Australian LP Carrier in France?!?

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by anthony urek

Those markings look like kids work.

Agree, I think the German cross is a later addition. Some re-enactors will paint one on everything with wheels & tracks

What I am interested in is how an LP2A ended up in Tahiti of all places?!?!

Hanno

[anthony urek]

I know they were used in NewGuinea, so I guess someone took one over to use to plough the sago crop

[Ryan]

Just a question, but how do we know this is an Australian carrier?
Could it be a NZ pattern LP carrier?

[Local Chap]

Originally Posted by Hanno Spoelstra

What I am interested in is how an LP2A ended up in Tahiti of all places?!?!

Wasn't there a thread on here I recall reading about some LP2A carriers from Aust or NZ that were supplied to the American Marines in the Pacific and then ended up with the French on New Caledonia? Tahiti's not too far from there and still French.

[D Ellery]

While the US Marine Division were based here in NZ prior to the big push up into the Islands they traded there scout cars with the NZ forces for locally produced LP2's, which they used for training etc. Apparently some of these were taken to the Solomon islands but didn't work out to well with the terrain. NZ LP2 carriers also were sent to Tonga and Fiji so maybe this one might from that lot. Thats not to count out the Aussie Carriers which were sent up into the Islands as well.

[Hans Mulder]

I've got all the wheel/track/suspension parts to get it rolling...except it is not Oz track.

[Hanno Spoelstra]

I saw this carrier re-advertised in the August 2013 issue of a French military vehicle magazine. It still resides in Belgium with Karl Delrue.

Bren Carrier LP2 in Belgium.jpg

[Richard Farrant]

Originally Posted by Hanno Spoelstra

I saw this carrier re-advertised in the August 2013 issue of a French military vehicle magazine. It still resides in Belgium with Karl Delrue.

Might be a NZ built Carrier, see my reply on this thread attached;
http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/showthread.php?t=2781

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Reportedly this one ended up with Jiri Vavra in the Czech Republic

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