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vmmv1
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Posted: Sat Aug 02, 2008 10:22 pm Post subject: T-55 in baltimore
picture of loaded t-55 at the shipping terminal in baltimore

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Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 6:57 am Post subject: Re: T-55 in baltimore
Gun barrel seems to be short strangely...

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Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 11:13 am Post subject: Re: T-55 in baltimore
the barrel is pushed back into the turret to save on shipping since you pay for cubic feet on roro ships

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Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 2:17 am Post subject: Re: T-55 in baltimore
I was under the impression that it was enormously difficult to import armored vehicles with the new Customs regulations. What's the story behind this? Who does it belong to?

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Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 1:03 pm Post subject: Re: T-55 in baltimore
- vmmv1 the barrel is pushed back into the turret to save on shipping since you pay for cubic feet on roro ships Yup, that makes sense but the work required to do such thing is not easy. The difference in price must be important...

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Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 6:12 pm Post subject: Re: T-55 in baltimore
It is expensive to do the work but since the breech had to be cut to US standards, it had to be removed from the tank anyway. It is not difficult importing non-US armored vehicles if you have an import license.

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Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 7:35 pm Post subject: Re: T-55 in baltimore
So will the new acquisition be on display at the open house - in october? Got a date for it yet by chance? Neil

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Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 7:38 pm Post subject: Re: T-55 in baltimore
Neil, open house should be Oct. 25th. Hope to see you there. This vehicle is not mine, it is a friends that i helped load ,transport and unload.

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Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 8:13 pm Post subject: Re: T-55 in baltimore
Looking forward to it then! How's the M1917 coming BTW? Hmm... Now you have me curious as to who the T-55 owner is... Neil

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