{"id":15536,"date":"2011-05-08T20:34:41","date_gmt":"2011-05-09T03:34:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/?p=15536"},"modified":"2013-02-17T18:06:19","modified_gmt":"2013-02-18T01:06:19","slug":"tanks-crushing-cars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/tanks-crushing-cars\/","title":{"rendered":"Tanks Crushing Cars at the Tank Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mr_social_sharing_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Social Sharing Toolkit v2.2 --><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.myrideisme.com%2FBlog%2Ftanks-crushing-cars%2F&amp;media=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.myrideisme.com%2FBlog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2011%2F05%2FAAF-Tank-Museum-Car-Crush.jpg&amp;description=Tanks+Crushing+Cars+at+the+Tank+Museum\" class=\"pin-it-button\" count-layout=\"none\" rel=\"lightbox[15536]\"><img border=\"0\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/images\/PinExt.png\" title=\"Pin It\" \/><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><fb:share-button type=\"button_count\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/tanks-crushing-cars\/\"><\/fb:share-button><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-count=\"horizontal\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/tanks-crushing-cars\/\" data-via=\"myrideisme\" data-text=\"Tanks Crushing Cars at the Tank Museum\"><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><div class=\"g-plusone\" data-size=\"medium\" data-annotation=\"none\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/tanks-crushing-cars\/\"><\/div><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a class=\"mr_social_share_email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=Tanks Crushing Cars at the Tank Museum&amp;body=https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/tanks-crushing-cars\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-sharing-toolkit\/images\/icons_small\/email.png\" class=\"nopin\" alt=\"Email\" title=\"Email\"\/><span class=\"mr_small_icon\">Email<\/span><\/a><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"linksalpha_button linksalpha_link\" href=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/social\/mobile\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/tanks-crushing-cars\/\" data-text=\"Tanks Crushing Cars at the Tank Museum\" data-desc=\"2011 AAF Tank Museum Military Extravaganza Editor's note: Bubba got some great shots of some of the baddest rides around on a recent trip to Virginia. When at the helm of\u00a0 one of these tanks... protecting yourself and the soldiers with you, this is \"My Ride is Me.\" So endulge us here and enjoy the\" data-image=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/AAF-Tank-Museum-Car-Crush.jpg\" data-button=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/images\/social_share_button.png\" alt=\"Share\" class=\"linksalpha_image\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/scripts\/loader_iconbox.js?v=2.4\"><\/script><\/span><\/div><h2>2011 AAF Tank Museum Military Extravaganza<\/h2>\n<p>Editor&#8217;s note: Bubba got some great shots of some of the baddest rides around on a recent trip to Virginia. When at the helm of\u00a0 one of these tanks&#8230; protecting yourself and the soldiers with you, this is &#8220;My Ride is Me.&#8221; So endulge us here and enjoy the heaviest hot rods around!<\/p>\n<p>What do you do if your hot rod is a 44 ton M60A2 tank? You crush stuff of course!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/AAF-Tank-Museum-Car-Crush.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[15536]\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15537\" title=\"AAF Tank Museum Car Crush\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/AAF-Tank-Museum-Car-Crush.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/AAF-Tank-Museum-Car-Crush.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/AAF-Tank-Museum-Car-Crush-150x92.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/AAF-Tank-Museum-Car-Crush-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/AAF-Tank-Museum-Car-Crush-575x355.jpg 575w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In the three years that I have been working for MyRideisMe, I have covered hot rods, customs, street rods, lowriders, classics, rat rods, race cars, and a many other vehicles. It&#8217; s hard finding different vehicles that I can share with you. So when I saw that the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aaftankmuseum.com\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">AAF Tank Museum <\/a>in Danville, VA was holding their Military Extravaganza once again I knew we had to be there.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/1918_US_M1917_Tank.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[15536]\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15541\" title=\"US M1917 Tank\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/1918_US_M1917_Tank.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/1918_US_M1917_Tank.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/1918_US_M1917_Tank-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/1918_US_M1917_Tank-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/1918_US_M1917_Tank-575x381.jpg 575w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Tank Museum houses over 117 tanks and armor. Many of these pieces are rare like this US M1917 known as a \u201cSix Ton Special\u201d.\u00a0 Out of 950 built, only about a dozen still remain.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Russian_T34_Tank.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[15536]\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15542\" title=\"Soviet T34 Tank\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Russian_T34_Tank.jpg\" alt=\"\" height=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Russian_T34_Tank.jpg 531w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Russian_T34_Tank-99x150.jpg 99w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Russian_T34_Tank-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 531px) 100vw, 531px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s it like to stare down the barrel of a Soviet tank? The museum offers you the chance to do it without getting shot. Here you see a V-12 powered Soviet T34.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Iraqi_T-72A_Tank.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[15536]\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15543\" title=\"Iraqi T-72A Tank\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Iraqi_T-72A_Tank.jpg\" alt=\"\" height=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Iraqi_T-72A_Tank.jpg 531w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Iraqi_T-72A_Tank-99x150.jpg 99w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Iraqi_T-72A_Tank-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 531px) 100vw, 531px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Captured from the Iraqi Army by U.S. Forces during Operation Desert Storm, this Russian built T-72A is depicted in more car crushing goodness.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/US_M56_Scorpion.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[15536]\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15544\" title=\"US M56 Scorpion\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/US_M56_Scorpion.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/US_M56_Scorpion.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/US_M56_Scorpion-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/US_M56_Scorpion-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/US_M56_Scorpion-575x381.jpg 575w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The museum has more than just tanks&#8230; they&#8217;ve got many other items of war like this US M56 Scorpion self-propelled gun. Built by Cadillac in the 1950\u2019s it sports a 90 mm M54 gun.