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Archived [ARCHIVED THREAD] - Tank Collector Finds Gold Bars in Gas Tank (Page 1 of 5)
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Posted: 4/9/2017 2:43:44 PM EDT
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3291710/tank-collector-two-million-gold-bullion-military-vehicle/

A TANK fanatic got a new model in a £30,000 trade-in — and found more than £2million of gold bullion hidden in the fuel tank.

Nick Mead, 55, discovered the five gold bars in the Russian T54/69 while restoring it to add to his collection of 150 military vehicles.

He and mechanic Todd Chamberlain were filming themselves prising open the diesel tank in case they found munitions and needed to show it to bomb disposal crews.

Instead, they pulled out the bars, weighing up to 12lb — 5kg — apiece.

Todd, 50, said a quick calculation suggested they were worth in excess of £2million.

He added: “We didn’t know what to do. You can’t exactly take five gold bullion bars down to Cash Converters without questions being asked, so we called the police.”

Nick runs Tanks-a-Lot, giving petrolheads the chance to drive any of his tanks on his farm in Helmdon, Northants.

He traded in an Army lorry and an Abbot self-propelled gun for the T54/69 in a deal worth about £30,000 after seeing it advertised on eBay.

Todd and Nick had already found machine gun ammunition while stripping down the tank and were worried they would find guns.
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Link Posted: 4/9/2017 2:44:58 PM EDT
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Has Spain claimed it yet?
Link Posted: 4/9/2017 2:45:59 PM EDT
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Link Posted: 4/9/2017 2:46:08 PM EDT
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Stop with all those negative waves.
Link Posted: 4/9/2017 2:47:08 PM EDT
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A TANK fanatic got a new model in a £30,000 trade-in — and found more than £2million of gold bullion hidden in the fuel tank.
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He added: “We didn’t know what to do. You can’t exactly take five gold bullion bars down to Cash Converters without questions being asked, so we called the police.”
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Seriously?  They couldn't think of ANYTHING at all?
Link Posted: 4/9/2017 2:47:29 PM EDT
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Link Posted: 4/9/2017 2:47:36 PM EDT
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Why would you call the police?  There is no crime.  Finders keepers.  Congratulations fools, you just gave that gold to the state.  They will get it one way or the other.


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After calling police, two officers took away the bars and gave them a receipt. .... Nick said: “Even if I don’t get any of the gold back I will still have my beautiful tank.”

A Northamptonshire Police spokesman said they could not comment “for operational reasons”.
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Link Posted: 4/9/2017 2:48:40 PM EDT
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Fucking seriously?

If I found some random gold bars, THE LAST MOTHERFUCKING THING I WOULD DO is call the police.

Just how fucking stupid are these people?
Link Posted: 4/9/2017 2:48:44 PM EDT
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"...worried that they'd find guns?!?"

I'd worry about NOT finding new toys to play with!

Link Posted: 4/9/2017 2:48:50 PM EDT
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Hell of a way to launder gold.
Link Posted: 4/9/2017 2:49:15 PM EDT
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Called the police.  W. T. F. ?
Link Posted: 4/9/2017 2:50:07 PM EDT
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Woof woof

That's my other dog impression.
Link Posted: 4/9/2017 2:50:09 PM EDT
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Nick is a fucking idiot and may have just donated 2M Pounds as a demonstaration of that fact.  "Subject" attitude.

Link Posted: 4/9/2017 2:50:31 PM EDT
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Geez, calling the bomb squad for munitions and the police for gold bars. I'm sure he'll get to keep the gold bars almost as positive I am that he'd be allowed to keep the munitions. What an idiot.
Link Posted: 4/9/2017 2:50:48 PM EDT
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If I found some random gold bars, THE LAST MOTHERFUCKING THING I WOULD DO is call the police.

Just how fucking stupid are these people?
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They probably found 10 million and reported only two; that way no one will question how they paid for the Ferraris and hot Russian hookers.


