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Posted by kaleu
on Tuesday, March 2, 2004 8:23 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by Poniatowski
If I'm not mistaken, a lot of the new stuff on the site belongs to Fred Ropkey. He has a tank museum just west of Indianapolis. Well worth a veiw! I think once you have the resources, the connections and can prove you're not going to sell stuff to some third world dictator, you can get just about anything surplus! Fred's crew has restored many vehicles, some for Fred, others for museums. It's very, very cool.
Ron
PS My wife said 'no' to the Stuart turret. ... so much for building one a little at a time!
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Ron,
The owner of the Hetzer in Jeffersonville, In has a similar armor collection to Ropkey, just not in size. He does have a crew that restores and maintains his armor in running condition. Ropkey's collection is very good and I have been there a couple of times. I think he now wants people to call and make an appointment to come out and see the tanks. At one time he had an Abrams before the Army wanted it back and gave him a few WW2 tanks as trade. Nice work if you can get it.... ![Big Smile [:D]](/FSM/CS/emoticons/icon_smile_big.gif)
Erik
"Don't fruit the beer."
Newest model buys:
More than I care to think about. It's time for a support group.
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