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[Yamauchi]

I don't want to let the memory of this great man and his accomplishments fade away.

Marvin John Heemeyer (October 28, 1951 – June 4, 2004) was a skilled welder and owner of an automobile muffler shop. On June 4, 2004, frustrated over a failed zoning dispute, Heemeyer plowed his homemade armored bulldozer into the town hall, a former mayor's home and other buildings in small-town Granby, Colorado. When the bulldozer's radiator failed, he killed himself with a pistol.

Heemeyer had been feuding with officials and individuals in Granby, particularly over fines for violating city ordinances and a zoning dispute regarding a concrete factory constructed opposite his muffler shop that destroyed his business. Heemeyer is notable partly because his rampage made the national news and also because some have cast him as an anti-establishment folk hero.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvin_Heemeyer

Also, check out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killdozer_(bulldozer) for more info on his killdozer.

In places, the vehicle's armor was over one foot thick, consisting of concrete sandwiched between sheets of steel to make ad-hoc composite armor. For visibility, Killdozer was fitted with three video cameras linked to monitors mounted on the vehicle's dashboard. Onboard fans were used to keep Heemeyer cool while driving and compressed air nozzles were fitted to blow dust away from the video cameras. Food, water and life support were present in the almost airtight cabin. Heemeyer had no intention of ever leaving the cabin once he entered; the hatch was permanently sealed.

 

[ConsumerSquare]

I came in here expecting a Theodore Sturgeon appreciation thread.

 

[JRPereira]

In places, the vehicle's armor was over one foot thick, consisting of concrete sandwiched between sheets of steel to make ad-hoc composite armor. For visibility, Killdozer was fitted with three video cameras linked to monitors mounted on the vehicle's dashboard. Onboard fans were used to keep Heemeyer cool while driving and compressed air nozzles were fitted to blow dust away from the video cameras. Food, water and life support were present in the almost airtight cabin. Heemeyer had no intention of ever leaving the cabin once he entered; the hatch was permanently sealed.

Dude, that guy is hardcore.