Re: [MV] tank in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade?

From: Rick v100 (rickv100@yahoo.com)
Date: Fri Mar 04 2005 - 11:45:17 PST


Mostly based on a WWI British tank I believe. If they
lopped of the turret it would be a reasoble facsimile.

Did they build it over a truck and with external
motors moving with treads and engine and track sounds
added later?

Interior portions were probably filmed on a set.

Rick

--- Jim Webster <james.webster@iomartdsl.com> wrote:

> Mike Davidsen wrote:
> > Okay, trivia - what was the tank used in the end
> scenes in Indiana Jones
> > and the Last Crusade? Can't identify it as
> anything real by using
> > historical tank books. Was this a "Bitsa" tank?
> (aka bitsa this, bitsa
> > that)
>
> Yes it was a 'bitsa' tank - IIRC its at one of the
> film studio theme
> parks now.
>
> TTFN
> Jim
>
>
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