
The sloping front armor of the Chieftain would offer the equivalent protection of 15 inches of steel. Aspects of the design range from the unusual to the revolutionary. The specifications were handed to Leyland Motors. Asking price is $425,000, though the seller states that he is open to offers or trades.įollowing Russian advances in tank design, the UK sought to combine the agility of the post-war Centurion main battle tank with the firepower of the main gun on the massive Conqueror heavy tank.

These running main battle tanks, located in Glenwood, Georgia, together with a container full of parts near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, are advertised here on eBay.

So, how unconventional do you like your classic British machines? If you absolutely have to have the only one on your block– or, in this case, the only two– consider these early examples of the Chieftain tank.
