Canadian Long wheelbase Diamond T975 survivors?

[Alex van de Wetering]

I don't know of any exact numbers, but I guess several thousands of long wheelbase Diamonds must have been built under canadian contracts.....but how many of these T975's survive today?

The Dutch army picked up quite a few from the vehicle dump in Deelen, but I don't know if any of these survive today(?).
The Danish army sold a number of the Canadian Diamonds a few years ago and most of the trucks now seen on shows seem to have come from their stocks. Sadly most of them lost their "Canadian" bodies somewhere in their career.

Alex

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Alex van de Wetering

but how many of these T975's survive today?

Alex,

Here´s a couple of them. One was for sale in the UK and came to Holland, the other was for sale at a dealer in Holland and went to who knows where.

Can´t think of many more, but once you start counting you should be able to come up with a few dozen?

H.

[Alex van de Wetering]

I know four examples in Holland:

1. First picture shows the T975 Pontoon carrier of the The Marshall museum in Overloon (ex-Danish army?). Sadly it carries US registration.
   
2. An identical example was recently sold to a group of MV collectors in the South of Holland. Hanno posted a picture of that one on MLU over here: http://mapleleafup.net/forums/showthread.php?t=12370
   
3. The second picture shows the ex-Howard Wade T975 which is now owned by someone in Holland. (picture taken at Wings and Wheels show, Belgium)
   
4. I have only seen a picture of the fourth Dutch example on the internet....I will try to dig it up. If I remember correctly it was in storage but it might still have the original body fitted.

Than there used to be another one; I remember seeing a Brown Diamond T flatbed (?) with mickey mouse camo here in Holland in the 80's, but I never saw it again. I even heard it was sold to one of the museums in Canada(?).

[Alex van de Wetering]

Hanno.......you are just too fast.....or I am getting too slow. I was still gathering info for this thread!

Alex

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Alex van de Wetering

Hanno.......you are just too fast.....or I am getting too slow. I was still gathering info for this thread!

Alex,

Think of it as an 1-2tje!

I have a pic of Alex Schmidt´s 975 somewhere, I´ll post it here when I find it.

Hanno

[Alex van de Wetering]

Here is the fourth example I mentioned:

source: http://www.geocities.com/militairvehicles/

Still fitted with the Machinery body! I'd love to see this truck in real life!

I have a pic of Alex Schmidt´s 975 somewhere, I´ll post it here when I find it.

Terrific, I didn't know about that one. That would make 5 in Holland so far.

Alex

[Hendrik van Oorspronk]

Originally Posted by Alex van de Wetering

Here is the fourth example I mentioned:

Hello, this one is from Jarno Wormgoor, he also ownes a cab 11 Ford FGT, a Ql, Fordson and a Champ, looks like he likes Canadian Britisch .

Green Greetings

Hendrik van Oorspronk

[gjamo]

I think I may have discovered the spare parts book for it.
Graeme