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Help The Tank Museum raise £40,000 to keep our Tiger roaring!

 

Still the world’s only working example of a Tiger 1 and one of only six known to survive of the 1,354 produced, The Tiger remains a tank with mythical status and magnetic appeal.

Since it was restored to working order in 2004, it has delighted thousands of visitors both as a running and static exhibit. Almost half a million people have seen The Tank Museum’s Tiger in operation on YouTube alone demonstrating the fame and fascination that follows this notorious vehicle.

 

Support The Tiger Today!

The Tank Museum wants to ensure that this important vehicle remains a moving exhibit, but now the Tiger needs urgent re-restoration work to make this possible.

The Tank Museum needs to raise £40,000 to undertake further work to re-engineer authentic parts for the final drive and engine cooling system. Until this work is completed, The Tiger cannot be run - as to do so would risk permanent mechanical damage.

The Tiger was never famed for its reliability, but it has been three years since the Tiger 131 needed significant mechanical restoration. Since then, the Tiger has only been run at major Museum events and for standard maintenance. In that time the Tiger has travelled 77 miles, with 11 hours of engine use – 25% of which can be attributed to warming up and testing. Not bad for a 67 year old pensioner!

There are several easy ways you can support our Tiger appeal. Donations of as little as £10 will be rewarded by entry into a competition to win a 1/6 Tiger Tank model from ARMORTEK and recognition within the Museum….

 

Contributing to the Tiger Appeal 2010 will not only help get the Tiger back into running condition in time for 2011, but will also help us with our ongoing vehicle conservation programme.

Please do give generously so that the Museum can continue its vital role in keeping our historic exhibits active well into the future.

Thank you for your support.

never seen it running but it is a good cause Donation by BREL 26/11/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Keep 131 running for future generations! Donation by Ross Campbell 26/11/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

I hope the Tiger keeps going and you can keep this amazing piece of history running. Donation by Rik Szuch 26/11/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

keep the tiger going Donation by Tigertank301 25/11/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

What a great job you did with this Tiger. Please continue your work so we can still experience this remarkable piece of engineering. Donation by Jeroen Budé 22/11/09  

£20.00

Good luck & god bless Donation by Roy Pickavance 20/11/09  

Donation by Anonymous 18/11/09  

£20.00

Just knowing that my small donation will help keep the Tiger running is an honour. Donation by Frank Jaerschky 18/11/09  

£10.00

Thank you all for helping to keeping the old cat running. Donation by Tony Richard Murphy 18/11/09  

Good luck with the appeal! Donation by Peder 18/11/09  

£40.00

All the best! Donation by Eric Ho 18/11/09  

£200.00

It's great to see that this exciting piece of history will keep running. I hope my little bit helps. Donation by Brad Shaw 17/11/09  

£10.00

Donation by Glenn Chapman 17/11/09  

£170.00

Keep on Roarin' Donation by Bobby Hunt 17/11/09  

£20.00

Donation by Anonymous 17/11/09  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

Keep it rolling! Donation by Andreas M Schulze Ising - www.medalnet.net 17/11/09  

I'm glad to be able to help keep a legend alive! May she run for many more years. Donation by Bill Dyson 13/11/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Hope to get down and seeing it running sometime in the near future. Donation by Mick Cochrane 12/11/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Looking forward to see 131 in action, I've only seen it static in the Museum. Good luck with the appeal. Donation by Denis Davidson 09/11/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Living History is important and will keep the past vital for future generations Donation by Steve Stuart 06/11/09  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

Donation by Russell Thame 05/11/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Donation by HIDEKI KUNIYA 03/11/09  

£150.00

For future generations Donation by James Stewart-Smith 02/11/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Donation by Jonathan Blunn 02/11/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Hope it makes a small difference Donation by Clint Darwen 02/11/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good luck hope you do it. Donation by john norton 29/10/09  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

A great piece of living history which I hope will run for many more years. Donation by James Heyworth 29/10/09  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

Good luck - keep this piece of history running. Donation by James Toms 25/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
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* Total raised online: £1,070.00
  Offline donations: £0.00
  Gift Aid plus supplement: £104.36

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