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25-04-10, 20:49
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carrier headlights
Hi, Can anyone confirm please if the canadian built Mk1 carrier, 1943 mortar carrier would of been fitted with the Lucas/CAV style headlights?, Whenever I look at a carrier I first look at the headlights to see if it is British or Canadian built as a first spot. But correct me if I am wrong the Canadian illustrated parts manual FUC-03 has both lights featured, The standard type with the flat backs and the CAV/Lucas type, could I put the CAV type on a Canadian carrier?. If correct then I have been looking at alot of carrier pics thinking they were British but really Canadian?.
help? 
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2pdr Tank Hunter Universal Carrier 1942 registered 11/11/2008. 3" Mortar Universal Carrier 1943 registered 06/06/2009. 1941 Standard Mk1 stowage Carrier, Caunter camo. 1941 Standard Mk1 stowage Carrier, light stone. 10 cwt wartime mortar trailer. 1943 Mk2 Daimler Dingo. 1943 Willys MB. 1936 Vickers MG carrier No1 Mk1 CMM 985. 
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25-04-10, 23:36
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If you check the Cdn parts manual I believe it will give the cut-off serial number for the Lucas headlamps. It was fairly early in production that the Lucas headlamps were replaced by the Cdn style headlamps, and it would have been common to replace the oddball lucas assy with the Cdn standard lamp as a replacement part once the vehicle was in service.
I don't have my manual available right now, but the change to Cdn lamps would have been in the first few thousand carriers, if even that many. All 1943 carriers would have had the Cdn lamps, as would most 1942 carriers.
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27-04-10, 07:07
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Lucas headlight
Kevin,
I removed this Lucas headlight from a carrier in northern Manitoba some years back and by the picture you can see what Rob was talking about,the headlight on the right is a Canadian style and the left is the Lucas style.I would imagine that if it was mounted on the carrier that it would be original to it.I can't see using the Lucas headlight style as a replacement for a Canadian style.Unfortunately there is no way of identifying what serial number range this carrier was built as all the armour is cut off but (correct me if I am wrong) is a Canadian built Mk 1 design. I also was looking in my manual and found the diagram showing the 2 types of headlight designs but found no reference to when the changeover took place.Anyone else have an idea?  Derk.
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1942 Ford universal carrier Mk 1 1943 Ford 60 cwt long CMP ambulance 1943 Ford GPW 1/4 ton stretcher jeep 1943 Bantam T-3 1/4 ton trailer BSA folding airborne bicycle ser#R5325 (early)
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