Jerry Rivard, a mechanic with the Collings Foundation, gets into a Saladin tank from the United Kingdom at the Military Vehicle Technology Foundation in Portola Valley, Calif., on Wednesday.
PORTOLA VALLEY — The tank took two direct hits at the end of the Cold War that hurt its reputation more than any battlefield defeat. The first blow was the image of Michael Dukakis grinning as he ...
Tucked away on base at Fort Moore inside a large warehouse-like building rests a unique feature of the history of war in the world. The U.S. Army Armor & Cavalry Collection sports 200 pieces including ...
Until now, the $30 million fleet of tanks has been refurbished and housed in seven storage sheds on a family estate up a winding, forested road above Silicon Valley; they are visited only under ...
The family of a Silicon Valley engineer who amassed one of the United State's most extensive historic military vehicle collections is giving the tanks, missile launchers and armoured vehicles to a ...