New Carrier Guy

[Mike Cecil]

Hi Peter,

Welcome to the forum and congrats on a nice carrier.

The original military registration was C-24408, which was probably changed to the hull number 1494 during 1942, but the change order for your particular carrier was not noted in the vehicle register (AWM126 - available on line at the AWM website). Most carrier registrations change over to the hull number during the first several months of 1942.

The original engine number was 2G7704F. The engine number translates as a 1941 production (the '2') and 3-3/16 inch bore, 95hp V8 coupled to a four speed transmission (the 'G'), and the 7,704 engine in that series. The F indicates 'Foreign' to US & Canadian domestic production, ie for right hand drive vehicles. The first engine number issued in Australia in that series was 2G219F in January 1941.

Your carrier was retained in the post-war period, and written off by Board of Survey at 4 Base Ordnance Depot, South Australia, on 12 July 1956. It was listed for auction on 11 October 1956. At the time of disposal, the engine fitted was engine number 2G14172F.

Regards

Mike

[petercobb]

Hi Mike, that's incredible, I have learnt more from your three paragraphs about the history of my carrier than I have during the entire six years of owning her! Thank you very much, that information fills in some big pieces of the jigsaw for me.
Your book is the only reference I have on Carriers apart from the original manuals and it has certainly proved its worth over the last few years. I have tried my very best to equip /display the carrier as per the army manifest to pay the respect to those that built and served on them that they deserve.
Best regards,
Peter.