stuart
As far as I'm concerned, the stuart's proper home is at CFB Shilo along with the rest of Gregg's collection. I was out last year and asked during my tour there where the stuart was and to my dismay I learned of it's "trade" to the Strathcona's museum. While it's nice to see any arty museum with a gun tractor, Shilo has more in it's collection already. As a personal note, my fascination with all this green junk began as a young boy who sometimes was fortunate enough to visit a special uncle. My uncle Ken was an employee who worked at Stu Robertson's business where the stuart was rebuilt. As a youngster, this was awesome to see, as my uncle was pretty much the head restorer for Stu and was able to show me. Another note is that this same stuart was used in the filming of Stephen King's The Dead Zone (circa 1983?) Ken and Stu were hired to operate the tank for the movie company. Unfortunately, the clip is only about 30 seconds out of 3 days of round the clock shooting. Anyhow, now I can blame my dear uncle for helping me spend my hard earned bucks on green stuff.
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03-05-03, 03:53
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