Report - Goldeneye T-55 Tank

[REEF]

Spotted this in a field the other week, thought I'd take a look.

This was a permission job, the owner was only too happy for me to take a look but keeps it very secure so DON'T go up there.

This is the tank used in the Goldeneye bond film (in my view the best one). Its a Russian T55 Main Battle Tank, had several modifications made for the movie which included changing the original steel tracks to Chieftain tracks with rubber pads so it could be driven on the road, reactive armour was added to make the vehicle look like a modern day Tank. The running gear and engines are Chieftain as the tank was not able to do the speeds needed to get it to skid like it does in the film.

Tank commanders seat

Loaders position

Drivers seat

The tank was also used in Die Another Day, Richard the third, Red Dwarf and Extras.

Its going to be for sale soon so if you have room on your drive....

 

[pickles4uk]

How come this tank has 6 wheels, but the tank in the film only has 5?

 

[Bikin Glynn]

How come this tank has 6 wheels, but the tank in the film only has 5?

maybe they lost one while filming, or maybe its actually nothing to do with the film.

 

[albino-jay]

The film used a T54 I think, so a different tank altogether.

 

[Exploring with Andy]

I love that it took 14 years for someone to notice

 

[zarniwoop3000]

T72 not T55?

 

[Pasty]

Mateys told you a bunch of nonsense there I’m afraid. That’s not a T55 . That’s a cheiftan made to look like a T55 !
Loads of give always. Google the two if you don’t believe me. Just for starters the cheiftan is much bigger and heavier.

That is 100 % a cheiftan tank.

 

[stevey83]

Focus Of The Week: GoldenEye Tank Chase | James Bond 007

On January 16th 1995, the GoldenEye second unit, led by director Ian Sharp, travelled to St. Petersburg to begin shooting the tank chase set-piece. The sequence sees Bond (Pierce Brosnan) in a tank careening through the streets of St. Petersburg in pursuit of Colonel Ourumov (Gottfried John)...

www.007.com

 

[The Amateur Wanderer]

It's a Chieftain alright, had this one pinned when I was living in Windsor a couple of years ago, not giving out the location mind for the owners sake.

Edit: Providing it's the same tank of course haha! Just noticed this is a 2007 report... Never sold? Or moved to new location maybe?