Surviving Canadian-built Grizzly Cruiser Tanks Last update : 26 July 2016

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1 Surviving Canadian-built Grizzly Cruiser Tanks Last update : 26 July 2016 Listed here are the Canadian M4A1 Grizzly I tanks that still exist today. Megashorts, May M4A1(75) Grizzly Bovington Tank Museum (UK) Shop No. 25 CT (Joe DeMarco) Megashorts, March M4A1(75) Grizzly "Akilla" Private collection, Doncaster (UK) Shop No. 1 CT (Joe DeMarco). Previously displayed at the Imperial War Museum, Duxford (UK)

2 Megashorts, December M4A1(75) Grizzly D-Day Museum, Portsmouth (UK) Shop No. 185 CT M4A1(75) Grizzly "Fury" Muckleburgh Collection, Norfolk (UK) Shop No. 149 CT Pierre-Olivier Buan, June 2014

3 "Cold War Warrior", October M4A1(75) Grizzly Light Dragoons Garrison, Catterick (UK) This tank was previously displayed in Swanton Morley Mathieu George, July 2015 M4A1(75) Grizzly Private collection, Wolverhampton (UK) Shop No. 52 CT (Joe DeMarco). This Sherman consists of parts from a number of different tanks. Its hull has been rebuilt by welding together the front hull from one tank with the rear hull from another tank.its glacis and transmission covers showed signs of small calibre penetrations (Trevor Larkum). It comes from the Otterburn training area

4 M4A1(75) Grizzly Axis Track Service Collection (UK) Previously nicknamed Hangover Walter, September M4A1(75) Grizzly "Robin Hood" Bevrijdingsmuseum, Groesbeek (Netherlands) Shop No. 18. This tank comes from Bovington and has been exchanged for a RAM Evasive Target Tank, which is now displayed in Bovington (Hanno Spoelstra)

5 M4A1(75) Grizzly Classic MV s, Haaksbergen (Netherlands) Shop No. 173 CT Pierre-Olivier Buan, August 2008 M4A1(75) Grizzly Ô St Georges Private collection, Mons (Belgium) running condition Shop No. 6, CT Restored with civilian truck engine and gearbox

6 Guy Gilis - M4A1 Grizzly Private collection, Turnhout (Belgium) running condition Shop No. 69, CT "martong03", August M4A1(75) Grizzly Private collection (Luxembourg) running condition

7 M4A1(75) Grizzly Boadicea Caen Memorial, Caen (France) Pierre-Olivier Buan, February 2012

8 Alain Le Pape, June M4A1(75) Grizzly Christian Dours Collection, Chartres (France) running condition Shop No. 99, CT Alain Le Pape, June M4A1(75) Grizzly Christian Dours Collection, Chartres (France) running condition Shop No. 110 or 116

9 Pierre-Olivier Buan, July 2009 M4A1(75) Grizzly Jeepest Collection, Châteaudun (France) running condition Shop No. 104, CT Johann Albisser, July M4A1(75) Grizzly Private Collection, South-Eastern France

10 Pierantonio Farina, M4A1(75) Grizzly Private Collection (Italy) This tank came from Belgium M4A1(75) Grizzly Colégio Militar, Lisbon (Portugal) Jim Goetz, July 2014

11 March Two M4A1(75) Grizzlys Former military barracks, Elvas (Portugal) These two Grizzlies were previously displayed at the Cavalry School, Santarém, Portugal M4A1(75) Grizzly Campo Militar de Santa Margarida (CMSM) Santa Margarida da Coutada (Portugal) Shop No. 68 CT Jim Goetz, July 2014

12 M4A1(75) Grizzly Regimento de Manutenco, Entroncamento (Portugal) Jim Goetz, July 2014 Pierre-Olivier Buan, August M4A1(75) Grizzly Polish Army Museum in Warsaw (Poland) running condition Shop No. 59 (Joe DeMarco) It was bought by Poland with a Sexton SPG, a T16 and an Humber Scout Car, and brought back from UK in 1985 (Rafał Białęcki)

