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Lynn Eades

27-10-17 09:13

Interesting Catalogue

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It is an Australian publication which oddly shows a New Zealand Bren Carrier on the cover.
I'd like to know if anyone has a copy, with the hope that I might be able to get a copy of it.

rick m

28-10-17 00:03

Hi lynn

i have a photo copy of one. if you want i can post it out to you can you supply an email address and i can arrange to have a copy posted to you,
regards
Rick

gjamo

28-10-17 05:43

Parts book

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Seems there are a couple of different parts books.

Lynn Eades

28-10-17 06:49

Graeme, the orange one is dated October 1940. This is before the LP2.
The picture on the cover shows one of the six British Bren Carriers, that came here in 1939.
At this stage Australia had imported a British Machine Gun Carrier and was probably building its 160 LP1 carriers. I don't know when Australian production of the LP1 started or finished or when LP2 production started.

Tony Smith

29-10-17 06:05

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Originally Posted by Lynn Eades (Post 244008)

Graeme, the orange one is dated October 1940.......

... And is published by Ford Australia and ONLY contains the Ford part numbers of the off the shelf Ford items used in the LP1. It does not list LP1 specific parts, such as hull, wheels or track.

Lynn Eades

30-11-17 23:18

I'd just like to say thank you to Rick M. for so generously making and sending me a copy of the Catalogue.
I am still intrigued as to why a photo of a British Bren Carrier, in service in New Zealand, showing N.Z. rego plates, made it onto the cover of an Australian parts book.
At least the head lights are the same.

Nice to have a copy. Thanks Rick. :salute:

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