T55 "Goldeneye Tank"

This Russian T55 Main Battle Tank was the actual one used in the James Bond movie Goldeneye with Piers Brosnan as pictured above. It had several modifications made for the movie which included changing the original steel tracks to Chieftain tracks with rubber pads so  it could be driven on the road, reactive armour was added to make the vehicle look like a modern day Tank and a small hatch was cut out at the front and covered with a Perspex screen so that the driver controlling the vehicle could be concealed while Piers Brosnan was in full view.

The T-55 was introduced in 1958 an improved version of the T-54 series. Production continued in the Soviet Union through to 1981 and large numbers are still in service. In the 1980s the T-54/55 were replaced by the T-62,T-64,T-72, and T-80 as the Soviet primary main battle Tank. The T55 has a 12.7mm Dshk anti aircraft gun and 100 mm gun. Its top speed is about 44 kph, which for 40 tons is quite impressive. Our vehicle has been lovingly restored back to its former glory and makes an excellent fully operation Russian /Eastern European Tank for TV or film work. The vehicle has Mock up reactive armour which can be removed if required. In line with Health and Safety and film set compliance this vehicle has rubber pad tracks on the vehicle making it suitable for on and off road filming making it ideal for Filming on TV/Movie Sets. This vehicle has been used in the following: Goldeneye, Die Another Day, Richard the third, Red Dwarf, Extras.