Real Men Own A Tank. But Does It Get You Laid?

Going to Barrett-Jackson to buy a classic car is for sissies, says the Wall Street Journal. Real men collect tanks. Not Hummers. Tanks. The number of private tank collectors in the U.S. is estimated to be between several hundred and 1,000. It's a growing hobby, says the paper. They have everything in their at-home armory, from WW2 Shermans to more recent vintage 1966 MY British Chieftain tanks. Parts and MPG? Don't ask: "A set of rubber tracks for a Chaffee goes for about $6,000. A Chieftain gets about 250 miles on 200 gallons of diesel. Mechanics say vintage tanks require an hour or more of maintenance for every hour of operation. A turret-to-tracks restoration can require 2,000 man-hours or more of labor, at $50 or more an hour. That's not including the cost of hard-to-find tank parts." As for the chick magnet: Tank collectors usually get a divorce, says the WSJ. from The Truth About Cars http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com

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