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M1917 Light Tank

In 1940, Canada used the M1917 to train tank crews for its rapidly growing army. Colonel F.F. Worthington arranged for the acquisition of approximately 250 American made M1917s as "scrap metal" from the then neutral United States for use as training vehicles. Although slow and unreliable, they proved useful until newer tanks became available. In 1943, many M1917s were stripped of their turrets and some of their armor and sold as surplus. This example, used as a logging tractor near Bracebridge, Ontario, required extensive restoration work, including the construction of a new upper hull and turret.