Carriers in Pounds shipyard

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by ron

Yes the pics were taken on one of my trips to the U K and they would be just a bit over 15 years old, but when you think of it that is not really such a long time ago,just a blink of an eye really, just goes to proove that NOW is always the correct time to save our history,that is really the reason I posted the pics to get people fired up, and restoring instead of just saying one day I will do it,time goes by and rust never sleeps

Thanks for the pics, Ron! I recon they must be a lot older, though. When I visited Pounds Yard in 1985, they had started to clear it all out. Only some carriers were there, and a couple of Churchills. Your pics look like much more AFVs were still there. Will dig out my pics.

[ron]

Hi Hanno,
I thought that it was 1988 but could be wrong, it was quite a place wasnt it?
Regards Ron

[ron]

just a couple more

How about this little beauty, I found it in a shed where I was not supposed to look bloody Aussies,

Regards Ron

[Jan Whereatt]

Hi Ron The carrier that you were not supposed to see is in immaculate shape! If we would only have had the foresight and finances to preserve some more of these items back then but for the most part it was considered junk. I helped my father restore a Hawker Hurricane to flying condition over the past 35 years. It had been purchased for ONLY $50.00CAN after the war by a farmer who wanted the engine coolant. Dad sold the aircraft 2 years ago & was able to retire after flying his dream! Its just amazing how valuable these antiques have become. Cheers Jan Whereatt

[pablo50cal]

ron were is that paradyse? and how many years ago? lucks like heven
atte pablo

[RichardT10829]

this is just sickening me to the core, all those carriers gone to waste ! all those sprockets and tracks (and spares) that could have been saved from the smelters, this thread rates close to the "Abandoned Carrier" thread on the frustration scale what a crying shame.

can anyone tell me why some T16's hav the solid wheels and some have the Spoked ones ala universal carriers ? is this a Mk thing ?

Richard

[carrierbarry]

Most of the carriers in pounds yard were saved. Many of them have now been rebuilt.
I had heard rummers about a universal in a shed at Pounds, so it was ture.
but this was sold on.
Who to ?

I can't read the numbers on the sides, can you read them on the original photos?
As I am sure the present owners would love copys.

I think the original T16 had spoke wheels and those built after 1945 had solid. I think it was just a costing thing and as the T16 is heavier than a Universal there was less chance of broken spokes