Great Military Tank to be Displayed at Pacific Coast Dream Machines
Largest Private Collection of Military Vehicles to be Represented
The Military Vehicle Technology Foundation (MVTF) will be showing one of its iconic military vehicles at the Pacific Coast Dream Machines Show, April 25th at Half Moon Ba Airport.
With the largest private collection of military vehicles in the world at its disposal in nearby Portola Valley, the membership of MVTF is delighted to support a world-class event honoring mechanical marvels of all shapes and sizes.
The MVTF display will prominently feature the M551 Sheridan battle tank.
The M551 Sheridan is considered by many to be one of the best tank designs of all time.
In service for the United States from 1966 until its retirement in 1996, the Sheridan tank brought a myriad of new technology to the battlefield.
Extremely versatile, the Sheridan was amphibious and had the capability of being air dropped from a cargo plane.
With its highly sophisticated 155MM main gun, the Sheridan was a formidable adversary that was capable of firing a Shillelagh missile as well as conventional rounds.
A favorite of the MVTF collection by many, this M551 Sheridan is believed to be the finest example of its kind in the world today.
For more information about the MVTF, please visit their website: www.mvtf.org
The Military Vehicle Technology Foundation oversees one of the largest and most significant collections of historical military vehicles in the world. Our goal is to acquire, restore, and interpret the historical significance
of 20th and 21st century military vehicles. Domestic and foreign combat vehicles such as tanks, armored cars,
self-propelled artillery, and other technically interesting mobile platforms are the focus of the collection.
We maintain an extensive technical library that describes many vehicles down to the part level.
Aside from the vehicles, there are towed artillery, antitank, and antiaircraft guns. Military support equipment,
inert ordnance, and accessories round out the collection. The Foundation President, Bill Boller, oversees the current operations, promotes the MVTF and provides the overall vision for the collection and organization.
The first two tanks arrived on site in 1983. The collection comprised a total of five armored vehicles by 1988.
Over time other military vehicles and associated equipment were acquired from dealers, collectors, or in trade
with various museums or government agencies in the United States and abroad. By the middle of the 1990’s
the collection included examples from almost all historically significant land battles of the last half-century.
The oldest armored military vehicle in the collection is a World War I era M1917 light tank. The Foundation was established in 1998 to serve the interests of authors, historians, educators,
the defense industry, veteran groups, model makers, as well as the entertainment industry. |
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