That’s what we call “diplomatic immunity.”
True, you might get pulled over at some point anyway, but odds are good you’ll walk away with a warning when The Man realizes how close he is to watching a JDAM land on his Taurus. When you’re in a hurry, what you really need is a used military vehicle that can surface just off the coast and launch a couple of tactical nukes at all the speed cameras in your way. Forget all those auto shopping sites online those sites might offer a pretty good selection of Chevrolets and Kias, but do either of them offer an up-armored version of anything? Does Nissan offer an “air superiority” package on the Versa? Did Tesla suddenly start offering depleted uranium armor-piercing cannons for the Model S? The repurposing work involves ensuring they can no longer function as a weapons system.If you’ve dreamed of having real army vehicles in your garage, there’s good news. “The crew that was in here were brothers, you know, and when we go in here and start this taking apart we are almost part of that brotherhood and that history - and we couldn’t be happier to be doing this.” “These are from 1978 so you can imagine all the hands that touched them and the stories that went along with them,” said Melenka. Melenka says it’s an honour to be working on such an important part of Canadian military history.
The aging machines have since been replaced with Leopard 2 tanks. “They’ll drive by and see a tank rolling by and they’ll text someone who works here and say, ‘What on earth are you guys doing?'” said Melenka.įROM THE ARCHIVES: Canada fails to find foreign buyer for old Leopard 1 tanksĬanada acquired more than 50 of the Leopard 1 tanks in the 1970s and operated them until 2017. Project manager for quality disposal, Jaden Melenka, said the response from the public has been entertaining.
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