The Tank Museum has announced the Cold War-era vehicles that will be making an appearance at its highly-anticipated annual tank showcase, TANKFEST 2025. The three-day event, which will be returning to Dorset this June, is slated to be the biggest yet, with various wartime vehicles on-hand to wow attendees.
The list of Cold War-era vehicles scheduled to make an appearance at TANKFEST 2025 includes a mix of new faces and returning favorites, including Baz England-Davis’ AMX-13 and the Norfolk Tank Museum‘s Centurion MBT Mark 12. Making their much-awaited debuts will be a T55-A from Richard Moore Engineering and an FV4101 Charioteer, which was restored by Lauren Child.
“I’m really excited this Charioteer will be making its running debut at TANKFEST 2025,” Child said in a press release about the announcement. “Developed as an upgrade of Cromwell tanks during the early Cold War, Charioteers are an extremely rare and often misunderstood British tank.
“As newer tanks entered service, Charioteers were sold to Britain’s allies including those in the Middle East,” Child continued. “This tank was captured during the Lebanese Civil War by Israeli forces. A survivor of multiple conflicts, she has been brought back to the UK and has been restored in Lebanese army colours to match her long history.”
As aforementioned, the T-55A from Richard Moore Engineering will be making its return to the TANKFEST arena. Czech built and likely used in the Prague Spring of 1968, it is currently being repainted to its original green Czech color scheme.
Among the other Cold War-era tanks slated to make an appearance at TANKFEST 2025 are an M103 heavy tank, an M60, a T-72M, a Chieftain Mark 10, a Challenger 1 and a Leopard 1, all of which call the Tank Museum home. They will be joined by the museum’s M47 Patton, which will be making its running debut after a lengthy restoration by Matthew Pyle.
Along with live tank runnings, the highly-anticipated three-day event will feature lectures from tank experts and living history encampments. Saturday, Sunday and multi-day tickets have sold out. Friday passes are still available, with the Tank Museum urging those interested in attending to purchase sooner, rather than later.
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More information can be found via the Tank Museum’s official website.