Phil: Yes, by all means feel free to add the pix to your CMP 84 site.
Rob: Good eye for the Staghound. It is the same vehicle.
Rick: It certainly does not happen all that often, but when it does, it is GREAT fun! As Phil and Rob suspected, the photos are indeed from the CMP 84 Conference put together by Bill Gregg at his home in Rockwood, Ontario all those years ago. The final tweaking and painting of the Staghound had only been completed a few days before the start of the conference, and the person in charge of that project for Bill Gregg was Stew Robertson, who is seen leaning against the Staghound in the second photo. That photo was taken at Stew's place as I recall, when we were prepping for the road move of the Staghound down the highway to Bill's place. That is the back of Peter Ford's head in the second photo, by the way, busy taking pictures. I think he rode back to Bill's in the Staghound, when Stew was at the controls.
I took the first picture from the passenger's seat of a chase vehicle, being driven by Bart Vanderveen. It was an interesting trip. The fuel pump on the Staghound was not pumping enough gas to the two engines for some reason and the problem was compounded by it being a very hot and humid day which created a bout of vapour lock.
Yes, Rick. the turret is from a Crusader, the Staghound being what I believe is referred to as a Mark III. The other noticeable difference is the extended side lockers which took over the former location of the external fuel tanks. I think a number of these Mk III Staghounds ended up with the Batista Government in Cuba in the early 1950's.
The third picture is Bart Vanderveen at Bill Gregg's place and that is Bill in the background.
Cheers for now.
David
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