were there any special historical tools, weapons, or costumes used during the making of this film?
automatic hydraulic pumps
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
 Gibbs built the tank over the framework of a excavator and added tracks that were driven by two automatic hydraulic pumps, each connected to a Range Rover V8 engine.
where is indiana jones the last crusade filmed Tabernas Desert in Spain's Almería province. when was this motion picture released? May 24, 1989 what type of film was this? American action-adventure who directed it? Steven Spielberg in a short sentence, what is the storyline of this motion picture? Indiana searches for his father, a Holy Grail scholar, who has been kidnapped by Nazis. which actor plays the role of the title character? Harrison Ford what is the name of the actor who plays the grail scholar that you mentioned? Sean Connery and name a few actors who portray the role of the nazis. Alison Doody, Denholm Elliott, Julian Glover, River Phoenix, and John Rhys-Davies.
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Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade [SEP] Design
Mechanical effects supervisor George Gibbs said the film was the most difficult one of his career. He visited a museum to negotiate renting a small French World War I tank, but decided he wanted to make one. The tank was based on the Tank Mark VIII, which was long and weighed . Gibbs built the tank over the framework of a excavator and added tracks that were driven by two automatic hydraulic pumps, each connected to a Range Rover V8 engine. Gibbs built the tank from steel rather than aluminum or fiberglass because it would allow the realistically suspensionless vehicle to endure the rocky surfaces.