The 34-year-old, father-of-one built a replica of what is considered the world's first modern tank, the French Renault FT-17. Altogether, the 12,000lbs tank cost Swinney $50,000 and almost a year ...

BNPS.co.uk (01202 558833) Pic: LaidlawAuctioneers/BNPS Pictured: Auctioneer, Paul Laidlaw with the blueprints. The 'lost' blueprint for the world's first tank has been unearthed in an 'astonishing' ...

'Lost' blueprint for the world's first tank Mr Laidlaw, a star of the BBC's Bargain Hunt and Antiques Road Trip, said the blueprint is like a work of art in its own right.

There were 108 of Mk XIX in use by the end of WW1, but the XIX remained in service until 1940. Tanks The Mk. 1 tank was the world's first armoured and tracked vehicle to enter service.

The 'lost' blueprint for the world's first tank has been unearthed in an 'astonishing' discovery. Cumbria auctioneer Paul Laidlaw is selling the fascinating document that is the only known ...

'Lost' blueprint for the world's first tank Mr Laidlaw, a star of the BBC's Bargain Hunt and Antiques Road Trip, said the blueprint is like a work of art in its own right. He said: "It has always been ...