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 2011 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/megashorts/6306480182/in/set-72157617786018943 M4A1(75) Grizzly Bovington Tank Museum (UK) Shop No. 25 CT-160218 (Joe DeMarco) Megashorts, March 2011 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/megashorts/5577231855/in/set-72157626274857171/ M4A1(75) Grizzly "Akilla" Private collection, Doncaster (UK) Shop No. 1 CT-160194 (Joe DeMarco). Previously displayed at the Imperial War Museum, Duxford (UK)
Megashorts, December 2012 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/megashorts/8329893738/in/album-72157622925687237/ M4A1(75) Grizzly D-Day Museum, Portsmouth (UK) Shop No. 185 CT-164009 M4A1(75) Grizzly "Fury" Muckleburgh Collection, Norfolk (UK) Shop No. 149 CT-163973 Pierre-Olivier Buan, June 2014
"Cold War Warrior", October 2004 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/16498755@n07/6039426874/in/photostream/ 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-160245 (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
M4A1(75) Grizzly Axis Track Service Collection (UK) Previously nicknamed Hangover https://www.facebook.com/ Walter, September 2010 - http://www.com-central.net/index.php?name=forums&file=viewtopic&t=13054 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)
M4A1(75) Grizzly Classic MV s, Haaksbergen (Netherlands) Shop No. 173 CT-163997 https://www.facebook.com/ Pierre-Olivier Buan, August 2008 M4A1(75) Grizzly Ô St Georges Private collection, Mons (Belgium) running condition Shop No. 6, CT-160199. Restored with civilian truck engine and gearbox
Guy Gilis - http://www.afvregister.org/details.aspx?afvid=7298&page=0 M4A1 Grizzly Private collection, Turnhout (Belgium) running condition Shop No. 69, CT-160262 "martong03", August 2009 - http://picasaweb.google.com/martong03/tanksintownmonsbe#5376010769106164674 M4A1(75) Grizzly Private collection (Luxembourg) running condition
M4A1(75) Grizzly Boadicea Caen Memorial, Caen (France) Pierre-Olivier Buan, February 2012
Alain Le Pape, June 2016 - http://tanks-et-panzers.over-blog.com/tag/char/ M4A1(75) Grizzly Christian Dours Collection, Chartres (France) running condition Shop No. 99, CT-163923 Alain Le Pape, June 2016 - http://tanks-et-panzers.over-blog.com/tag/char/ M4A1(75) Grizzly Christian Dours Collection, Chartres (France) running condition Shop No. 110 or 116
Pierre-Olivier Buan, July 2009 M4A1(75) Grizzly Jeepest Collection, Châteaudun (France) running condition Shop No. 104, CT-163928 Johann Albisser, July 2016 - https://www.facebook.com/ M4A1(75) Grizzly Private Collection, South-Eastern France
Pierantonio Farina, 2004 - http://www.ferreamole.it/contributi/censimento/29_m4a1_pri.htm M4A1(75) Grizzly Private Collection (Italy) This tank came from Belgium M4A1(75) Grizzly Colégio Militar, Lisbon (Portugal) Jim Goetz, July 2014
March 2014 - http://umdiadecidicorrer.blogspot.fr/2014/03/i-trail-comendador-rondao-almeida-elvas.html 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-160261 Jim Goetz, July 2014
M4A1(75) Grizzly Regimento de Manutenco, Entroncamento (Portugal) Jim Goetz, July 2014 Pierre-Olivier Buan, August 2015 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/13963542@n08/sets/72157654854282274 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)
Yauhen Patsel, May 2010 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/gin_tonic/4623605952/in/set-72157623912607285/ M4A1(75) Grizzly The Collings Foundation, Stow, MA (USA) Shop No. 43 CT-160236 (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 https://www.facebook.com/groups/360848450751344/permalink/592951434207710/ M4A1(75) Grizzly "Golem" WW2 armor collection, FL (USA) Shop No. 166 CT-163990. Previously nicknamed Becky
Roger Davis, July 2007 - http://www.cdsg.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=141&sid=db60f1b0ab1afff78a0f202be4301a3b M4A1(75) Grizzly "Cindy" National Armor and Cavalry Mus, Fort Benning, GA (USA) Shop No. 93 CT-163917 (USA AFVs register). This vehicle is currently stored and is not publicly visible http://www.armyjeeps.net/grizzly0410/index.htm M4A1(75) Grizzly Private collection, Tifton, GA (USA) running c. Shop No. 125 CT-163949
http://www.jedsite.info//tanks-golf/golf/grizzly_series/mk1a/monument-anniston/anad_grizzly.jpg 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 2010 - https://picasaweb.google.com/gebinder01/mvpatopeka# M4A1 Grizzly Larry Mogge Collection, KS (USA) This tank was brought to the US from a collection in England (Gary Binder)
http://americangimuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/m4a1-sherman.jpg M4A1 Grizzly Museum of the American GI, College Station, TX( USA) running c. Shop number 114, CT-163938. 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 http://www.milweb.net/webverts/57235/
http://www.armyjeeps.net/grizzlysherman/grizzly%20sherman%20tank.htm M4A1(75) Grizzly Veluzat Motion Picture Ranch, CA (USA) Shop No. 30 CT-160223 Paul Hannah, November 2008 - http://www.vgbimages.com/afv-photos/canadian-war-museum-ottawa-on/n-dq8cg/i-9ggwbff M4A1(75) Grizzly Canadian War Museum, Ottawa (Canada) Shop No. 178 CT-164002 (Canada AFVs register)
"GRB_Ott", August 2009 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/ottcan_520/3842227441/in/set-72157622188800468/ M4A1(75) Grizzly Canadian Forces Base, Borden (Canada) Shop No. 13 CT-160206 (Canada AFVs register) "GRB_Ott", August 2009 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/ottcan_520/3860784140/in/set-72157622188800468/ M4A1(75) Grizzly Canadian Forces Base, Borden (Canada) Shop No. 98 CT-163922 (Canada AFVs register)
http://ecifirefly.com/ M4A1 Grizzly Firefly Canadian Forces Base, Borden (Canada) Shop No. 65 CT-160258. 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 154-155 (USA AFVs register) Paul Hannah, October 2015 - http://www.vgbimages.com/afv-photos/canadian-artillery-museum-cfb-sh/n-9brsx/i-nqh6dp6 M4A1(75) Grizzly Canadian Forces Base, Shilo (Canada) Shop No. 51 (Canada AFVs register)
https://50travels.wordpress.com/nz-national-army-museum/ M4A1(75) Grizzly National Army Museum, Waiouru (New Zealand) Shop No. 176 (Jim Goetz) "GRB_Ott", July 2011 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/ottcan_520/5996582820/in/set-72157622784065038 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)
recceboy, July 2006 - http://s87.photobucket.com/albums/k130/ldshrecceboy/blue%20skink%20turrets/ 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) http://s661.photobucket.com/user/8hussar/library/allied%20%20aa%20guns%20light/skink%20turret%2020mm?sort=3&page=1 Skink 20mm Quad AA tank turret CFB Shilo (Canada)
Trevor Larkum - http://preservedtanks.com/profile.aspx?uniqueid=2297 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) http://adambickleyfmp.blogspot.fr/2016_03_01_archive.html
M4A1(75) Grizzly Unknown location (Portugal) http://www.ammontijo.com/m4a1sherman.htm http://www.bigcat.pt/galeria%20veiculos%20militares%20iii.htm M4A1(75) Grizzly Unknown location (Portugal)
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 email me at soldat_ryan@hotmail.com Main page : http://the.shadock.free.fr/surviving_panzers.html