# TANKS! A lot of 'em! (The Littlefield Collection) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 17, 2010, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tanks-a-lot-of-em-the-littlefield-collection/525329 "2010-01-17T17:01:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2010, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tanks-a-lot-of-em-the-littlefield-collection/525329/1 "2010-01-17T17:01:36Z")
I took a tour of the [Military Vehicle Technology Foundation](http://www.milvehtechfound.com/) yesterday. Outside of a war movie, I’ve never seen so many tanks in one place! Hidden away in the foothills of Portola Valley (Ca,) is a mecca for anyone interested in tanks or armored military vehicles. If you want to see a Sherman, Panzer, Panther,Patton, M60, T54, Centurion, a Scorpion or a Scud Launcher…this is the place to go. The Foundation is the legacy of [Jacques Littlefield](http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123395854437558427.html). Over the course of 30 years, he assembled one of the top collections of tanks and amored vehicles in the world. After his death, the foundation was created to carry on with the restoration work and provide access to the public. Tours are offered every weekend and by special arrangement. For a $20 donation, you get a 2-3 hour docent-led ramble of 4 buildings that house about half of the collection. My only disappointment was I didn’t get to see the propeller from the Lusitania…apparently they sold it to Ross Perot. [My photos from the tour](http://picasaweb.google.com/yawndave/TankMuseum11610) ---
**Author:** ![ExTank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/35a633/32.png) [@ExTank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ExTank)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2010, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tanks-a-lot-of-em-the-littlefield-collection/525329/2 "2010-01-17T17:26:07Z")
It’s one of the places on my “must see/to do” list. ---
**Author:** ![thirdname](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d07c76/32.png) [@thirdname](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thirdname)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2010, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tanks-a-lot-of-em-the-littlefield-collection/525329/3 "2010-01-17T17:41:54Z")
For people on the other coast, the Army Ordinance Museum at the Aberdeen Proving Ground is pretty cool. > **[United States Army Ordnance Training and Heritage Center](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Army_Ordnance_Museum)** > > The United States Army Ordnance Training Support Facility (formerly known as the U.S. Army Ordnance Training and Heritage Center and U.S. Army Ordnance Museum) artifacts are used to train and educate logistic soldiers. It re-located to Fort Gregg-Adams, outside Petersburg, Virginia. Its previous incarnation was the United States Army Ordnance Museum at Aberdeen Proving Ground in Aberdeen, Maryland which closed in September 2010. > The mission of the U.S. Army Ordnance Training and Heritage Cente... ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2010, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tanks-a-lot-of-em-the-littlefield-collection/525329/4 "2010-01-17T20:09:47Z")
Was that where they filmed the Mythbusters episode about the phone books? It was a museum in California with a bunch of tanks. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2010, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tanks-a-lot-of-em-the-littlefield-collection/525329/5 "2010-01-17T22:07:49Z")
Yes…the [clip from Mythbusters](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOt-D_ee-JE) was definitely filmed in the staging area in front of the main buildings. There are quite a few youtube videos featuring tanks from this collection, including [Jacques crushing a Mercedes](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nm9M4MWgthU) during one of his 4th of July parties. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2010, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tanks-a-lot-of-em-the-littlefield-collection/525329/6 "2010-01-17T22:29:22Z")
> [@thirdname](#): > > For people on the other coast, the Army Ordinance Museum at the Aberdeen Proving Ground is pretty cool. > > [United States Army Ordnance Training Support Facility - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Army_Ordnance_Museum) For those in the middle of the country there is the [Patton Museum](http://www.generalpatton.org/) at Fort Knox KY. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2010, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tanks-a-lot-of-em-the-littlefield-collection/525329/7 "2010-01-18T04:54:46Z")
Not tanks, but the artillery museum at Ft. Sill in OK is pretty cool too. The DOD has a lot of museums all over the cointry.