney from Houston should have waited for this big bad boy instead, at least the neighbours wouldn't be so cross. And it would have been cheaper too - $600,000 against $178,000. But who counts!
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