Capturing the attention of international collectors and media alike, the two-day auction realized an impressive $10.24 million in sales with 98 percent of all lots sold. “I was pretty surprised on the Friday when I got a call at work telling me that I had just bought a tank.The focus of the global collector community turned to Portola Valley, California, last weekend (11–12 July) as Auctions America presented the historic Littlefield Collection– the largest and most diverse sale of military vehicles and accessories ever staged. “I didn’t hear anything back on Tuesday, so I’d pretty much given up hope. Then I got home one Monday and placed a bid on this tank,” he said. We were joking about how you can buy anything, including military vehicles, online these days. “It all started with a bit of office banter really. His interest was sparked by a conversation with colleagues at The Bloodhound Project, which aims to design and build a car that will break the 1,000-mph barrier. The tank was Woolmer’s first buy of this kind. Unfortunately, tank parking permits were a no-go, so I had to buy a new house,” he told CNN. “I was living in a two-bedroom flat at the time, with an ensuite parking system. To accommodate the tank he has had to move out of his flat near Bristol, in western England, to find a place with more parking space. Jeff Woolmer paid $14,000 on Witham Specialist Vehicles’ website for the ex-Canadian military vehicle. The military monster has even forced him to move house. A British man has taken online impulse buys to a new extreme – winning a seven-ton army tank on an auction website.
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