Canadian Lynx Armoured Scout Car

[peter simundson]

Bill Gregg brought in three of them from Portugal. One went to the
War Museum, he kept one for his collection (The Shilo one), and the other he sold in Europe.


Peter S

[Bob Cohoon]

I know a lot of vehicles came from Portugal, but I looked a bit and it seems it was Greece http://bcoy1cpb.pacdat.net/lynx_(wheeled).htm . The person I knew was Denis Payeur from St, Hubert, Quebec, and he had a lot of dealings with Bill Gregg. If the link works, it even has serial numbers

[peter simundson]

Greece it was. I checked my records.

Peter S

[Richard Farrant]

Originally Posted by peter simundson

Greece it was. I checked my records.

Peter S

I think it was longer than 15 years ago too. Recollect that the Lynx's being disposed of in Greece were being cut in half and three were sent specially to Canada for museums. There were a lot of armoured cars I think that all had to be cut in half before disposal, could have been M8 or M20. If I were to wade back through Wheels & Tracks, I am sure it was mentioned in there.

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Richard Farrant

I think it was longer than 15 years ago too. Recollect that the Lynx's being disposed of in Greece were being cut in half and three were sent specially to Canada for museums. There were a lot of armoured cars I think that all had to be cut in half before disposal, could have been M8 or M20. If I were to wade back through Wheels & Tracks, I am sure it was mentioned in there.

M8 Greyhounds, M20's, M3A1 Scout Cars, plenty of Jeeps, Beeps & Jimmy's too, many of them in the tell-tale Greek camouflage scheme - see attached picture. Typically the armour was cut, but some escaped the gas axe. Saw plenty of US stuff passing through the hands of traders, but apart from the South African Reconnaissance Car, Mark IVF I never saw CMPs (-related) coming through. This must have been during the late 80's / early 90's.

Could well have been Bill Gregg was the early bird catching the worm....

H.