As many member of this forum know, the BMR 6x6 APC is one of the main elements of the Spanish army and is one of the few armored vehicles deployed overseas. While a bit too long on the tooth and not suited to the current asymentric warfare of today in Lebanon and Afghanistan, still represents a great leap forwards for Spanish armored vehicle development.

I writing this looking for help from fellow Tanknetters to save the first prototype of this series, stored in a shed in the Canary Islands and with a blowtorch menacing close by. After surivivng for 30 years the vehicle was sent to the Canry Islands to be exposed in the Tenerife Military Museum. Unfortunately the vehicle arrived in not very good conditions and due to lack of money or will to restore it it has been decided to destroy it and sell its remains for scrap.... even after the vehicle was officially declared an historic element to be preserved!

The member of the Asociacion Trubia ( http://circulotrubia.blogspot.com/ - Circulo Trubia ) devoted to the preservation of historic Spanish armor will try to save it. We have set an e.mail address to receive support messages from these who would like this piece of history saved.

Those who would like to help can send an e-mail to mailto:salvemosalbmr@gmail.com - salvemos al BMR with the following text:

Estimado Sr Ministro , Sr General Jefe del EME y Sr General Jefe del IHCM,

Les rogamos intercedan para que el vehículo BMR-600 V001, pieza única en la historia Industrial y Militar de España, que está almacenado en la Agrupación de Apoyo Logístico nº 81 de Tenerife no sea achatarrado y se conserve y habilite para su exposición en algun Museo o Colección, Militar o Civil.

Muchas gracias.

Your full name

The e-mails will be forwarded to the Spanish Defence Minister and Army chief.

Thanks!