![]() ![]() "Between the attacks, strikes, the gasoline shortages, weather and floods, the visitors we expected did not come," Nerrant said in a statement. Visitor numbers to France dropped 8% in the first quarter of 2016 compared to the same period last year, according to market research firm Euromonitor International. Army's Medical Corps.īut he and his sons have been forced out of business by a slump in visitors to the museum just three years after it opened.įrench tourism suffered a huge hit after a series of terror attacks and transport strikes. Museum founder Patrick Nerrant built the collection over decades, restoring many of the vehicles to working order using original spare parts sourced from all over the world. ![]() The tanks were originally on display in the Normandy Tank Museum. Related: Jaguar and Shelby Cobra set world records at auction It is expected to be sold for up to $275,000. This 1944 M24 tank was involved in the Battle of the Bulge.Īn M24 Chaffee light tank used in the Battle of the Bulge, the biggest battle the American army fought in the war, is also going under the hammer. ![]()
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