carrier spotted heading for US

[Ralph Volkert]

I spotted this Carrier in New Liskeard Parked at a shipping yard there.
This is heading for the Midwest in the US. from Southern Ontario.

It is a fine machine with most of the bits in place, including some spares you can see sticking above the armour. The shipper let me Take as many pics as I could take and I was able to make out some of the info.

CT163057
Lower Hull number 1838? (Couldnt make out the last number)

Does any one want some detail shots of a mostly intact carrier?

[peter simundson]

....there is a carrier missing from Brian Asbury's yard.

[Ralph Volkert]

here are some more shots.

The drivers view port still has glass in it!
I was pleased to get the shots of the brakets for the rear mounted tools and I thought the stowage mounts on the right hand side of the interior were interesting.

[Ralph Volkert]

this apparantly came from Coe Hill....Not sure where that is.

[Bruce Parker (RIP)]

This is a Mk.II 3' mortar carrier and the RH bins are for the mortar rounds. Amazing they are still there. Coe Hill in just south and west of Bancroft (or an hour north of Belleville) and I only know of one person there who would be responsible for this deal.

[Jordan Baker]

Looks to be a mortar carrier judging by the racks inside. Very complete looking also and would be an excellent rebuild. If it came out of Coe Hill area would it possibly be from Dan McCaw's pile of stuff?

Ralph, can you post more pictures and bigger ones please. Those that you have posted are great but they are rather small.

Thanks for taking the pics.

[Ralph Volkert]

I am not sure this is a 3" mortar carrier...

On the front armour there is absolutely no evidence of mounting brackets of any type. not even for a spare tire.

On the rear there is only the mountings for the spade, trenching tool and pry/track tensioning bar. On the rear upper armour there does seem to be marks were the battery box was though.

I have added some better shots of the bins. They are on the left side, sorry. The right side was full of spares.

I have tried to attach bigger pictures. I hope this works.

[Ledsel]

I don't know but the way it's tide on the trailer I wouldn't want to meet that load on the highway. It has a headlight bracket for a Mk.II but it looks like a Mk.I. Sure looks in good shape though.

[kevin powles]

Hi, Got the mortar carrier back from the blasters today, Zinc primed ready for the first under coat came up fine with no holes or repair required, noticed a bullet hole in the rear left side armour, also a bullet mark in the front gunners armour.

Also the number 1433 stamped on the front side armour, see pictures attached.

First job is to take off the suspension units for rebuild.

kev.

[kevin powles]

Hope to get it rolling within 12 months, set myself a target.