Carrier Scout Mark 1 L

[Lynn Eades]

Here a top veiw of part of the engine cover.
A closer veiw of where the rear folding plate shoud be. one half of each hinge remains in place. The picture also shows on the left, the bracket for the jack handle stowage, and on the right, for the crank handle.
The original British steering wheel. Anyone have a spare?
My veiw of what I saw, Is that Phillip has a very tidy, almost all there, surface rust only, easy to restore, one off in the world, Scout carrier, with a history. I am extremely jealous!
There is some work to be done in repairing/replacing plates, sorting out the power unit etc., but a sand blast, and and paint will bring her up beautifully.

Colin Jones, would a man of your skills be able to patch those holes in the sides, or would you replace the plates?

I have questions for Nigel (Watson)

Q1. Nigel, the plate on the carrier states clearly enough that the T number is
T5329. The 74th in a batch of 296, that started at T5255, RMY609. If the were numbered consecutively This would make this carrier RMY682.
As RMY681 was built with the low front idler, Does this make this the first Scout built by Aveling Barford with the High idlers and later front guards?

Q2. The contract number on the plate is clearly C879 How does this fit into contract no. T6024? (what would tha prefix letter relate to?)

Q3 When were Nuffields contracts let, in relation to A.B. (before, after, same time) and how many did Nuffield build with low/ high idlers?