Armoured Snowmobile manual

[Bruce Parker (RIP)]

Originally Posted by Ed Storey

I agree with Bob that the plywood crew compartment on the Italian machine appears to be a retrofit. The Italian vehicle appears to be missing some other details where as the Russian example looks to be more complete.

Here are a couple of photographs of Canadian machines on Exercise in Churchill in 1946.

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In the lower picture you can see the aerial base for a Canadian No.29 wireless set. The 29 was in development right at the end of the war so it was on 'trials' too it appears.

[David Dunlop]

Given the apparent extensive use of plywood in the upper hulls of the Armoured Snowmobile, I am now rethinking the conversion process of them to early Penguins.

From the newly posted photos of the surviving Russian machine, it looks like a fair bit of the forward plate was either bolted, or riveted in place. There may not have been much cutting off of upper armour as I had originally assumed to reduce a complete AS to just it's lower hull assembly, ready for modification to a Penguin.

Be interesting to examine an early Penguin to see how the replacement upper hull was fitted. Might be easier than we suspected to restore one back to original AS configuration.

David

[Bob Phillips]

It does seem unfortunate that as unique a Canadian vehicle as the armored snowmobile can only be found in Italy or Russia. I believe the War Museum has 2 examples of the Penguin versions but there are no plans that I am aware of for restoration- here is an interesting Operation Muskox ? photo

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[Jordan Baker]

Found a pile of colour Operation Muskox photos online.

[Jordan Baker]

And some more

[Jordan Baker]

And more still

[Jordan Baker]

And yet even more