Jim Fraser Legacy / Centurion / Learning lesson

[rob love]

Sort of the same story here. I had talked with Jim for decades dating back to the early 90s on the phone. I didn't meet him in person until I was heading to Ottawa to retrieve a gun from the Hammond barn. I ended up getting a somewhat heavier Centurion gun part that he had rescued from the scrap of that same museum. Item is on the front right of the deck in the photo below, and was important to counterweight the negative pressure on the hitch from the necessary placement of the gun.



A recall of our meeting is located here: http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/sh...4&postcount=65


Glad I took the time to stop in and see him. Life is not infinite.

[maple_leaf_eh]

Originally Posted by rob love

Sort of the same story here. I had talked with Jim for decades dating back to the early 90s on the phone. I didn't meet him in person until I was heading to Ottawa to retrieve a gun from the Hammond barn.

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I had a similarly fond visit to Andre Gibeault's farm in southern Quebec. Row upon row of open-front machinery sheds with all sorts of well restored vehicles. Generous with his time, and proud of his collection. Every piece had an entertaining story.

He impishly asked me, 'what's on the trailer'?, pointing at a two-axle trailer with a heavier than ordinary looking ladder frame onboard. It certainly looked Canadian and wartime, but not being a CMP guy, I could not guess. He had a CT15A armoured truck chassis, and was going to restore it.