13 Yauhen Patsel, May M4A1(75) Grizzly The Collings Foundation, Stow, MA (USA) Shop No. 43 CT (Chris Hughes). This vehicle was part of Jacques Littlefield Collection in California. The entire Littlefield collection was donated to the Collings Foundation, and only 80 of the 240 vehicles of the collection will be displayed in a new museum, which will be built in Massachussetts M4A1(75) Grizzly "Golem" WW2 armor collection, FL (USA) Shop No. 166 CT Previously nicknamed Becky

14 Roger Davis, July M4A1(75) Grizzly "Cindy" National Armor and Cavalry Mus, Fort Benning, GA (USA) Shop No. 93 CT (USA AFVs register). This vehicle is currently stored and is not publicly visible M4A1(75) Grizzly Private collection, Tifton, GA (USA) running c. Shop No. 125 CT

15 M4A1(75) Grizzly Don. F. Pratt museum, Fort Campbell, KY (USA) This tank comes from Portugal, it was stored at Anniston for some years (USA AFVs register) Gary Binder, July M4A1 Grizzly Larry Mogge Collection, KS (USA) This tank was brought to the US from a collection in England (Gary Binder)

16 M4A1 Grizzly Museum of the American GI, College Station, TX( USA) running c. Shop number 114, CT The original 3-piece differential housing has been exchanged for a 1-piece variant M4A1(75) Grizzly Private collection, CA (USA) This vehicle is currently for sale on Milweb website

17 M4A1(75) Grizzly Veluzat Motion Picture Ranch, CA (USA) Shop No. 30 CT Paul Hannah, November M4A1(75) Grizzly Canadian War Museum, Ottawa (Canada) Shop No. 178 CT (Canada AFVs register)

18 "GRB_Ott", August M4A1(75) Grizzly Canadian Forces Base, Borden (Canada) Shop No. 13 CT (Canada AFVs register) "GRB_Ott", August M4A1(75) Grizzly Canadian Forces Base, Borden (Canada) Shop No. 98 CT (Canada AFVs register)

19 M4A1 Grizzly Firefly Canadian Forces Base, Borden (Canada) Shop No. 65 CT The turret is probably the one sent by Great Britain to Canada in 1944/1945 (along with a sister sent to the USA), according to Mark Hayward, Sherman Firefly (Essex, England: Barbarossa Books, 2001), p (USA AFVs register) Paul Hannah, October M4A1(75) Grizzly Canadian Forces Base, Shilo (Canada) Shop No. 51 (Canada AFVs register)

20 M4A1(75) Grizzly National Army Museum, Waiouru (New Zealand) Shop No. 176 (Jim Goetz) "GRB_Ott", July Skink 20mm Quad AA tank turret Canadian War Museum, Ottawa (Canada) This turret from Skink 20mm Quad AA tanks was recovered from a range in Vernon, B.C (Canada)

21 recceboy, July Skink 20mm Quad AA tank turret Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians), Edmonton (Canada) This turret from Skink 20mm Quad AA tanks was recovered from a range in Vernon, B.C (Canada) Skink 20mm Quad AA tank turret CFB Shilo (Canada)

22 Trevor Larkum - M4A1(75) Grizzly hull Private collection (UK) This Sherman is being restored by using parts from a number of different tanks. Its hull has been rebuilt by welding together the front hull from one tank with the rear hull from another tank. It is empty inside, and is missing its turret, tracks and many other external components. It was the subject of a documentary. The transmission covers show signs of small caliben penetrations (Trevor Larkum). It comes from the Otterburn training area and the restoration started at the Isle of Wight Military Museum M4A1(75) Grizzly Unknown location (UK)

23 M4A1(75) Grizzly Unknown location (Portugal) M4A1(75) Grizzly Unknown location (Portugal)

24 I m looking for photos of those vehicles: M4A1(75) Grizzly Kevin Wheatcroft Collection (UK) M4A1(75) Grizzly Kevin Wheatcroft Collection (UK) M4A1(75) Grizzly Tom Clancy Collection, Huntingtown, MD (USA) - Shop No. 119 and any vehicle that I forgot. This document is a compilation of photos published on the web. I would like to thank especially Rafał Białęcki, who deserved the most of the job on this document, and also the people who took these photos and put them on their websites, or sent them to me, and those who helped me doing these lists (particularly people of the AFV News Discussion Board). For any question, you can me at soldat_ryan@hotmail.com Main page :