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==Tucker Sno-Cats in Antarctic exploration==
[[File:Tucker sno-cat.jpg|thumb|238px|Expedition Sno-Cat on display in [[Canterbury Museum, Christchurch|Canterbury Museum ]] in [[Christchurch, New Zealand]]]]
English explorer Sir [[Vivian Fuchs]] championed the first [[Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition|Trans-Antarctic expedition]] and utilized 4 specially prepared Tucker Sno-Cats. Tucker Sno-Cats are still considered a premier extreme condition vehicle{{Citation needed|date=January 2011}} and are still in use in both the Arctic and Antarctic regions. One of the Tucker Sno-Cat 743 was returned to the UK and is currently displayed in the [[Science Museum at Wroughton]], and is currently only viewable through appointment at this location.<ref>[http://
Another of the same expedition's Sno-Cats is on display in the Antarctic section of the [[Canterbury Museum, Christchurch|Canterbury Museum]] in [[Christchurch]], [[New Zealand]]. A third is on display at the [[Antique Gas and Steam Engine Museum]] in [[Vista, California]], USA.
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