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Prairie Motor Brigade

Maintaining Military History

Newsletter No. 13

Fall 2016

The Prairie Motor Brigade is the Alberta and Saskatchewan affiliate of the MVPA

Cover Photo: Armoured Recovery Vehicle at The Military Museums in Calgary.

Photo Credits:

Donna Geekie, Wayne Anderson, Grant McAvoy, Jim Hodgson

Members are encouraged to submit pictures and articles for inclusion in upcoming issues of this newsletter. This newsletter is published quarterly, please forward all submissions or inquiries to the editor: Jim Hodgson jhodgson11@shaw.ca

Upcoming Events

Recent Events

Remembrance Day at The

Military Museums

Airdrie’s LAV III Monument

Jeep Trailers

Tech Tips

Truck Tire Tips

Buy and Sell

Contacts

Membership Information

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World of Wheels February 24-26, 2017 BMO Center, Calgary

Summer Skirmish June 9 - 10, 2017 The Military Museums, Calgary

Wings & Wheels June 17 & 18, 2017 The Aerospace Museum, Calgary

1st Annual Military Vehicle Display and Swap Meet August 26, 2017 Parkland Mall, Red Deer

Monthly Meeting

Usually held on the second Saturday of the month at 9:30 am at Cam Clark Ford in Airdrie. Some members meet at Smitty’s for breakfast at 8:30 am.

Watch your email for updates

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Membership Renewal This is a reminder that memberships for the Prairie Motor Brigade are now due. A

Regular membership is $25, Family is $30 and a Corporate membership is

$100. Please send your cheques payable to Prairie Motor Brigade to the following:

Prairie Motor Brigade c/o Donna Geekie

R. R. #2 Crossfield, AB

TOM OSO

1ST ANNUAL MILITARY VEHICLE DISPLAY AND SWAP MEET

Mark Saturday, August 26 on your calendars. This is the date of the 1st Annual Military

Vehicle Display and Swap Meet. It is being held at Parkland Mall in Red Deer. We

choose this location as it was central in the Province and provided good access to the

public. It is our hope that we will have vehicles on display from all over the Province.

The Swap Meet is also open to anyone who wants to sell military parts and accessories.

We are also planning on having a vendor display area. It should be an enjoyable day

for military enthusiasts in Alberta. Watch the newsletter for updates.

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The Prairie Motor Brigade now has its own Facebook page. Watch it for future events etc. Thanks to Steve Johnson for setting this up for us. Just click on the above link.

Facebook http://www.facebook.com/groups/PMBvintageMV/

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RECENT EVENTS

REMEMBRANCE DAY 2017 By Donna Geekie

November 11 again found the Prairie Motor Brigade at The Military Museum in Calgary. The

weather was good which I am sure contributed to the large crowd in attendance. They

estimated that 15,000 people were there. Fortunately we had finished our stall barriers in time

for this display. It made a big difference to have our vehicles roped off from the spectators.

We had six vehicles on display. Thank you to the members who attended. The museum changed

their PA system this year and it certainly improved the ceremony. We were located just south

of the eternal flame and we could hear all the ceremony. At noon, after the ceremony, the

Museum provided us with a very nice lunch which put the finishing touch on an enjoyable day.

Remembrance Day at the Military Museum in Calgary is the second largest ceremony in

Canada. Veterans are of course front and center at this ceremony and it was very interesting to

have them and so many others come over to see our vehicles. There were a lot of interesting

stories told and many memories talked about. This makes all our efforts to have our vehicles on

display worth it. We thank the Military Museum for all the work they did to make this event

such a success and so enjoyable.

On display at the museum is this Leopard 1 chassis, Armoured Recovery Vehicle variant belonging to the

Army Museum of Alberta. It was provided through the Strathcona’s by kind donation from the Hornburg

family on behalf of their son, Nathan Hornburg.

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1952 Dodge M37

Wayne Anderson

1952 Ford M38

Grant McAvoy

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1942 Willys MB

Donna Geekie

Our newest

member

PMB vehicle lineup at the

Military Museums

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Airdrie’s LAV III Monument

By Jim Hodgson

The City of Airdrie received the Light Armoured Vehicle (LAV) monument on October 20th. It was installed at the Nose Creek Museum and officially unveiled on November 6th. There are 250 LAV III monuments planned for display across the entire country and this one is the first in Western Canada. In attendance were representatives from all levels of government, members of the armed forces, vets and cadets, and members of the Airdrie Legion, Branch 288 and many local citizens. For more information check out the following websites.

www.airdrieecho.com/2016/10/20/lav-iii-monument-arrives www.nosecreekvalleymuseum.com/exhibits/lav-iii/

www.airdrielav.ca/lav-iii-history.html

A Tribute

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Jeep Trailers Submitted by Steve Johnson From Wheels and Tracks Magazine No. 32

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Tech Tips Submitted by Steve Johnson From Construction Methods July 1944

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For Sale

Thompson Airsoft, all metal, real wood stocks added, antiqued, OFFERS German MP 40 Airsoft, all metal, OFFERS Sten, CDN broad arrow, cocks and clicks $650.00 WW2 CDN custom made officers’ tunic, Three pips $125.00 Sam Browne $75.00 NOS Pastors arm band $35.00 Helmets, CDN, German, American, British, POR Para helmet altered movie prop in Bridge too far, POR Vietnam, early American backpack radio, complete, should work with battery $375.00 Pair of field phones, POR DC 3 / B17 radio, POR 42 Cdn radio set, c/w boom mic on headset extra mic, Has vehicle mount a rare find Has 110 volt base power supply, should work, $700 Mannequin, no head $80.00 USA repro campaign hat $60.00 WW2 Cdn officers hat c/w badge $125.00 Cdn post war officers hat, minty $85.00 German class i and 2 medals and some repro, POR North Africa Corps Pith helmet, MINTY $550.00 Thompson triple mag pouches x 2 $45.00 ea. Sten 7 pouch mag $85.00 Sten mags, pinned, $40.00 ea 19 Set antenna repair bag, leather, one strap missing, good, $85.00 Cdn uniforms, One large, fits me and lots of tunics and pants., POR Jeep coat, fits me, POR WW2 leather ankle boots, real leather soles, $125.00 Webley holsters, backpacks, etc German Helmets, some battlfield pickups also, POR Bren parts wallet, and barrel bag, POR USA pineapple grenades, POR

