1955 GMC Fire Truck docent 002

1955 GMC FIRE TRUCK Donated by the District of Hope Fire Department The District of Hope received this GM C 450/Thibault fire truck on July 8, 1955. It was purchased from Thibault, a prominent Canadian fire apparatus manufacturer located in Pierreville Quebec, After arriving in Montreal from Hope aboard the CPR’s “Canadian” streamlined passenger train, […]

1955 GMC Fire Truck docent

1955 GMC FIRE TRUCK Donated by the District of Hope Fire Department • The District of Hope received this GM C 450/Thibault fire truck on July 8, 1955. • Mr. & Mrs. John Lane took the “Canadian”  streamlined passenger train to Quebec, then drove the Firetruck home to Hope. • The Firetruck served Hope and […]

1947 Ford 1 ton Pickup 002

1947 Ford 1 ton Pickup Model  79Y 122″ wheelbase Body style 81 Donated by Bob Rorison Surrey, BC Called the “Tonner” because of it’s one ton carrying capacity. Note the tear drop rear fenders, longer truck bed and the 17 inch split rim wheels It also had the rear sliding window and the 100 Horsepower […]

1947 Ford 1 ton Pickup docent

1947 Ford 1 ton Pickup Model  79Y 122″ wheelbase Body style 81 Donated by Bob Rorison Surrey, BC • Called the “Tonner” because of it’s one ton carrying capacity. • Larger 17 inch split rim wheels and the 100 Horsepower V-8 engine.\Spending most of it’s working life in Hope BC helping build the Fraser Canyon […]

1947 Diamond T 201S docent 002

1947 Diamond T 201S Donated by Allen Vandekerkhove Victoria BC Known affectionately as the “The Cadillac of Trucks”, Diamond T was 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. C.A. Tilt was the son of a cobbler and […]

1947 Fargo Truck docent 002

1947 Fargo Truck  & 1947 COLUMBIA TRAILER: Description “FARGO” was the trade name given to DODGE Trucks sold in Canada and other foreign markets.  Purchased new by Bob King for Sea-Van Motor Freight in 1946,  this FARGO hauled freight between Vancouver and Seattle until 1953 when it was put into storage at the West Pender […]

1947 Fargo Truck 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 and 1976 […]

1943 Maple Leaf docent

1943 Maple Leaf • A non  military truck built during WWII without a chrome grille, it is referred to as a “Blackout  style” truck. • The gross allowable weight of any model of this “3 Ton” Series 1760-1770-1780  could not exceed 15,000 pounds • Wheelbases: 135 1/4″ – 159 1/4″ – 177 1/4″ • The […]

1941 International docent

1941 International • This 1941 International K7S Cab-Over-Engine (COE) was put into service in October 1942 • It operated as a Royal Canadian Army Service Corps cargo vehicle in Military District 11 British Columbia. • As a general service vehicle the truck may have transported military equipment, or perhaps army, recruits training in the Lower […]

1937 MACK EQ 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 […]