You Can Own This 1944 Buick M18 ‘Hellcat’
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Buick had the Hellcat game on lock way before Dodge decided to get around to it. And Buick’s Hellcat was way tougher than any Mopar.
This is a 1944 Buick M18 Hellcat tank and you can actually purchase it if your heart desires. The Buick tank served during World War II across the European theater, with deployment beginning in 1943. Its design meant for less armor, but in return, that meant for seriously quick speeds across enemy territory when engaging other tanks. The M18 Hellcat was the fastest full-tracked, armored fighting vehicle of World War II, capable of going 55 mph.
For power, the Buick M18 Hellcat utilized a Continental R-975 C1, 350-hp, nine-cylinder air-cooled, gasoline engine, which lugged around a 76 mm anti-tank gun and open turret.
As we mentioned, this beast of a Buick is for sale and will head to auction at Auctions America on May 12, 2017. Estimates peg the tank to fetch between $275,000 and $350,000. So, if you can’t imagine yourself in a Dodge Hellcat, try a Buick Hellcat. They basically weigh the same anyway.
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This is tank destroyer, not tank. Diffrent is in turret . In Hellcat is open. In tanks is closed. Why? Because Hellcat fired from ambush position. And turret without roof is easy to look for enemies.
Dude, a tank destroyer is a type of tank. There are many different classifications of tanks depending on the role it plays/purpose, what it was designed for, armor thickness, weight, ect. These different classifications are: light tanks, medium tanks, heavy tanks, and tank destroyers. And yes these are all tanks. Tank destroyers are tanks designed with the mentality of having a tank that had suck tremendous firepowere that it could easily destroy other tanks, hence the name. Btw England, Germany, and Russia all made tank destroyers with turrets as well. As for why its open topped, mainly for improved communications with ground troops, the Jackson and the Wolverione also featured this design.
That’s not a Buick.
Um yes it is as it was made by Buick during ww2. Just like how the Tiger and a good chunk of Panzers ar all Porsches. In fact most modern car companies had there start making some kind of armored vehicle, tank, or warplane during ww2 kinda like how Rolls Royce made engines like the Meteor engine that was used in the Crusader and the Comet, as well as Mitsubishi making the Zero’s. So yes, long story short it is a Buick because it was made by them, its a literal Buick M18 Hellcat for crying out loud its in the name!