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- Pzkpfw-e

He's got the hots for a Jordanian princess, doesn't want to be looked down upon by a certain Italian (& I don't mean Massimo!)

I don't think the French guy is willing to change places with the Italian guy (not Massimo) at the moment Twisted Evil

Michel

Pzkpfw-e · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Jul 21, 2010 Posts: 1202

He's got the hots for a Jordanian princess, doesn't want to be looked down upon by a certain Italian (& I don't mean Massimo!)

Blackjack · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Jan 24, 2006 Posts: 61

Maybe I'm cynical, but I think that the true answer lies in Sarkozy's Swiss bank account...

Dontos

Dennis

How about trading Michael Schumacher for 'Mr. Bean'.....or something like that....

But your comparison is fairly on target....

"One mans trash is another mans treasure"
Regards
Don

jtrowbridge5 · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Jan 24, 2006 Posts: 234

MASSIMO,
Your explanation is almost as bad,Spanish and Italian preMadonnas uggg. still think my interpretation is the best
Cheers
Dennis

Massimo_Foti

Chris, I am afraid you have to translate for non nordamerican people. We have no draft picks here in Europe Smile

For the sake of our european fellows, I'll try a football metaphor. It's like Barcelona trading Messi for Pellisier and Moscardelli from Chievo (italian first division players)

Massimo

jtrowbridge5 · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Jan 24, 2006 Posts: 234

chris what does this mean in english????
"Sounds like trading one of your star players for a 5th round draft pick and 7th round draft pick".
I think the translation goes something like "they exchanged the Panther for a load of crap"

Dennis

Pzkpfw-e · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Jul 21, 2010 Posts: 1202

Must be some back-handers involved!

toadmanstankpictures · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Jan 24, 2006 Posts: 704

Over on Missing-lynx, they're saying that the Panther was traded for a Challenger and a Saladin.

Sounds like trading one of your star players for a 5th round draft pick and 7th round draft pick.

the_shadock

- Michel_Krauss

And if the translation of the French article is correct it was more a political exchange / gift then a real trade

hello,

that's true, for me it is more a "political gift" than a real trade. The Saumur tank museum association, which gathers all the volunteers, was against this trade and didn't want to give this Panther against modern AFVs.

However, it was imposed by the President Sarkozy himself. The exchange doesn't seem fair to me.

On French forums, some arguments were raised. Given that the Panther is considered as "French historical heritage", is the President allowed to give the French heritage to a private collector, just to have better relations with him?

The problem is that this is a German vehicle, so I doubt we could consider it as "French historical or technical heritage". Now, there is the financial aspect of the problem. Many persons know the value of that tank, and people also know that some interesting projects could have been undertaken (likle raising new storage buildings) for the museum, if the vehicle was sold to its real price.

There were 2 different French forums on which this question was discussed, and after few days the moderators decided to close the topic, because people became very angry and agressive. It seems that this "affair" raises the angryness of French military enthusiasts against the President and the Government.

Anyway, the tank is still in France today, it was transferred on a French airforce base, waiting to be loaded in a Jordan transport aircraft.

Pierre-Olivier

Pzkpfw-e · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Jul 21, 2010 Posts: 1202

Heading the same way as WW2 planes?

VonForhud · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Mar 17, 2010 Posts: 162

If someone like him starts collecting, the price will skyrocket for any parts and hulls you can find.

bialy-r

The collection could have this:

Otter Light Reconnaissance Car
www.flickr.com/photos/...801566042/

But the main question is: what other vehicles the collection could have ?

We known:

PzKpfw IV, PzKpfw V Panther, Stug, Hetzer (G-13 modified), Otter, OT-810, T-54.

For sure some of Jordanian vehicles:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...Land_Force

We don't known from how long the King is collecting AFV.
That is very interesting topic and I hope the time will show what AFV are preserved in Jordan.

ps.
The Royal Automobile Museum, Amman
www.royalautomobilemus...o/main.asp

Michel_Krauss

According the article 2 German AFV's of little value

So I think the most likely Leopard 1 MBT or Leopard 1 based AA tank Cheetah
They are becoming osolete and are available in large numbers and as such have little value

And if the translation of the French article is correct it was more a political exchange / gift then a real trade

So what is the value of that Confused

Michel

ps

While searching for the King Abduallah of Jordan collection I found a piece about an exchange between the Czech tank museum and the Jordan collection
Czech traded a T54 and 2 OT-810 for a M47 tank and a Ford MUTT
www.mzv.cz/amman/en/ne...hange.html

bialy-r

There is also

Rolls Royce Armoured Car in The Royal Automobile Museum, Amman (Jordan)

What Saumur get for the Panther ?

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