...and by the way; this shows just how down the slope these Europeans have come in regards to being individuals. When faced with ANYTHING, their only reaction is to allow The State into their lives and TELL them what to do.  IF the spirit of Freedom ever lived in Europe it is dead.

Link Posted: 4/9/2017 2:51:11 PM EDT
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A fool and his gold are soon departed...

Link Posted: 4/9/2017 2:51:34 PM EDT
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Fucking seriously?

If I found some random gold bars, THE LAST MOTHERFUCKING THING I WOULD DO is call the police.

Just how fucking stupid are these people?
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If it happened Only god and I would ever know. Damn sure wouldn't, gasp, call the media.
Link Posted: 4/9/2017 2:51:40 PM EDT
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England? Lol
Link Posted: 4/9/2017 2:52:42 PM EDT
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We own tanks and play with them all day but are worried about guns

And the police are the last fuckers I would call if I found gold
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First thing I thought of....Woof Woof!!

Link Posted: 4/9/2017 3:01:57 PM EDT
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They probably found 10 million and reported only two; that way no one will question how they paid for the Ferraris and hot Russian hookers.
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I hope so. 
Link Posted: 4/9/2017 3:04:08 PM EDT
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This is exactly the right time to STFU. 
Link Posted: 4/9/2017 3:05:53 PM EDT
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What a thing to idiotically give away. I really don't understand the way some people think.

Link Posted: 4/9/2017 3:10:52 PM EDT
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Fucking seriously?

If I found some random gold bars, THE LAST MOTHERFUCKING THING I WOULD DO is call the police.

Just how fucking stupid are these people?
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Gold?  what gold?

Link Posted: 4/9/2017 3:13:11 PM EDT
[#24]
Stupid mother fucker
Link Posted: 4/9/2017 3:15:13 PM EDT
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In before someone says he'd be a thief if he didn't report it!

Link Posted: 4/9/2017 3:15:41 PM EDT
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Fucking seriously?

If I found some random gold bars, THE LAST MOTHERFUCKING THING I WOULD DO is call the police.

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Most "tank collectors" aren't exactly hurting for cash, but yeah.
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Fucking seriously?

If I found some random gold bars, THE LAST MOTHERFUCKING THING I WOULD DO is call the police.

Just how fucking stupid are these people?
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Link Posted: 4/9/2017 3:16:01 PM EDT
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[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kqw0Gz9GahM[/youtube]
Link Posted: 4/9/2017 3:16:57 PM EDT
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The tank collector already has 150 military vehicles and a farm to run them on.  Sounds like he is fairly well off to begin with.

Link Posted: 4/9/2017 3:17:38 PM EDT
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After calling police, two officers took away the bars and gave them a receipt. .... Nick said: “Even if I don’t get any of the gold back I will still have my beautiful tank.”

A Northamptonshire Police spokesman said they could not comment “for operational reasons”.
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Wow. What an idiot.  So he finds millions of dollars but is perfectly happy to have his tank while the state pads its pockets with his gold? My guess is he'll never see one flake of that gold again.

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Gold?  what gold?
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Fucking seriously?

If I found some random gold bars, THE LAST MOTHERFUCKING THING I WOULD DO is call the police.

Just how fucking stupid are these people?
Gold?  what gold?
Hmmm.  Never heard of it.  What is it again?  What does it look like?.  No, never heard of such a thing.
Link Posted: 4/9/2017 3:20:03 PM EDT
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Fucking seriously?

If I found some random gold bars, THE LAST MOTHERFUCKING THING I WOULD DO is call the police.

Just how fucking stupid are these people?
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They are fucking English...they are just doing as trained...

I swear, they turned a population of hard mother fuckers into a population of faggoty statist assholes who bend over at the slightest breeze....90% of them anyway...

You are right, dumb motherfuckers. He is not worthy to own any tanks...

