--- title: "You can now own the insane Ripsaw mini-tank from the ‘Fast and the Furious’ franchise" description: "The Ripsaw mini-tank from the eighth installment of 'The Fast and the Furious' franchise is headed to auction for less than $200,000." date: "2023-04-26" modified: "2023-04-26" authors: - name: "Jared Keller" job_title: "Former Managing Editor" link: "https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/jaredkeller/" url: "https://taskandpurpose.com/culture/ripsaw-tank-fast-furious-auction/" categories: - "Culture" - "Entertainment" - "Tanks" - "Tech & Tactics" - "Vehicles" --- # You can now own the insane Ripsaw mini-tank from the ‘Fast and the Furious’ franchise ![ripsaw tank fast and furious auction]() *The Ripsaw mini-tank in 'The Fate of the Furious' (Universal Pictures)* If you’re that special breed of person who has dreamt of owning both a piece of movie history and a tank, now’s your chance to kill two birds with one stone: the Ripsaw mini-tank from the eighth installment of *The Fast and the Furious* franchise is headed to the auction block next month for less than $200,000. According to the [listing]() at Mecum Auctions, the dual-tracked land vehicle that defense contractor (and future Textron subsidiary) Howe & Howe first unveiled for the U.S. Army in 2019 has appeared in both the [furiously fast]() *Fast and Furious 8: The Fate of the Furious* and the two live-action *G.I. Joe* movies, *The Rise of Cobra* and *Retaliation*. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() While the vehicle famously featured an M153 Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station (CROWS) mounted to its roof with a Browning M2 .50 caliber machine gun in *The Fate of the Furious*, the configuration that’s up for sale through Mecum Auctions is, sadly, unarmed. However, it *does* feature the original paint job and a 750-horsepower engine with a top speed of up to 60 mph, making this the perfect vehicle for casual offroading and scaring the bejesus out of your neighborhood. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8y1VQZj-pvo&ab_channel=Howe%26Howe As our [gearhead colleagues at The Drive note](), the interior of the Ripsaw is nothing to write home about, featuring a pair of seats and some harnesses along with a handful of basic control consoles. Luckily, the Ripsaw features an automatic Allison transmission, which means even the most inexperienced operator can likely replicate the Ripsaw’s magnificent feats of strength from *Fate of the Furious*, from smashing through snowdrifts to flying high off errant moguls. Still, the possibility of owning a mini-tank remains ridiculously cool, even if you aren’t the only person in the country with one: the Army [selected]() the M5 variant of the Ripsaw for its Robotic Combat Vehicle-Medium (RCV-M) program in 2020, and the service is currently putting a batch of unmanned Ripsaws with beastly remote-controlled 30mm cannons [through their paces](). This Ripsaw will be available at Mecum’s Indy 2023 auction, which runs from May 12 to May 20, for an estimated price between $150,000 to $180,000. And while that seems like a hefty chunk of change, trust us: that’s a way a better deal than a [Dodge Charger with an impossibly high-interest rate](). ## The latest on Task & Purpose - **New details emerge about Col. Chung, the** [**suspended commander**]() **of 5th SFAB** - [**Navy SEAL doctor astronaut**]() **Jonny Kim somehow finds time to become naval aviator** - **Russia’s Spetsnaz forces are being** [**annihilated**]() **in Ukraine, leaks claim** - **75th Ranger Regiment team** [**wins Best Ranger Competition**]() **for third year in a row** - [**Wagner Group**]() **leader calls for end to Russia’s ‘special military operation’** ## Author Jared Keller is the former managing editor of Task & Purpose. His writing has appeared in Aeon, the Los Angeles Review of Books, the New Republic, Pacific Standard, Smithsonian, and The Washington Post, among other publications. ### Author social links [Twitter]() [Facebook]() [LinkedIn]() [Instagram]()