--- title: "There’s A Fully Restored WWII Sherman Tank On eBay Right Now" date: "2016-03-17" modified: "2016-03-17" authors: - name: "Adam Linehan" link: "https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/adamlinehan/" url: "https://taskandpurpose.com/tech-tactics/theres-fully-restored-wwii-sherman-tank-ebay-right-now/" categories: - "Deals & Discounts" - "Gear Reviews" - "Tanks" - "Tech & Tactics" - "The Gear Locker" - "Vehicles" --- # There’s A Fully Restored WWII Sherman Tank On eBay Right Now ![]() One of the crappiest things about getting out of the military is knowing that you’ll never experience the thrill of rolling into battle again. That is, unless you have a bunch of money lying around, in which case you could be rolling up to your next neighborhood BBQ in a Sherman tank. (It’s not battle, but, hey, there’s potato salad.) That’s right. For the small price of $550,000, [a fully restored World War II Sherman M4A2E8 ]()tank named “Madeline” can be yours. Even better: It’s being sold right here in the United States. On eBay. By a guy in Texas, of course. Related: Blast drones out of the sky with this street-legal bazooka » According to the listing, the tank “starts, stops, drives and steers excellent with no issues.” It is also stocked with “every accessory that it was issued with and includes a stack of manuals,” just in case you forgot how to operate a war machine that rolled off the assembly line in 1944. The only catch: It’s not equipped with live guns. But that’s probably a good thing — you know, for the rest of us. Why on earth would a normal, civilian person need to own a tank? Because tanks are cool. And because, judging from this video of Madeline in action, owning a tank is like a nonstop 4th of July party on wheels. Take a look: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CEpjiT2iwc