Walker Bulldog Tank - Click for Larger Photo
I’m happy to see that the Powers That Be have taken our safety into consideration by ensuring that there’s one of these signs on each side of the tank! Can you imagine the headlines we might be reading if the signs weren’t there to warn would-be tank thieves and tank drivers away? Chaos and destruction, without a doubt…
This tank was spotted at War Veteran’s Memorial Park, just east of the Bay Pines Veterans complex. According the the descriptive information there, it’s a Walker Bulldog Tank, fitted with a 76mm gun, Model M41A3. When it was new, it went for $87,941! Seems like a bargain to me.
The signs are there because kids used to be allowed to play on the tank. I did so as a child & it was hot as Hades in the summer. If you were brave/crazy enough to climb to the end of the gun you might need to be rescued. (I know my Dad had to rescue me.) Good times.