MUSEUM RECEIVES SIGNIFICANT GIFT OF MILITARY VEHICLES AND TANKS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 6 December 2025

Oshawa, Ontario, December 5, 2025 — The Canadian Tank Museum, which houses North America’s largest collection of operational historical military vehicles, has received an incredible boost to its internationally recognized collection this year with a donation from the Duffy Family of Tanks and armoured vehicles valued at over two million dollars.

The Duffy Historical Collection has been known as one of Canada’s largest private collections of operational military vehicles for several decades and includes many historically significant pieces. The Tanks and armoured vehicles in the collection contain the world’s largest collection of British military vehicles from the 1991 Gulf War in private hands. Most significantly; these vehicles actually served in the conflict and were acquired, restored and researched by Mr Duffy over many years, which included contacting the former operators and crews and reconnecting them with the vehicles of their service.

Commenting on the donation to the Museum Mr Duffy said “ It has been my passion to restore and preserve these vehicles and to keep the memory and history alive that goes along with them. There is no better organization I can entrust this legacy to than the Canadian Tank Museum. I know that they will be well cared for and enjoyed by the public for generations to come”.

The donated collection includes 20 vehicles fully restored and in working order. Most were purchased from Europe and the United States and brought to Canada. They include Soviet era vehicles such as the T-54 Main Battle Tank and BMP-1. A collection of 11 CVR(T) – (Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance Tracked) built in the UK and deployed with the British Army during “Operation Granby” in 1990-91. A British Chieftain Mk11 Main Battle Tank and a German built Leopard 1A5 just to name a few.

“Our Museum has been fortunate in the past to receive individual artifact donations, but to receive an entire private collection is an incredible boost to the size and international composition of our collection” said Jeremy Blowers, the Museums Executive Director.
Donated Tanks and Armoured Vehicles from the Duffy Historical Collection to the Canadian Tank Museum include:
T-54 Soviet Main Battle Tank ( Gulf War Veteran Collection ), BMP-1 Soviet Armoured Personnel Carrier, Chieftain Mk11 Main Battle Tank, Leopard 1A5BE Main Battle Tank,FV432 Armoured Personnel Carrier, CVR(T) Sabre,CVR(T) FV102 Striker ( Gulf War Veteran Collection ),CVR(T) FV102 Striker ( Gulf War Veteran Collection ),CVR(T) FV101 Scorpion ( Gulf War Veteran Collection ), CVR(T) FV101 Scorpion ( Gulf War Veteran Collection ), CVR(T) FV101 Scorpion ( Gulf War Veteran Collection ), CVR(T) Samson ( Gulf War Veteran Collection ), CVR(T) Scimitar ( Gulf War Veteran Collection ), CVR(T) Sultan ( Gulf War Veteran Collection ), CVR(T) Spartan ( Gulf War Veteran Collection ), CVR(T) Scimitar ( Gulf War Veteran Collection )

Contact Information:
The Canadian Tank Museum
Museum Curator: Sam Richardson
sam@tankmuseum.ca
905.728.6199 ext 742