![]() ![]() ![]() “They thought we were nuts,” Borglum said. So, in 2006, he and his father packed their bags and headed to England, where they began searching the entire country for the best deal. I can’t tell you how many people walk through my door and say, ‘I want to drive a tank and blow stuff up’ The price was steep-about $25,000-but Borglum wouldn’t be deterred instead, he figured out a way to travel to England and buy a Ferret there, where the price would be so much cheaper that it would make up for the airfare overseas. But his search for a good Army truck also opened his eyes to another intriguing possibility: the Ferret armored car, a British fighting vehicle built for reconnaissance missions. Participating in motor sports and truck pulls, he also enjoyed building his own vehicles: first a garden tractor, then a truck, then a street rod.Īs he grew older, his interest turned to Army trucks, and he bought one as soon as he could find one. Growing up in Waseca, Borglum was always drawn to motors and machines. “Basically, what we’ve learned is, if you do something that’s super bad-ass, that everybody else says is impossible, if you can pull it off, people will travel the world to see you.” Photo courtesy of Drive A Tank – Tony Borglum on one of the many tanks in his collection. “There’s definitely demand for it,” he said. ![]()
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