Wow, rather than diving a car, Stephen Ellison drives around in a 7.5 tonne tank. As a result, he keeps bringing traffic to a grinding halt.The father of one has left other motorists stunned after shelling out £14,000 (US $26,000) on a 1974 Sabre light reconnaissance tank.
Now 42-year old Stephen uses the military vehicle instead of a car for shopping trips - zooming round at up to 40mph (64kmh) near his home in Winsford, Cheshire, drawing astonished looks from fellow motorists and passers-by.
The tank's 30mm gun is deactivated and the only thing that really marks it out as different on the highway are the rubber tracks it has fitted to protect the road.
"The tank, which cost £500,000 (US $931,000) brand new, was used in Kosovo which is quite different from its use nowadays," said Stephen, who is a road breakdown mechanic for a private firm.
"There are plenty of big vehicles on the roads these days, but nothing quite like my tank which has a 4.2litre engine."
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