Derek Young

flatfenderparts@hotmail.com

For Sale Cdn mills bomb $225 CDN bomb cannister for making (tin) practice bombs, POR WW2 portable man pack radio, c/w antenna, no phones, POR 19 set radio tubes and repair kits, hard to find, POR 19 set grille and misc radio parts, hard to find, POR 2 Artillery binocs and case, $125.00 WW2 binocular case $45.00 WW2 German offices hats, repro $60.00 ea Telephone switchboard $80.00 Pith helmets $45.00 up Case of bren ammo pouches in original box, POR WW 1 American Doughboy bronze statue, POR Sten T shoulder stock $50.00 Wooden Enfield rifle carry box $80.00 NOS ENFIELD UNFIRED MATCHING RIFLE, BAYONET ETC In rifle carry box $990.00 NOS postwar Geiger counter and test module $60.00 Signal flags RED/ Yellow $40.00 Vehicle antennas hard to find, POR Jeep antenna mount and base $120.00 Nos gas masks, CDN $45.00 ea NOS 19 set telegraph set, POR Provo Corps web belt and round buckle, POR Antique hat stretcher Works well $65.00 MP3 Player, WW2 chatter and period music in mil metal phone box $65.00 Stack of WW2 mil manuals POR NOS CMP wooden steering wheel $150.00 Frequency testers for 19 set as new POR Web belts P14 Eddystone dewats WW1 Kaiser miniature helmet with an eagle on top Artillery fuse vg WW2 POW handmade wooden escape pistol, OFFERS

Derek Young

flatfenderparts@hotmail.com

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For Sale

30/50 calibre Machine Gun Mount c/w yoke. Swivels, elevation markers, mount for ammo can etc. Spring loaded adjustment pins. For APC & other MV's. Price: $500.00

Stewart 403 946 5286

geekie@ucalgary.ca

Recommended Services

The following businesses were recommended by PMB members.

Kal Tire #105 7307 40St SE Calgary Alberta T2C 2K4 Ph 587-296-8170 These folks do industrial tires and can handle our military ones no problem. John and Mary Worthing Excellent place to get hard to find canvas sewn up. In the UK but reasonable prices and reasonable, fast shipping. http://www.canvasco.com/

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Contacts

MILITARY VEHICLE PRESERVATION

ASSOCIATION

MVPA Headquarters

PO Box 520378

Independence, Missouri 64052

USA

Phone: (816) 833-6872 Fax: (816) 833-5115

www.mvpa.org

President: Secretary: Events Coordinator: Treasurer:

Newsletter: Safety & Convoy:

Rick DeBruyn Dale Buchanan Donna Geekie Steve Johnson Jim Hodgson Stu Geekie Steve Johnson

403-443-2213 403-835-3873

403-946-5286

403-282-7977

403-818-3193 403-946-5286 403-282-7977

For further

information

regarding the

Prairie Motor

Brigade or the

MVPA contact

any of the

following:

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PRAIRIE MOTOR BRIGADE

Membership in the Prairie Motor Brigade is as follows:

Regular: 25.00 Family: 30.00 Corporate: 100.00

Please send payment to:

Donna Geekie R. R. #2, Crossfield, AB T0M 0S0 Payments to be made payable to: Prairie Motor Brigade

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We encourage all members to also join the MVPA and receive the Army Motors and Supply Line publications and all the benefits of membership

in this international organization.

Send application with payment to: R. R. #2, Crossfield, AB T0M 0S0 Make cheque payable to: Prairie Motor Brigade

Direct your inquiries to: Donna Geekie at 403-946-5286 or ‘geekie@ucalgary.ca’

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PRAIRIE MOTOR BRIGADE MILITARY VEHICLE PRESERVATION ASSOCIATION Owner _________________________________________________ Date _____________________

Address _________________________ Town/City __________________ Province __________

Make _________________________Model _____________ Year _________

Body Style ___________

VIN ____________________________ License Number____________

Codes

Safe V

Unsafe X

Not originally equipped NA

MECHANICAL SAFE UNSAFE GENERAL CONDITION SAFE UNSAFE

MECHANICAL Status

Brake flex hoses & lines

Mechanical brake linkage

Pedal reserve

Emergency brake

Steering

King pins/ball joints

Steering linkage

Alignment (visual)

Springs & Shackles

Shock absorbers

W/S wipers

Glass

Rearview mirrors

Horn

Fire extinguishers (ABC)

Heater & defrosters

Electrical wiring

GENERAL CONDITION STATUS

Body, sheet metal

Wheels

Tires - RF

Tires - LF

Tires - RR

Tires - LR

Exhaust system

LIQUID LEAKS

Fuel system

Fan Belt

Headlights - low

Headlights - high

Tail Lights

Stop Lights

Parking Lights

Signal Lights

Marker Lights

Cooling System

Fuel System – leaks, filler

cap

Wheel Chocks

Plates

Registration

Insurance

NOTE: The signature(s) below certify that I/we have completed the Safety Check on the listed vehicle and the information contained herein is complete and accurate to the best of my/our

knowledge.

_______________________________________ Print Name

Signature

_______________________________________ Print Name

Signature

Safety Form

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