You know you want one! M113A1 for sale

[rob love]

Originally Posted by David Dunlop

Probably a good thing they have not realized just how many Bren gun carriers, half tracks and other bits of armour are actually out there already.

David

When two collectors tried to drive up parliament hill a decade or two back for a photo op with their ferret (and a dewat GPMG attached to the top) the subject of civilian ownership of armour was brought up, at least in the papers.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/armour...-hill-1.186569
In recent years, several provinces, at the request of police, banned body armour and armoured vehicles from civilian ownership without acquiring a permit from the province ($$). The aim was more towards the gang members who the police envisioneVd were armour plating the insides of the doors to their SUVs, but the law would have caught collectors as well. It was only through Gordon Falk's efforts here in Manitoba that we have an exception for historic military vehicles, but that exemption only extends to the owner and not to someone you loan the vehicle to.

Personally, I believe the government has controlled movement of these vehicles by the price of fuel these days. Having recently got my carrier back on the road, and having to run off a naphtha can until my tanks were ready, I found I got maybe 12 minutes of run-time before the gallon was gone.

[David Dunlop]

Rob.
Congrats on getting the BGC back on the road again, but don't get me started on the thrills of modern day media!

Maybe I will stir the pot up and write a letter to my MP asking where I can obtain an M113 to use as a Halloween Lawn Decoration this Fall. I'll tell him I want to set it up with the back end facing the front sidewalk and the ramp down, with a pair of kids running shoes sticking out from under the edge of it. Top it all off with a Stephen Harper look a like sitting inside with a bag of candy asking the kids to come inside for a treat.

David

[David DeWeese]

http://g503.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=240761

Thanks, David

[rob love]

Originally Posted by David Dunlop

Rob.
Congrats on getting the BGC back on the road again, but don't get me started on the thrills of modern day media!

Maybe I will stir the pot up and write a letter to my MP asking where I can obtain an M113 to use as a Halloween Lawn Decoration this Fall. I'll tell him I want to set it up with the back end facing the front sidewalk and the ramp down, with a pair of kids running shoes sticking out from under the edge of it. Top it all off with a Stephen Harper look a like sitting inside with a bag of candy asking the kids to come inside for a treat.

David

David: There are not supposed to be politics on this forum, especially not poking frun at St Stephen. I should think Justin Trudeau in the back of the carrier offering pot to the kiddies would be much more truthful and scary.

I did that ramp thing at the 2VP shop back in the 80s. We stuck some rubber boots on a pair of coveralls, had the ramp dropped across the boots, and one arm of the coverall with a glove holding a wrench sticking out the side. We just about gave the old ET a heart attack when he came out of the control office.

[Luc Perreault]

Originally Posted by rob love

David: There are not supposed to be politics on this forum, especially not poking frun at St Stephen. I should think Justin Trudeau in the back of the carrier offering pot to the kiddies would be much more truthful and scary.

I did that ramp thing at the 2VP shop back in the 80s. We stuck some rubber boots on a pair of coveralls, had the ramp dropped across the boots, and one arm of the coverall with a glove holding a wrench sticking out the side. We just about gave the old ET a heart attack when he came out of the control office.

I'm Canadian, I own a M113A2 in restoration, but for sure not a Canadian one! It will be Canadian but not originaly! , You can go see my Facebook Page, just write: militaro.

I've imported 2 from Germany, ex M901. Probably writed scrap from the scrap yard as I didn't have problems and imported them here!