1939 D-7 Cat

I went on a trip to Vancouver Island's, South and Southwest coasts...looking for rusty bits of interesting metal and history.

Among other things, I learned this...

1. Vancouver Island eateries really know how to slap together a great salmon burger.

2. When you go whizzing by something cool to photograph, stop and do it. Don't be thinking that you are going to remember the location, or even go back this way again.

3. Random rusty machines were hard to find in some of the areas because the scrappers had been through and cleaned up.

4. I'm bringing my own pillow next time.

5. There are many more posts to come that cover the rest of the trip.

Here's a video of the 1939 D-7...narrated by someone who doesn't know a thing about Cat history ( that'd be me )

Here are a couple of videos ...one explains the multiple steps tat it takes to get one of these old Cats running...the other video actually shows one working. Thanks to those guys for taking the time to record this stuff.