Australian LP Carrier in France?!?
 

This is an interesting ad, as it offers an Australian LP carrier hull for sale in France, of all places!

No connection to seller.

Wow, that's a long way from home. I know Rusty likes a challenge in recovering carriers but I think he might think twice about this one.

Aust carrier in France
 

If only our machines could talk,what a tale this one could tell,OK my British friends grab it at that price, parts are no problem,its to good to pass up,not many of our carriers are over in the UK,
Regards Ron

Tahiti
 

hello all,
i have calling the seller and it is sold at a Belgium Man !
the LP2 come to Tahiti, his son sent to him from there low!

And he is offering it for sale again at Milweb (at approx. twice the orginal purchase price):

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Is that a german marking on the side of the hull?

Those markings look like kids work.

Agree, I think the German cross is a later addition. Some re-enactors will paint one on everything with wheels & tracks :doh:

What I am interested in is how an LP2A ended up in Tahiti of all places?!?!

Hanno

I know they were used in NewGuinea, so I guess someone took one over to use to plough the sago crop :confused

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Just a question, but how do we know this is an Australian carrier?
Could it be a NZ pattern LP carrier?

Wasn't there a thread on here I recall reading about some LP2A carriers from Aust or NZ that were supplied to the American Marines in the Pacific and then ended up with the French on New Caledonia? Tahiti's not too far from there and still French.

Island Carriers
 

While the US Marine Division were based here in NZ prior to the big push up into the Islands they traded there scout cars with the NZ forces for locally produced LP2's, which they used for training etc. Apparently some of these were taken to the Solomon islands but didn't work out to well with the terrain. NZ LP2 carriers also were sent to Tonga and Fiji so maybe this one might from that lot. Thats not to count out the Aussie Carriers which were sent up into the Islands as well.

I've got all the wheel/track/suspension parts to get it rolling...except it is not Oz track.

I saw this carrier re-advertised in the August 2013 issue of a French military vehicle magazine. It still resides in Belgium with Karl Delrue.

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Might be a NZ built Carrier, see my reply on this thread attached;
http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/showthread.php?t=2781

Reportedly this one ended up with Jiri Vavra in the Czech Republic

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