T55 Tank delivery

[gammarotor]

So Mister neighborhood commitee chairperson, I still can't paint the house that shade of blue you ruled on?

[kalinga01]

where did you get this and how much did it cost? and what model of T 55 is this?

[bluemoondiadochi]

wish i could get one!

it'll come in handy in case of some war again....

[nedeljko031]

Yugoslavian T55....we craped most of them xD Others were sold...230 converted to Munja....

[LJFHutch]

I ...... want one :O Any weapons operational or do they need to be disabled to be legal? (I'm thinking probably the latter XD)

[cammander263]

@LJFHutch you can have a tank just as long as the main gun is demilitarised ( not operational)

[almadaa11]

no driving license for this thing ?

[PorscheTech911]

There is a website for the special branch that sells the vehicles. Tanks and such come across occasionally. I'll send it to you in a private message as I don't need a bunch of competition

[PorscheTech911]

Please post more videos Blue, I'm getting my import license to import two of these same units from Poland next year for personal fun use.

Your right about needing to ask, if you need to, you won't understand ;)

[blueleadermark]

Where are you located? Requirements for importation vary widely between jurisdictions. Is there a website where you have seen vehicles for sale in Poland? I am looking for additional vehicles and parts myself. Where do you get in contact with the special branch of the Polish military that sells equipment?

[cammander263]

@blueleadermark you can find parts , but last i heard is few countries use the t-55 but the t-55's they use has been modified to keep up with the 3rd generation of M-60a3 pattons , the t-55am2 has parts that can probably be used on a reg t-55, i like the t-55 but they have a rip off price for the tank

[cammander263]

@blueleadermark were did you buy this t-55 at anyways?

i know you can find them in europe, theres 1 place in the US that buys them

[PorscheTech911]

Man I know this video has been around a while, but I wanted to say if anyone is seriously interested you can purchase these vehicles directly from the Polish military in the same condition as blueleadermark for about 15k-20k. There is a special branch to buy them from. It's not to difficult to do here in the USA.

[dmejz]

awesome

[tojzisk]

that is an yougoslav t-55 i know i live in serbia i was in theyr army that is a gooooooood tank my friend :) ;) Good Video

[tw1nk3rs]

So where can I get one of these at?

[jregley]

You *OWN* a T-55? Very impressive. How much did it run you?

Who sold this to you? I know very old mothballed Soviet-era arms are all over (and Wiki had that the Russia alone produced over 100,000 T-55s).

Cyrillic controls are a little hard to read, eh? =) Wonder what the inside looked like (I can read Russian.) Bet it was fascinating.

Just as a laugh, reminded me of Walter in Big Lebowski-

"That was Nam... wasn't an Abrams against Iraqis trying to find Reverse in an old Soviet tank."

[tyke098]

is the main gun of that T-55 still operational just asking ^_^

[asianiinvasion]

people dont realize how expensive even little old T55's are...let alone a T72.

[elveezultra]

@asianiinvasion

30 k$ t55 at polsh allegro only board without turret

[asianiinvasion]

@elveezultra and an RPG-18 to take it out costs $15

[elveezultra]

@asianiinvasion

i dont claim its cheap ;) use google translator - russian cyrylica is good translated there

i waiting 4 another vids, goodluck ;)

[asianiinvasion]

About 40,000 euros my friend

[Bullzeye95]

$62,000 for a T-55? Not bad. Be more fun to have a BMP or BDRM. They might be narrow enough to make road legal.

[NaPalm625]

really? i might save enough for one of these to compete with my neighbors muscle cars.

[ToonandBBfan]

roughly how much would a second hand T-55 cost?

[blueleadermark]

Mine had 95 original km when I bought it rather than having been abused and worn out.

[code123ns]

Doesn't it measure engine hours, rather than km? Or both?

[Dudtz]

Get some protection against HEAT on that.

[illidanwashere772]

get a porche!

