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About PreservedTanks.com    PreservedTanks.com has been created by Trevor Larkum of Armour Archive to provide information on preserved tanks around the world. It is being built initially using the content from existing Armour Archive publications, including Preserved German Tanks 1: A7V to Panzer IV, Preserved German Tanks 2: Panzer V Panther to Leopard 2, Preserved Tanks in France, Preserved Tanks in Russia, and so on (these publications are available as paperback books from Armour Archive). The first books to be put online were Preserved German Tanks Volumes 1 and 2 (see the links at the top). So far the first chapter of Preserved Tanks in Russia, covering Kubinka Tank Museum, is also online whilst the first chapter of Preserved Tanks in France, covering Normandy, is in the process of being added. The site went online publicly, in beta form, on Sunday 8th June 2008.

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31 October 2011 Preserved Tanks in Italy and UK    Catch-up, continued. From January to February I worked with Massimo Foti on adding some more locations in Italy, for example: Museo Storico della Motorizzazione Militare, Cecchignola Caserma Fratelli De Carli, Cordenons Defence Line Emplacements, Tagliamento River Preserved Tanks in Italy In March I began work on writing up Bovington Tank Museum, a huge task that I have not yet finished: Bovington Tank Museum, Wareham Bovington Camp ATDU and Solitary Vehicles I also wrote up the Lulworth Ranges: Royal Armoured Corps Gunnery School, Lulworth Camp Preserved Tanks in Britain admin at 23:57 | (0) Comments | Add a comment | Permalink  30 September 2011 Preserved Tanks in USA    I can't believe I haven't posted for a year - it's not that I haven't been busy developing the site, rather that I've been too busy doing it. Anyway, I'll try to post more often, beginning with a catch-up. From August last year to January this year I worked on updating the status of the Patton Museum at Fort Knox, particularly the changes caused by BRAC (Base Realignment and Closure) and the movement of vehicles from FK to Fort Benning: Preserved Tanks at Fort Knox BRAC Transfer, Fort Knox Preserved Tanks at Fort Benning In parallel I added entries for Fort Irwin, Mississippi Armed Forces Museum, Lewis Army Museum and the Patton Museum in California: Preserved Tanks at Fort Irwin Preserved Tanks at Mississippi Armed Forces Museum Preserved Tanks at Lewis Army Museum Preserved Tanks at Patton Museum, California Between them these have helped fill out the America section, though there is still a lot of work to do: Preserved Tanks in USA admin at 19:15 | (1) Comments | Add a comment | Permalink  30 June 2010 Preserved Tanks in Egypt    My thanks go to Ian Holloway who contacted me, having seen the item on Preserved Tanks in Italy, and provided photo's of preserved Italian and other tanks in Egypt. This prompted me to start a new page and it can be seen here: Preserved Tanks in Egypt Meanwhile I have continued to work with Massimo Foti to track down vehicles around Switzerland, and we have managed to make great progress there: Preserved Tanks in Switzerland For example, here's the Panzerwagen 39 in the Thun SHP collection: Closer to home I have continued to work on tanks around the UK, and early results can be seen here: Preserved Tanks in Britain The highlight for me so far is the excellent Muckleburgh Collection - highly recommended! Muckleburgh Collection In addition I have made a large number of code improvements to the website, including listing tanks previously seen at each collection, better formatting, information on factories, etc. I hope you like it. admin at 21:39 | (0) Comments | Add a comment | Permalink  31 December 2009 Preserved Tanks in Italy    A busy month - and two bits of good news: Firstly, with Massimo Foti, who made the major contribution to Preserved Tanks in Switzerland, I am currently working on Preserved Tanks in Italy. Although it is still a work-in-progress it is shaping up well so it's time to make it available for everyone: Preserved Tanks in Italy Keep an eye on it over the next few weeks as it is developing fast. Secondly, the site recently underwent a major upgrade. The most obvious changes are that photographs are now displayed at a much higher resolution when you click through to them, and also there is now a specific Profile page for each tank in the database that contains all the information for that tank in one place. As an example, here's the new Profile page for the Tiger II at Full mentioned in a previous blog: Swiss King Tiger More upgrades are planned for the new year. admin at 21:48 | (2) Comments | Add a comment | Permalink  30 November 2009 Preserved Tanks in England    It has been a busy few months for me, which ironically means the blog went rather quiet. I am working on a number of new areas of the website. Collection visits have included the Isle of Wight Tank Museum and the Dinscott collection, as I am now actively working on Preserved Tanks in England. Here are some example links as a taster: Preserved Tanks In Lincolnshire Preserved Tanks In Wiltshire admin at 23:59 | (1) Comments | Add a comment | Permalink