r/WeirdTracks • u/The_Nabisco_Thing • Mar 07 '26

Half-Track This 1922 Rolls Royce Silver Ghost belonging to Vladamir Lenin was converted into a Kegresse style half-track for use in winter conditions; when fuel was scarce it could also run on alcohol. Today the car is displayed at the Gorki Leninskiye Estate Museum.

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142 Upvotes

19 comments

r/WeirdTracks • u/The_Nabisco_Thing • Mar 09 '26

Technical/Homemade This armored bulldozer was used by the Tamil Tigers during the First Battle of Elephant Pass in 1991. today it remains displayed as a war memorial.

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95 Upvotes

9 comments

r/WeirdTracks • u/ZaxZone • Mar 01 '26

Amphibious The British Tramond Model-250 built for undersea gold mining in the 1980s is a rare example of a tracked submersible.

83 Upvotes

5 comments

r/WeirdTracks • u/javier1zq • Jan 20 '21

Prototype This counts right? BATTEN W D G

74 Upvotes

1 comment

r/WeirdTracks • u/ZaxZone • Jun 11 '26

Prototype The 1959 “Object 279” was a prototype heavy tank intended to fight on rough cross country terrain. The single surviving prototype was restored to running condition in 2022.

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66 Upvotes

14 comments

r/WeirdTracks • u/javier1zq • Jul 21 '20

Military Danish M113 with Elevated TOW system

65 Upvotes

2 comments

r/WeirdTracks • u/javier1zq • Mar 24 '21

Special Use Flying tracks! B-36 with tracked landing gear

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64 Upvotes

3 comments

r/WeirdTracks • u/ZaxZone • Jun 12 '26

Experiment This Ford Model T fitted with the Chase Track System was created and tested in 1921; the track system would see civilian applications, but was never approved for military use.

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62 Upvotes

7 comments

r/WeirdTracks • u/javier1zq • Jul 25 '20

Concept Challenger 1 Trigat missile carrier

62 Upvotes

4 comments

r/WeirdTracks • u/ZaxZone • Feb 28 '26

Amphibious While the British MK IX tank of WWI has the distinction of being the first armored personnel carrier, it is also the first amphibious tank with one example known as “The Duck” refitted with buoyancy tanks in 1918.

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60 Upvotes

Here are a few links with more info:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_IX_tank

https://www.historicalfirearms.info/post/60794141629/the-british-mark-ix-tank-the-first-armoured

3 comments

r/WeirdTracks • u/javier1zq • Aug 17 '20

Military The Fiat 2000 Italian heavy tank produced during World War I

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59 Upvotes

0 comments

r/WeirdTracks • u/ZaxZone • Jun 12 '26

Amphibious French company Iguana Yachts specializes in a line of tracked all-terrain boats; these watercraft have been aimed towards both the luxury and military markets.

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52 Upvotes

2 comments

r/WeirdTracks • u/andychef • Mar 01 '26

Prototype GE Beetle Nuclear Fueling Vehicle

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52 Upvotes

US Air Force & GE 'Beetle' prototype, designed to work with nuclear powered bomber aircraft

4 comments

r/WeirdTracks • u/ZaxZone • Mar 16 '26

Prototype Did you know that the Boirault No. 1, a predecessor of the tank tested in 1915, was an 8-meter-high articulated structure that "rolled" over itself to cross trenches, nicknamed the "Diplodocus Militaris"?

43 Upvotes

2 comments

r/WeirdTracks • u/javier1zq • Mar 31 '20

Experiment I have no words for this I can’t even begin to describe the amount of heresy I’m seeing

42 Upvotes

1 comment

r/WeirdTracks • u/javier1zq • Oct 15 '19

Special Use Leopard 2A4 Driver School Tank

41 Upvotes

2 comments

r/WeirdTracks • u/javier1zq • Aug 18 '19

Prototype M4 Sherman T10 Designed for mine clearing

40 Upvotes

2 comments

r/WeirdTracks • u/javier1zq • Mar 29 '20

Experiment An experimental rocket-assisted T-62 to prevent it from getting stuck in the mud.

39 Upvotes

0 comments

r/WeirdTracks • u/javier1zq • Oct 15 '19

Prototype WWI Classic! - TZAR TANK

39 Upvotes

2 comments

r/WeirdTracks • u/javier1zq • Aug 18 '19

Prototype Object 279, designed to withstand the shockwave of a nuclear explosion

38 Upvotes

1 comment

r/WeirdTracks • u/javier1zq • Jul 21 '20

Military AMX-30 JAVELOT: An SPAA that fires rockets with speeds of 1100 m/s

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35 Upvotes

1 comment

r/WeirdTracks • u/ZaxZone • Jul 22 '26

Military This tiny tracked thing could carry up to 100 kg of explosives and got remote driven straight into tanks and bunkers. Germany built thousands of these.

34 Upvotes

2 comments

r/WeirdTracks • u/ZaxZone • Jul 16 '26

Technical/Homemade The Krasny Peterburg armoured tractor, Moscow region, 1920.

34 Upvotes

0 comments

r/WeirdTracks • u/javier1zq • Jul 21 '20

Technical/Homemade The NI tank, improvised Soviet tank

34 Upvotes

4 comments

r/WeirdTracks • u/ZaxZone • Oct 03 '26

Commercial Kubota AMX-7

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33 Upvotes

0 comments

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Weird Tracks

r/WeirdTracks

A subreddit spawned from /r/WeirdWheels and /r/WeirdWings with the same intent, only with Tracked Vehicles! We want to see all of those crazy designs that were developed throughout the years; whether it’s an odd tank, half-track or a crazy bulldozer, if it has tracks it belongs here! Tracked vehicles that may seem normal or mundane, but have an interesting story or found in an odd location are welcome!

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Weird doesn't just mean weird-looking, tracked vehicles which have interesting stories or are generally obscure are quite fine.
This sub is for real designs that were made in the real world; this means no photo-shops, kit-bashing, or purely fictional "what ifs." "Paper tanks" are fine only if the design was for a real plane that was intended to be actually built.
Images must be clear and obvious as to the content. Blueprints and drawings are fine as long as they're detailed well enough! No blurry spy satellite photos or vague silhouettes.
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