This Russian "Tank" Is Built from Car Parts

However, we believe the Russians should be credited with making mass armored compact possible. After… borrowing the invention of J. Walter Christie, the Soviet army created the T-34, still the most heavily produced tank ever. And thanks to Christie's suspension and large wheels, they were more mobile than any other vehicle of the time.

This know-how and ingenuity has been witnessed by thousands of factory workers and engineers who knew only one craft for most of their lives, the same people who are now retired. Rather than drinking tea and taking their pets to the vet like normal pensioners, the Russians are building tanks… out of old cars.

A guy from the Russian South West decided he would make his very own tank of sort, not to kill Nazis in, but to get around. The region is often bogged because of flooding and tracked vehicles are the best way to get around.

The project involves 140 units of basic track links, 280 connectors, eight car steel wheels, four rubber tires and an old Lada engine. The engine is at the back and sends power though a shaft to the driving wheels at the front. There are just normal rims that have been customized to work like gears, locking into the spaces of the tracks.

After that, the inventor gave it a coat of light green camo paint, some car headlights and a windshield. And there you have it guys, the Russian ingenuity at its finest. Best of all, the whole thing probably cost less to make than your iPhone.