Penguin Mkll

[Bob Phillips]

I would like to post a few questions about the much discussed topic of CDN snowmobiles.

1 Did anyone come up with an easy way to identify a mk2 vs mk3 penguin?
what are the major differences?

2 Were mk1 Penguins (15 for Muskox) new machines or converts from armoured snowmobiles? I have found some detailed pics of them being built at Ottawa car & Foundry in 1946 and there is no sign of front armour ( as with mk2s)

3 The DND snowmobile projects did not end with the Penguin. In 1947 DND had prototypes built of a 3/4 ton oversnow vehicle (Beaver) and also 2.5 ton vehicle (Wapiti). Are there any surviving Beaver oversnow vehicles?? They were Ford built using a V8 engine.These were not completed until 1951=52. By the way the final costs on these last two vehicles were extremely high ($3-400,000 per vehicle)...B.P.