Andre Gibeault's C15TA Restoration

[Jordan Baker]

Great photos. Would love to see more. Just wondering what he is using for the period looking battery cases under the radio?

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Attached goes a picture Brian sent to me many years ago for my C15TA survivors web page.

Great to see it has come a long way from that delapitated wreck you and Brian showed me at the Chicken Ranch, will check if I have any pics.

Brian, you should do a search & resue story on this C15TA one day, I'm sure the MLU members would be interested to read about it.

c15ta_gough.jpg

[Private_collector]

That is just about the best looking WWII vehicle I have seen so far.

It must be rare as proverbial!

[peter simundson]

...Brian went into a rage when I said Andre had bought a C15TA from him.

Insisted it wasn't so!

Therefore.....

Peter S

[maple_leaf_eh]

In 2007-ish, Andre showed me the chassis on a twin-axle flat trailer. It looked just different enough to not be what I guessed. He smiled and corrected me.

For anyone who has not had the pleasure of a visit, Andre has no time for the internet. He believes in face to face deals, and was extremely generous with his time. I sent him a list of parts for my M38A1, which he was able to fill. And, as I was about to leave (in the most famous of Quebec customs), offered me 'just one more thing'. Saying goodbye means finding you coat, and talking. Finding you boots, and talking. Hand on the doorknob, and talking. Then there is the whole outside at the car conversation.

Andre does not do all the work himself. Instead, he has a local mechanic cum handyman, who does most of the work. If they need to replace brake lines, Andre buys a big upright bin full of blank brake lines, like any small town garage would have, and whatever tools are needed to do the job correctly. They will deviate from the original equipment for such modern conveniences as electric fuel pumps on the diesels, but otherwise he is a stickler for accuracy.