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02-28-2013, 03:18 PM
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324432004578302480951570270.html?m od=djempersonal
Scattered around the country are members of a small fraternity of guys who own tanks. They are hyper-avid history buffs or hyper-edgy investors or just wealthy men who can now afford hyper-sized versions of the toys they played with when they were boys.
"The guys who buy tanks don't worry about losing their jobs or making their house payments—they don't have either," says Mr. Uhrig.
"It's the same thing as people who own Ferraris and Lamborghinis," says Bob Rubino, owner of Mil-Spec Vehicle Restorations in Belvidere, N.J., who has three tanks in his shop and five more waiting their turns in the parking lot. "Poor people don't own these things."
"A tank in the U.S. can have operational guns, if the owner has a federal Destructive Device permit, and state laws don't prohibit it. The permit costs $200,"
Chump change if you already have the tank.
Scattered around the country are members of a small fraternity of guys who own tanks. They are hyper-avid history buffs or hyper-edgy investors or just wealthy men who can now afford hyper-sized versions of the toys they played with when they were boys.
"The guys who buy tanks don't worry about losing their jobs or making their house payments—they don't have either," says Mr. Uhrig.
"It's the same thing as people who own Ferraris and Lamborghinis," says Bob Rubino, owner of Mil-Spec Vehicle Restorations in Belvidere, N.J., who has three tanks in his shop and five more waiting their turns in the parking lot. "Poor people don't own these things."
"A tank in the U.S. can have operational guns, if the owner has a federal Destructive Device permit, and state laws don't prohibit it. The permit costs $200,"
Chump change if you already have the tank.