Carrier for sale in the US (ebay)

[rob love]

My old carrier has been withdrawn from sale on E-bay. Sold elsewhere perhaps?

[RichardT10829]

unless they got wind of this thread (prospective buyers that is) i found this place by typing "bren carrier for sale" into google and it brought up an old thread in amongst the list from this site.....

or a you say, its been sold locally to save ebay comisions etc etc


Richard

[43stuart]

I've been following this thread for some time and finally decided to register to post a reply.

I hope I will be welcomed. In regards to the carrier on ebay it did sell local and under the reserve at a reasonable price. Chris, the owner who posted the carrier for sale on ebay was not aware of the carriers past as it changed hands several times since Rob Love had it and I'm sure the "story" of it evolved with each new owner. Yes it still has the "offending" bolts but will soon have them repalced with "rivets". Chris is a reputable seller and a reasonable man who did not wish to misrepresent this carrier and he was just as interested in it's past as the new owner who reads this forum.

How do I know this? Because I bought the carrier and I'm the new owner.

I'd like to thank Rob Love for both the great job he did on the carrier when he owned it and for the information and this forum. I'd also like to thank Chris for working with me on this purchase after I showed him this thread. The carrier will go well with my Brit gear and 1942 Dingo.

By the way, although it is a "Bitzer" as someone pointed it out, it at least is a "bitzer" with original parts and armour. Show me an "original" WWII jeep and I bet its a "bitzer" with alot of repro parts like most "restored" MV's are that you find.

So..it will be headed south soon to NC and I'm looking forward to using it and showing it.

By the way, anyone headed to the 65th aniversary of the Battle of Monte Cassino in Italy? My father fought there under the Polish II Corps and my Grandfather died in battle there and is buried at the Polish Cementary. If you are let me know as I'd like to meet fellow members with similar interests. I'm also on the G503 forum as well if you venture there.

Glad to see folks restoring these as "projects" "bitzers" or the exceedigly hard to find, very expensive and rare all original, not missing anything motor pool fresh mint ones they may or may not be out there.

43stuart

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by 43stuart

I've been following this thread for some time and finally decided to register to post a reply.

Hi 43stuart,

Glad to hear your bought yourself a piece of Canadian armour! And welcome to this forum. Grab a beer and tell us your first and last name, that's how we like to talk to each other around here.

Thanks!
Hanno
MLU Forum moderator

[43stuart]

Hanno,

My name is Bogdan Gieniewski and glad to join the forum! Looking forward to my piece of Canadian armour.

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Welcome Bogdan,

Congrats on buying that carrier! I think it is a great buy. I hope we will see more of it and you on here in the future.

Regards,
Hanno

[rob love]

Hey Bogdan.

You bought a fun vehicle there. If you look into the carrier section of the Maple Leaf up sight (which this forum is part of) you will find one or two photos of your new carrier shown once Jim Rice traded it from me. If you ever have questions about it, or it's history, feel free to PM me, and I can offer you whatever help or info I can. I finally have a decent scanner so I should be able to scan some of her early photos and post them. However, I will be out of the country for another 3 months, so any scanning will likely have to wait until May.