"Bulgarians bag German pair"
You are such a tease. :)
A pair of Germans found guilty of stealing a World War II panzer were given jail sentences in a Bulgarian court yesterday. Thomas Gmeiner, 36, received four years while Matheus Mayer, 67, was given three years suspended for stealing the tank, and attempting to steal another. However, the pair were tried and convicted in …
Johnny Cash had the idea for sneaking vehicles out...One piece at a time
Well I left Kentucky back in '49 and
Went to Detroit workin' on the assembly line
The first year they had me puttin' wheels on Cadillacs
Every day I'd watch them beauties roll by
And sometimes I'd hang my head and cry
Cuz I always wanted me one that was long and black
One day I devised myself a plan
That should be the envy of most any man
I'd sneak it outta there in a lunchbox in my hand
Now gettin' caught meant gettin' fired
But I figured I'd have it all by the time I retired
I'd have me a car worth at least 100 grand
I'd get it One Piece At A Time
And it wouldn't cost me a dime
You'll know it's me when I come through your town
I'm gonna ride around in style
I'm gonna drive everybody wild
Cuz I'll have the only one there is around
...but Panzer IV was so popular partially by it´s easy field maintenance (the armor was, so to speak, assembled together from access hatches, so the crew could remove and replace anything right in the field without special equipment).
So, maybe it is possible to strip the hull down to really small portion of the full weight.
Still impressive feat though.