The origin story of the Centurion – one of Britain's most important tanks and perhaps one of ... Still, it had a top speed of 25 mph. Twenty of the Mark I's were ordered, each with a ...

Although it didn't join the war effort, the tank inspired the modern main battle tank and became a popular Dinky Toy model.

In what was clearly a big deal for our predecessors, the press were invited, for the first time since the Second World War, to tour a Royal Ordnance Factory and see the assembly of what was to become ...