Two fellow in England bought this T-54 tank on ebay for $37,000. While cleaning it, they found gold bars worth about $2.5 million in a fuel tank. The gold was believed to have been looted from Kuwait during Desert war 1.
Reported in the link below, the two men "turned the gold over to police"...
Combat weight: (fully stowed, no crew) about 35.9 tons (36.500 kg).
Lenght: (Gun to front) 29.7 ft (9.02 m); (gun to rear) 21.7 ft (6.57 m).
Widht: 10ft 9.5in (3.265 m).
Height: 7.10 ft (2.380 m).
Engine: T-54: V-2-54 vee-12 watercooled diesel, 520 hp; T-55: V-2-55 vee-12, 580 hp...
Capt. Mark Beberwyck Alexandria, Egypt....Egyptian Marines operate a Soviet-made T-54 main battle tank during the multinational joint service exercise Bright Star `85. OFFICIAL U.S. AIR FORCE PHOTO (RELEASED)
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