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Offline the old trucker

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Found this on the internet today
« on: December 25, 2011, 12:08:30 pm »

  In the second story they talked about a rally Eganville, in the Ottawa valley. It would be interesting to find more of these beauties & find out how they survived.
  Rattleman or Marc, are you guys close to the Ottawa valley area. Have you heard anything about this ?? It would be nice to meet new people & see their machines...
 

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1957 B-12 , powered by a Chrysler Industrial straight six and three speeds with lever steering column. Denis customized the invention of the legendary Joseph-Armand Bombardier, replacing the wheels of the slides in the center by maple to give the vehicle more stability in loose snow. http://blogues.cyberpresse.ca/monvolant/descarries/2009/01/27/traverse-bombardier-et-mise-au-point/

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I had heard about a vintage snowmobile rally in Eganville and it piqued my curiosity. With a growing interest in documenting regional cultural festivals in Canada, and as an outsider to snowmobile culture, I made my way northeast towards the Ottawa Valley. I’ve been documenting some of the lesser known Canadian cultural festivals, celebrations, and rituals of the present, attempting to construct an understanding of my own relationship to the multifarious notion of Canadian identity.

I have been documenting regional cultural events that are seldom seen outside their locales. These events are traditions that are important in building and maintaining regional communities in different places across Canada. As a country, Canada spans 9,984,670 square kilometres, making it the largest country in the western hemisphere. Its culture is as diverse as its geography, and so it is not so strange for me to feel like a foreigner inside the country I call home. This is one of the reasons why I wish to bring these activities into focus and share them with a larger public in hopes of including these hidden treasures in a larger picture of how we as Canadians view Canada.
http://www.harbourfrontcentre.com/visualarts/yorkquaycentreYQC09_6.cfm

 Between 1945 and 1951, L’Auto-Neige Bombardier sold 2,596 vehicles. The Department of Public Works owned the majority of the B-12's up north and they were painted yellow
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Re: Found this on the internet today
« Reply #1 on: December 26, 2011, 08:00:20 am »
hi merry chrismass and all the best to all in the new year.The red r12 is denis paquette from mtl. the bleu one i dont know. as for the show in eganville its mostly antique snowmobiles u can check out there website .always wanted to bring the b7 but no time to many projects on the go im now strating restoration on bombardier td truck  came from peace river alberta .big project hoping to be done in a year mabey ..... any info from guys out west would be nice thanks marc

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« Reply #2 on: December 26, 2011, 12:35:53 pm »

   Best of the holidays to you my friend & thanks for the reply.......OT.
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« Reply #3 on: December 27, 2011, 07:09:08 am »
hi merry chrismass and all the best to all in the new year.The red r12 is denis paquette from mtl. the bleu one i dont know. as for the show in eganville its mostly antique snowmobiles u can check out there website .always wanted to bring the b7 but no time to many projects on the go im now strating restoration on bombardier td truck  came from peace river alberta .big project hoping to be done in a year mabey ..... any info from guys out west would be nice thanks marc

   Hopefully someone can help you with more info about those trucks... It would be great to see a pic or 2 of the trucks. I'm sure you will do a great job with your restoration. All the best.

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