Originally Posted by Hatterasguy

Cause they are cheap by tank standards, and so are parts. Also you can get rubber tracks for them for road use.

Anything German is off the charts rare and parts have to be custom made so you can't really run them, because if something breaks its like a year and a ton of money.

Also last Panther I saw for sale which wasn't a real one was $400k. Only a handful of real Panthers and Tigers in the world left and when they come up for sale they are very, very expensive.

T55's on the other hand can be bought all day long for $60k-$70k or less, and parts are not a problem to get. Also if you so desire the Russians offer a complete line of upgrades including a 1,200hp diesel.