[blueleadermark]

Anyone can get a Porsche. Yawn

[T55TankR]

:D I wish I could lend you but it is not mine.

[blueleadermark]

I'll just have to get another T-55

[T55TankR]

I'm only 19 years old so not a professional yet but i can't wait to buy my own tank or armoured car. I have to earn a lot of money for that:D.

[goyim1999]

awesome tank man,...is the tank of yugoslav origin?? sort of looks like jna marking?? also, the t34/85 or a joseph stalin tank would be great to own..

good luck!

[T55TankR]

Nice! I have driven 2 types of t-55. The  T-55A and the T-55ARV"bull". Respect for other fans. :)

[blueleadermark]

I would love a t-55ARV. I don't have anything capable of getting my T-55 "unstsuck" at this time. I'd have to use a D9 Cat.

[angrycaveman]

thats so cool, driving a tank around the streets there is legal. how much does a t55 tank cost? is that like an internet order or something? haha

[Ricardo331]

Where do you get these Beauties from ?

How much as well ?

[luuko656]

thats a very nice tank...but, what are you going to do with it now?

[blueleadermark]

Play with it. It has rubber tracks so I can take it on the street whenever I want

[luuko656]

thats cool! i would like to see the faces of people along the street when they see a soviet era tank driving by....

[NikolaAU]

I am going to try and purcahse a tank in my home country of Serbia, they are retiring many military tanks right now about 510 T-55 tanks, i wish i could get from them a T-72 tank.

[blueleadermark]

If you are going to but one get it from the Czech republic. The never went any farther than the maintainance sheds where they were constantly rebuilt. Most from other areas have been used hard and are not in as good shape.

[haybaggerman]

what a brilliant feeling, nice video. Did you buy this T55 from beboys in the uk? I've seen the same one on their website. What were they like to deal with? Are you happy with your purchase and do you recommend them?

Thanks

Paul

[blueleadermark]

Hey Paul, sorry about the delay. I am for the most part pleased(thrilled) with my purchase as you can imagine. Bob Grundy at British military vehicles is a solid and honest guy and I would have no reservations about buying from him or having him buy on my behalf. He was of great assistance in the prep and transport of the vehicle and found and supplied all the necessary parts for the track conversion. He is well connected and knowledgable. And no, he's not paying me to say this. Mark

[X2N18]

i love tanks im goin to buy few ones i love collectin them ^^

[zimchar]

You know I saw another video on youtube of your tank starting up 9but nor going anywhere). You must be pretty famous around your neighberhood.

[blueleadermark]

If you have to ask why, you wouldn't get it anyway.

[M4V3R1K83]

Who was your seller? Bought in England or in Russia or in middle Europe?

[TheWharGoul]

If you were to do it again, would you have bought a tank that already had rubberized tracks?

Great stuff, its a dream of mine to own a tank.

[blueleadermark]

Rubber padded tracks are a must but so is reliability, parts availability and parts affordability. Unfortunately, British and American tanks don't fall in those categories. I was looking at an M47 Patton as well (very cool) but if I needed a piston for that engine I would have to have it made at a cost of several thousand dollars whereas I recently saw a crated T62 engine complete for $2500.

[TheWharGoul]

Good to know, I was also looking at the M47 as an option, Ill take that into consideration! Thanks for the info.

[blueleadermark]

I live in Vancouver. You can own one if you pass all the background checks and interviews.

[NaPalm625]

ive been a fan of the t55, where you live? can you actully own one of these?

[gumby83]

yeah, curious how much one of these costs, and where you got it. or just any military vehicle.

[blueleadermark]

For a good one you are looking at about $100 000 all in when you consider transport for something like this can be as much as the vehicle. There are several sites on the net where they are for sale but import is through gov agencies.

[nativesks]

how much is this tank and how did you get it anyway

[BigaSenna]

How did you know to drive the tank?

[blueleadermark]

I received basic operating instrutions from the seller and just had to figure out the rest.