Snowmobiles
As a supplement to Canadian Armoured Snowmobile topic:
In Hanno's web page there are mentioned "Bombardier" snowmobiles as well: "Some 129 of these "Bombardier" snowmobiles were built, starting in the spring of 1942. Most of the vehicles were shipped to the U.K."
At least two of these excist in Norway and are still in daily use during the winter, the owners also had a third one as parts vehicle (only mechanical components left, body scrapped years ago). From the data plates of snowmobile one:
BOMBARDIER SNOWMOBILES
VALCOURT, QUE
VEHICLE CODE BHT 8 - SNOW - 1
CHASSIS SERIAL DND 100 - 80
ENGINE SERIAL 3G - 39552 F
TRANSMISSION SERIAL Z 23873
ORDER NO SM 2561
DATE OF MFG 10 - 15 - 42
Snowmobile two: CHASSIS SERIAL DND 100 - 81 and DATE OF MFG 10 - 16 - 42
The Ford V8 flatheads have been replaced by Chevrolet V8's two or three years ago. In many places the olive drab paint is still visible. The instrument cluster (round), horn button and pedals have "Ford" logo's. The vehicles still have the diluter switches, and the headlights are the same type as Cab 11/12 CMP
They are as far as I can understand of the "Bombardier" snowmobiles shipped to UK (Supply Mech) and have probably been bougth as surplus in UK shortly after the war. They have been in civilian use since late 40's in a Norwegian hotel up in the mountains.
I know there are one survivor in Kubinka, but are there any others of these 129 left?
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