From: Douglas Greville (dgrev@ruralnet.net.au)
Date: Fri Jan 17 2003 - 13:47:52 PST
Bill
> 3. From a mechanical view, I have heard that they were, how do I say this,
> shabby in construction?
I don't know if it applied to all, but the several WW 2 Jap tanks I
have seen were lined out on every interior surface with asbestos.
Would be a big job to decontaminate the thing before you could even
think about restoring it. EPA in the US would probably have a pink fit
if you tried to import something like that.
Regards
Doug
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