Two more wrecks in my yard

[Phill]

Brought 2 wrecks home today. I will use the armor off one to help complete my MK2. It appears to have hull # 777 and has some features I'm not sure about, a folding piece of armor, a screen on the engine cover, an idler latch of some sort, rubber pads on the side armor, and a piece of tin fastened to the right rear fender. Anyone know what version of carrier this was?

Will post some pictures of the second wreck hull #8293c later. Phil

[Phill]

More pics...

[rob love]

It is an early standard mk1. You likely won't find the serial numbers in the usual place on the front armor because it would have been on a large data plate bolted over the front right fender. It also would have had the older style air cleaner mounted under the engine cover instead of on the rear armor.
The tin piece on the rear right is to hold the ration box. The ratchet type idler adjusters were a feature of the early carrier. Also notable are the rubber firing rests, which were later replaced by wood when rubber became more dear.

[RichardT10829]

at risk of jumping the gun again on this topic but.... if i understand your post correctly please dont cut the armour off if you are thinking of doing that, i have just sent full armour schematics over to Canada to Doug Lavoie you could use them to make some more infact i would be interested in that tub if you were to sell it

Rich

[pzrwest]

Phil are you the guy that bought the carrier from Ross in Bancroft? Ross bought it from my friend Jack from Gilmor. Jack thought his carrier was a Windsor but haveing tiller bars makes it a T16 I was told

[RichardT10829]

Serial number "777" on the list i have corresponds to a carrier used by the 8th Recce Battalion "CT 42895" Early Mk1 made by Ford Canada contract CDLV73 quantity 783 units. this carrier fitted with F.M 41 F.D. Track type ? if i read the lists correctly
shame there is no track left on it to see if it is the same carrier.

cheers

Richie

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8th_Rec...ian_Hussars%29

[kevin powles]

Hi, Nice find, In your third photo, those two round clips on the rear compartment deck, left hand side, one clip bigger than the other, does anyone know what they are for?.

[Lynn Eades]

They are for the jacking bar. I too would be keen to buy the folding armour, hinges, locking handle etc.

[kevin powles]

hi, thanks, has anyone got a picture of the jack bar, is this for the track jack or the main lifting jack?.

kevin.

[greg anderson (RIP)]

I had seen your hull 777 at Dans and if I did not have a carrier already I would have seriously considered restoring it -I believe the main problem was the missing left armor which I think could be replaced rather easily using laser cut steel plate and you would have a fairly complete original hull-in my opinion this is the way to go ---Greg at Bancroft

[RichardT10829]

i have CAD DXF's for the side armour i can email them to you if need be, its one of the easiest bits to do

[Phill]

I think I should reconsider my plans..... she's going to need a new floor too..... It's a little thin in places. You chaps are talking me into it. I will get some close-up pictures of a couple of unusual features I found today.

Here are some pictures of the the other hull. It has a lot of conduit in it. We are quite sure the hull # is 8193c. The small c is quite clear and the #1 has definitely been stamped over a 2. I can get a better picture with another camera if needed, in case I got this wrong.

I also bought her engine, from Dan and a few bogies wheels, also a radiator. I also got a remote oil filter but he was not sure what it should look like and neither was I. It looks like the oil filter on a CMP I looked at yesterday. Phil

[Phill]

More pictures.

[RichCam]

Good Morning, I'm new to the forum. My name is Richard and I represent a team of volunteers that is restoring a Mk II carrier for the Huntsville Legion. We have obtained a 2nd carrier for parts and I have attached some pictures of it. I need to know where I can find the hull identification numbers for both vehicles. We would like to sell or trade components from the 2nd carrier for our Legion carrier. Those that are interested in parts, please feel free to contact me through MLU or at compal@vianet.ca
Regards, Richard Hatkoski

[RichardT10829]

phill the running gear from this would do your mk1 tub number is located on the rearmost gunners side angle bar the one that holds the rear armour in place normally between the first two rivets that hold the angle bar onto the track guard.

[Lynn Eades]

The jacking bar goes into the cross tube, for lifting the side of the carrier on a jack. To make it less boring, here are pictures.Note this may be for an Australian carrier. Much the same but different diameters. My cross tube is a shortened LP2 tube, in my English A.O.P.

[Phill]

Thanks everyone for the all the information. I checked yesterday and the shifter housing is missing. I did get 2 more pictures inside #777. Phil

[RichardT10829]

is that the smoke discharger handle mount on the first pic Lynn ? if so this carrier has everything ha ha ha