Not really sure why eBay thought it should show this one to me, but what the heck, y’all might be interested:

British Centurion MK1 Main Battle Tank, Military Vehicle, Army Tank, M1 Abarms

It seems to be a British tank with a lot of sheet metal tacked onto it to make it resemble an M1 Abrams. Not explained is *why,* I’d guess perhaps as a movie prop. A $100,000 Buy It Now price, so start digging through your sofa cushions for some spare change.

It has very clearly seen better days. It’s located in Zion, Illinois. From the background in the photos, it looks like it comes from a private collection of military equipment.

As that movie came out in 1996, this tank

{A bit of Googling later}: Ooops, here we go:

http://www.shopmilitarystuff.com/home/37-mk1-centurion-tank.html

Same tank for sale, different website… for way cheaper; $75,000. It was indeed for a movie, “Courage Under Fire.” As that movie came out in 1996, it’s a safe bet that the tank has been outside for twenty years. It seems to be at the Russell Military Museum, near the Wisconsin border.

Wheee! You can see the tank from space. The Museum is a tightly-packed facility, that’s for sure…