Sherman ARV at Camp Borden??

[Frank v R]

I was in Borden Sunday for the Levee and spoke with the Base Chief (RCEME) and no one is happy, this has been in the works for almost a year now , the RCEME school Chief contacted me to find out if the OntR museum would be interested in the engine and other parts from the ARV as it would be going to Kingston as part of the new RCEME museum as a monument, I was later contacted as to a paint scheme for the M-74 for WW2 Holland, you can guess what I told him, so it's over to you Robin , it must be there somewhere on Base, I can only guess on the paint job and markings that are on it now, and no collector would have gotten this vehicle , it is part of the RCEME historic vehicle collection and therefore on the DA,

[Bob Phillips]

If this works you should find a picture and details of this vehicle;

http://preservedtanks.com/Profile.aspx?UniqueID=2434


B.P.

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Frank v R

I was in Borden Sunday for the Levee and spoke with the Base Chief (RCEME) and no one is happy, this has been in the works for almost a year now , the RCEME school Chief contacted me to find out if the OntR museum would be interested in the engine and other parts from the ARV as it would be going to Kingston as part of the new RCEME museum as a monument, I was later contacted as to a paint scheme for the M-74 for WW2 Holland, you can guess what I told him, so it's over to you Robin , it must be there somewhere on Base, I can only guess on the paint job and markings that are on it now, and no collector would have gotten this vehicle , it is part of the RCEME historic vehicle collection and therefore on the DA,

Through my Sherman Register I was contacted by a member of the RCEME School, CFB Borden, asking for information as they were working on a project converting an M74 Recovery Vehicle into a monument in Ontario. Note: this was last November, so plans may have changed in the meantime.

H.

[Robin Craig]

Well, the plot thickens.

Guess what I found today?

Yep, the same as spotted on the 401 a while back.

[rob love]

Interesting green......it looks like the green they used to paint the inside of the M113s with.

[Robert Bergeron]

Great find .

At least we now know where it is .

It is shame it will be turned into a gate guard when not long ago it was a working piece of history..

[John Genereux]

I agree, it is a shame that a working piece of history will end up as a gate guard. I remember back in 2001 when I did my 5's in Borden, it was used on the EME day parade and I had the chance to climb on and inside to have a look around. The rear deck was off and was able to clearly see the V-8 Ford engine. When it was started up, she had a unique sound to her, quite enjoyable to hear. My 2 cents.

[Ed Storey]

I just shake my head, sad.... Nice looking birds nest though.

[chris vickery]

Rob, I read elsewhere that the paint code given the paint shop was the one for veh interiors and not the correct one for a WW2 tank exterior. Once again, a prime example of how history in the hands of some Museums, who are held to a higher standard, treat history.

[Bob Phillips]

So that leaves one question.. where did the GAA powerplant end up?
Oshawa, Ottawa ..anybody know?...B.P.

[Robin Craig]

So, I had a nice fireside chat with one of my "sources" shall we say.

Turns out the base construction folks thought there was a wrecker going on the pad out front of the museum, just nobody told them it was an ARV hence thier reply to my enquiry earlier.

The ARV has been sent out for a repaint and will be back to go onto the pad sometime before about the 11th of May so I am told.

The new colour will be much better, the painter did what he was told so dont shoot him. The markings that it comes back with will be wrong but they will be changed as soon as it is back to a better marking, there is some legal play at hand that has to be satisfied, so relax a bit.

I will try to get some images of the install but spring has spring and I have many days of field work to accomplish and swanning around toown wont happen much for a while.

More as I know it

[Russ Gregg]

I now live about 10 minutes from Borden and passed through today on my way to Barrie. I hadn't been to the museum in a few years and always thought that it was a shame they didn't have some sort of guide book to all the vehicles and aircraft on display around the base. They do now have a large map outside the museum with coordinates and model of all items on static display, probably in preparation for the 100th anniversary celebrations, but the gentleman inside told me there were no paper copies available. Next time I go I will take a decent camera and get a good picture of it, although it wouldn't have helped with Bob's request. If anyone wants some investigation or pictures of something there PM me.