These are photos of the Ram Mk. II outside the Drill Hall of my old reserve Regiment - the British Columbia Regiment (Duke Of Connaught's Own) - in Vancouver, B.C. Canada.

This vehicle has been outside the building for at least 30 years and in its time it's been crawled on, painted with grafitti, and suffered the elements. But as you can see it's in reasonably good condition all things considered. Ironically, some of the damage was caused in 1992 by the Engineers from CFB Chilliwack when the tank was to be removed for some painting and light restoration (see photos 9 and 23). A large crane was brought in with a flatbed truck one night, but the cable snapped twice and the crane cracked the pavement; so, the tank was sandblasted and painted in place, but during the attempt to move the tank both headlights and their mounts were crushed.

Here's a brief index of the photos - some obviously need no description:

01. LHS (port) front fender with integral stowage box.
02. RHS (starboard) sponson crew hatch with dedication.
03. View of RHS turret top with commander's hatch in foreground.
04. Turret top, forward half.
05. RHS front lower hull, track, and final drive.
06. Detail of RHS turret top front.
07. 3/4 view of tank rear and side from LHS.
08. Front view.
09. Detail of LHS transmission housing and damaged headlight.
10. Another view of the turret top.
11. Detail of RHS idler wheel.
12. Detail of RHS suspension.
13. Detail of RHS idler wheel and lower hull side.
14. Detail of RHS drive sprocket and track.
15. Commander's hatch, looking towards vehicle RHS.
16. Detail of MG cupola front.
17. Detail of driver's armoured visor and environs.
18. Mantlet.
19. Commander's hatch, looking forward.
20. Turret rear, detail of antenna mount.
21. MG cupola.
22. RHS turret and upper hull.
23. RHS transmission housing, final drive, and damaged headlight.
24. Turret and upper glacis.
25. Driver's side (RHS) glacis.
26. LHS glacis.
27. Forward part of engine deck.
28. RHS suspension and drive sprocket.
29. RHS suspension, aft.
30. LHS upper hull, fuel caps.
31. Rear plate, lower hull.
32. Aft part of engine deck.
33. LHS lower hull rear.

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