Guest shadetree77 Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 Another AMAZING day volunteering at the Buick Gallery! Today, I crawled down into the belly of a Buick Hellcat tank from WWII and worked on the batteries. I also took a little break while I was in there and played with the controls. What boy hasn't dreamed of playing with a tank?? Little snug in there for a "boy" my size! I can't believe that there was a 3 man crew inside that turret during the war. Two drivers up front as well. They must have recruited short, skinny guys for the tank crew. Lol. Just sitting in that seat, touching those controls, looking out that scope, and being surrounded by all that heavy, man-made steel was awe inspiring. I can't even imagine the courage it took for those soldiers to roll out on the battle field in that beast. I have much, much respect for those guys!<iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/qh2gIXPet0E" allowfullscreen="" width="560" frameborder="0" height="315"></iframe><iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/M0O6g3msLzc" allowfullscreen="" width="560" frameborder="0" height="315"></iframe> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Schramm Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 Neat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Shaw Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 Very cool indeed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RivNut Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 Robert,You know that some day you'll awaken from this dream world in which you live and have to come back to reality. Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
91vert Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 That seat almost looks like one off an old Harley.Not built for comfort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thriller Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 Way cool. Kid in a candy store comes to mind. My my nephew had posted on Facebook a while back about wanting a Hellcat and I responded that it was cool that he wanted a Buick built M-18 tank destroyer and commended him on upgrading on the Mopars that his uncles on the other side have corrupted him to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Roth Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 Wow ! What a great opportunity - thanks for your efforts, and thanks for filling us in on your experience Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Schramm Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 (edited) On the Hellcat discussion, the new Chrysler Charger & Challenger 707 horsepower cars with the high performance HEMI engines are called hellcats. Edited January 25, 2015 by Larry Schramm (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Bruce aka First Born Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 Robert,You know that some day you'll awaken from this dream world in which you live and have to come back to reality. Ed I like that, Ed Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandy Dave Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Robert. Don't blow the museum apart, or run holes though the walls. Dandy Dave! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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