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Hungarian_PSZH-IV_and_M163A1_Vulcan.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[15536]\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15545\" title=\"Hungarian_PSZH-IV_and_M163A1_Vulcan\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Hungarian_PSZH-IV_and_M163A1_Vulcan.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Hungarian_PSZH-IV_and_M163A1_Vulcan.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Hungarian_PSZH-IV_and_M163A1_Vulcan-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Hungarian_PSZH-IV_and_M163A1_Vulcan-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Hungarian_PSZH-IV_and_M163A1_Vulcan-575x381.jpg 575w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Several armored personnel carriers (APC) are on the museum floor for you to look over. Here is a 1960\u2019s Hungarian PSZH-IV Armored Personnel Carrier which is also amphibious.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/German-MG42-Machine-Gun.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[15536]\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15547\" title=\"German MG42 Machine Gun\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/German-MG42-Machine-Gun.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/German-MG42-Machine-Gun.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/German-MG42-Machine-Gun-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/German-MG42-Machine-Gun-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/German-MG42-Machine-Gun-575x381.jpg 575w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>While the vehicles are definitely the biggest draw, many other events were going on during the Extravaganza. Several types of vintage machine guns were fired like this German MG42 machine gun.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/AAF-Tank-Museum-Flame-Thrower-5.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[15536]\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15548\" title=\"AAF Tank Museum Flame Thrower Demo\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/AAF-Tank-Museum-Flame-Thrower-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/AAF-Tank-Museum-Flame-Thrower-5.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/AAF-Tank-Museum-Flame-Thrower-5-150x55.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/AAF-Tank-Museum-Flame-Thrower-5-300x111.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/AAF-Tank-Museum-Flame-Thrower-5-575x213.jpg 575w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>One of the real reasons we made the trip down to southern Virginia was to witness the awesome power of the museums flame thrower demonstrations. Throughout the weekend they were firing off a couple of WWII era models. Very scary!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/AAF-Tank-Museum-RC-Battle.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[15536]\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15549\" title=\"AAF Tank Museum RC Battle\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/AAF-Tank-Museum-RC-Battle.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/AAF-Tank-Museum-RC-Battle.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/AAF-Tank-Museum-RC-Battle-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/AAF-Tank-Museum-RC-Battle-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/AAF-Tank-Museum-RC-Battle-575x381.jpg 575w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Back inside the big boys were playing with their toys. Instead of firing explosive shells these scale models use infrared pulses to disable the enemy. The museum boasts one of the largest indoor RC battlefields in the world.<\/p>\n<span class=\"vvqbox vvqyoutube\" style=\"width:575px;height:355px;\"><span id=\"vvq-15536-youtube-1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=SAWYZM2B2jk\"><img src=\"http:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/SAWYZM2B2jk\/0.jpg\" alt=\"YouTube Preview Image\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span>\n<p>If you\u2019re a military buff and you are passing through south central VA you should make a stop at the AAF Tank Museum. Just be forewarned that the museum is an actual armory and they take security very serious. You must pass through a metal detector and there are armed guards but as long as you don\u2019t act stupid you will have a great time.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mr_social_sharing_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Social Sharing Toolkit v2.2 --><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.myrideisme.com%2FBlog%2Ftanks-crushing-cars%2F&amp;media=&amp;description=Tanks+Crushing+Cars+at+the+Tank+Museum\" class=\"pin-it-button\" count-layout=\"none\"><img border=\"0\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/images\/PinExt.png\" title=\"Pin It\" \/><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><fb:share-button type=\"button_count\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/tanks-crushing-cars\/\"><\/fb:share-button><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-count=\"horizontal\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/tanks-crushing-cars\/\" data-via=\"myrideisme\" data-text=\"Tanks Crushing Cars at the Tank Museum\"><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><div class=\"g-plusone\" data-size=\"medium\" data-annotation=\"none\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/tanks-crushing-cars\/\"><\/div><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a class=\"mr_social_share_email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=Tanks Crushing Cars at the Tank Museum&amp;body=https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/tanks-crushing-cars\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-sharing-toolkit\/images\/icons_small\/email.png\" class=\"nopin\" alt=\"Email\" title=\"Email\"\/><span class=\"mr_small_icon\">Email<\/span><\/a><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"linksalpha_button linksalpha_link\" href=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/social\/mobile\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/tanks-crushing-cars\/\" data-text=\"Tanks Crushing Cars at the Tank Museum\" data-desc=\"2011 AAF Tank Museum Military Extravaganza Editor's note: Bubba got some great shots of some of the baddest rides around on a recent trip to Virginia. When at the helm of\u00a0 one of these tanks... protecting yourself and the soldiers with you, this is \"My Ride is Me.\" So endulge us here and enjoy the\" data-image=\"\" data-button=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/images\/social_share_button.png\" alt=\"Share\" class=\"linksalpha_image\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/scripts\/loader_iconbox.js?v=2.4\"><\/script><\/span><\/div><p>Email 2011 AAF Tank Museum Military Extravaganza Editor&#8217;s note: Bubba got some great shots of some of the baddest rides around on a recent trip to Virginia. When at the helm of\u00a0 one of these tanks&#8230; protecting yourself and the soldiers with you, this is &#8220;My Ride is Me.&#8221; So endulge us here and enjoy [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0},"categories":[1814],"tags":[1843],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15536"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15536"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15536\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22209,"href":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15536\/revisions\/22209"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15536"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15536"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15536"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}