2019 Surrey Santa Parade of Lights gallery 1
2019 Surrey Santa Parade of Lights gallery page 1
2019 Cloverdale Surrey Santa Parade of Lights
2019 Surrey Santa PArade of Lights The volunteers from the BC Vintage Truck museum certainly did a great job organizing the staging of the parade floats and vehicles. Here is a gallery of the images as they were staged and entered the parade area. Staging of the vehicles for the Parade
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1937 International Docent
1937 International Harvester D-40 Truck. • International Harvester was formed in 1902 under J.P. Morgan’s personal guidance as a merger between the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company and the Deering Harvester Company along with three smaller agricultural equipment firms. • Interestingly Cyrus McCormick invented a reaper when he was 22 and his patent was […]
1937 Mack Docent
1937 MACK EQ • The Mack truck company started at the infancy of the automotive world and the Mack Brothers started working for a carriage company before ending up buying the company. • Founded in 1900 by Jack and Gus Mack, Mack Brothers Company produced it’s first motorized vehicle in Brooklyn, NY. • In 1905 […]
1957 Diamond T Model 921BN Docent
1957 Diamond T Model 921BN • The 1957 Diamond T Model 921BN was the first truck in the museum to be powered by a diesel engine. • Ordered new from Diamond T trucks, this truck was used by Ledingham construction in Vancouver. • Used to haul excavators , cats and loaders to job […]
1953 International R-160 Docent
1953 International R-160 • The International R series was introduced in 1953 and replaced the L series and considered just a facelift of the L series. • For the heavier series, R-185 and higher there was even less of a change to the looks. • There were a few mechanical changes. Cummins and […]
1947 Fargo Truck & 1947 Columbia Trailer Docent
1947 Fargo Truck & 1947 COLUMBIA TRAILER • This truck was Purchased new by Bob King for Sea-Van Motor Freight in 1946, hauled freight between Vancouver and Seattle until 1953. • From 1953 to 1974 it sat n storage at Bob King’s West Pender warehouse. • Restoration work was carried out between 1974 […]
1947 Diamond T 201S Docent
1947 Diamond T 201S Donated by Allen Vandekerkhove Victoria BC • Diamond T were known affectionately as the “The Cadillac of Trucks” • Founded in Chicago in 1905 as the Diamond T Motor Car Company and built high quality touring cars and later became known for it’s Trucks. • The […]