Link Posted: 4/9/2017 3:21:08 PM EDT
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PRobably found more than 3
Link Posted: 4/9/2017 3:21:23 PM EDT
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]...and by the way; this shows just how down the slope these Europeans have come in regards to being individuals. When faced with ANYTHING, their only reaction is to allow The State into their lives and TELL them what to do.  IF the spirit of Freedom ever lived in Europe it is dead.
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spirit of freedom in Europe died with Boudica in 61 AD.
Link Posted: 4/9/2017 3:22:36 PM EDT
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Sickening.
Link Posted: 4/9/2017 3:22:45 PM EDT
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How does one sell "$2 million" in gold bars with no questions asked?  Hit up a we buy gold place and slap them on the counter?  Doesn't seem that easy to me.

Link Posted: 4/9/2017 3:24:26 PM EDT
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Europeans: afraid of gold, bullets, and guns. Super free society you've built for yourselves over there.
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+1

Just to echo your and everyone else's sentiment.  Colossally stupid on their part.
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Fucking seriously?

If I found some random gold bars, THE LAST MOTHERFUCKING THING I WOULD DO is call the police.

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Their free spirit has been crushed by hundreds of years worth of servitude to the crown and living under nanny-state laws.

Link Posted: 4/9/2017 3:28:48 PM EDT
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What shit headed brainwashed knobs. "We found some money that is rightfully ours, better call the government."

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Well, for starters, you don't call the police!

Start a gold reclamation business and launder the gold or a dozen other ideas they could come up with.
Link Posted: 4/9/2017 3:36:30 PM EDT
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and here's the guy who sold it to them:

http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/767109/Soviet-tank-Ebay-military-mad-mechanic-30-000
Link Posted: 4/9/2017 3:38:46 PM EDT
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Well, for starters, you don't call the police!

Start a gold reclamation business and launder the gold or a dozen other ideas they could come up with.  
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How does one sell "$2 million" in gold bars with no questions asked?  Hit up a we buy gold place and slap them on the counter?  Doesn't seem that easy to me.  
Well, for starters, you don't call the police!

Start a gold reclamation business and launder the gold or a dozen other ideas they could come up with.  
Take a trip to Switzerland with your well-concealed gold bars and deposit them or trade them for Bitcoins that you convert to cash. Then return home celebrating your incredible good luck at the casino as you deposit you winnings of $1 million.  Then live off your hidden $2 million., making cash purchases for as much as possible.

But given the kind of individual involved he was probably more concerned that doing anything less than stupidly above board might endanger the family trust fund that makes the found $3 million look like pocket change.
Link Posted: 4/9/2017 3:40:45 PM EDT
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Doh.. gold does melt down and can be formed into smaller pieces that don't draw attention.  You'd think a tank mechanic might have a blow torch

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Hopefully he has it all confiscated and is sent to prison based on sheer stupidity alone.

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Easily.

Melt the bars down into smaller amounts and sell in reasonable quantities.
Link Posted: 4/9/2017 3:45:16 PM EDT
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Fucking seriously?

If I found some random gold bars, THE LAST MOTHERFUCKING THING I WOULD DO is call the police.

Just how fucking stupid are these people?
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Exactly! You don't tell the cops, you post it on Arfcom. The cops will find you themselves.
Link Posted: 4/9/2017 4:06:10 PM EDT
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Fucking seriously?

If I found some random gold bars, THE LAST MOTHERFUCKING THING I WOULD DO is call the police.

Just how fucking stupid are these people?
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He's an idiot!!

Fuck just carve off a small piece and sell a little at a time as you need it.

Would love to know the story on how they got there tho.

Link Posted: 4/9/2017 4:10:02 PM EDT
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Protip: If a photographer ever tells you and your buddy to pose like this, tell them to fuck off

Link Posted: 4/9/2017 4:13:12 PM EDT
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Un.Fucking.Real.





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