Stan Reynolds Snow Machine

[Dennis Cardy]

I felt very lucky when Stan gave me a tour of his collection in July 2001. My mind is still boggled. One of the interesting items was this snow tractor and sleds. What the heck is it..?

Enlarged the data plate located on the right side of the driver's seat. There are US and Canadian references, but hard to make them out.

Does anyone know what happened to it.?

Would appreciate any information.

Thanks.

[Tony Smith]

M7 Allis-Chalmers "Snow Tractor, search and rescue, half-track".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M7_Snow_Tractor

[Dennis Cardy]

Thank you Tony.

[Hanno Spoelstra]

I always wondered while Stan Reynolds had many Canadian military vehicles, not one seems to have been restored.
As an ex-pilot and aviation enthusiast, he cannot have been an anti-military.
Was it as simple as him not having an interest in them? But then why did he collect them?

H.

[Dennis Cardy]

Hello Hanno,

I only met Stan once, but I sure heard a lot about him. Although the sign says there were things for sale, those expecting a bargain were due for a nasty surprise.
The size of the collection was truly extraordinary. I shot 5 rolls of film and barely touched the surface. He was truly a gentleman, once he was satisfied you were genuine.
I don't know the exact size of the space "inside the wire", but it covered acres. My photo's only show some corners of it.

Rows and rows of CMP's. Lots of aircraft stuff. If you look closely, you can see several T-33's. One of which..RCAF 133089..has been cosmetically restored, and is now on display.

In the background is a DC-3, a Loadstar?, and several others.

I think it's safe to say, he was a collector, not a seller. More or less, leaving the restoration to others.

Please remember these shot's were taken in July 1991.
As far as what's happening today, perhaps some of our Alberta members, could provide an update.

[Wayne Hingley]

Some of the CMP's went to another collector in Alberta. http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/sh...ighlight=bauer