BYW, Keith's birthday has been kept quiet.

Keith Webb · #1 03-10-09, 13:45

I can reveal Euan is the lucky man and this is his treasure:

hrpearce · #2 03-10-09, 14:09

Old news Keith the deal was done on 26/9/2009

Keith Webb · #3 03-10-09, 14:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by hrpearce

Old news Keith the deal was done on 26/9/2009

We know that but things like this are traditionally not announced until the item in question has been secured.

This is a South Australian Railways built LP2A carrier, hull number 4993 built in 1943.

It is naturally missing a few of the chunky items such as the engine, gearbox and radiator but in it's favour is very intact in many other respects, not the least being it's almost unmolested hull.

Here are a couple more pictures:

zemsi · #4 03-10-09, 15:17

Euan, a wonderful and very need looking old toy

Hope she'll be playing one day with the other carriers, Mathilda and Cent at a special carrier fleet day at Matt's place

greetings
Chris

aj.lec · #5 04-10-09, 05:53

Congratulations Euan

She looks like a beauty

hrpearce · #6 04-10-09, 09:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by Keith Webb

We know that but things like this are traditionally not announced until the item in question has been secured.

I tried to answer this morning but the clouds came in thick and blocked the saterlight

I understand what you said Keith but as this was your birthday thread I was guessing you had snatched the perfict Blitz from under the noses of the unsuspecting locals

Euan can I congratulate you on your purchase or will Katrina give me a backhander for encourageing this rash purchase

Tony Smith · #7 04-10-09, 17:34

Imagine that! A Birthday Cake with an exploding cigar in it!

As a result of the Victorians deftly employing Soviet "Maskirovka" techniques (Trans: trickery, deception

), the NSW Border Raiding Patrol was duped into defending the "Last Remaining Unrestored FGT in NSW" from interested parties round the clock for a whole cold, wet Long Weekend, while all along the real objective was in fact some Farmer's Grain Silo, which was then discovered to have a Carrier next to it!

(A Carrier, BTW, which we had already BR'd from SA!)

"F" Troop, NSWBRP have thrown the book (actually a Training Pamphlet on "Misinformation and Counter-Intelligence") at Int Sec, who have gone away to assiduously study said book.

Mutter, mutter: Congrats on a nice find, Euan!

Keith Webb · #8 04-10-09, 20:10

One of the most amazing things about it is it's proximity to Corowa too, and the fact it was known to a few for a long while. There were two there and the other was also recently Br'd on the quiet.

Quote:

Euan can I congratulate you on your purchase or will Katrina give me a backhander for encourageing this rash purchase

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tony Smith

Imagine that! A Birthday Cake with an exploding cigar in it!

As a result of the Victorians deftly employing Soviet "Maskirovka" techniques (Trans: trickery, deception

), the NSW Border Raiding Patrol was duped into defending the "Last Remaining Unrestored FGT in NSW" from interested parties round the clock for a whole cold, wet Long Weekend, while all along the real objective was in fact some Farmer's Grain Silo, which was then discovered to have a Carrier next to it!

(A Carrier, BTW, which we had already BR'd from SA!)

"F" Troop, NSWBRP have thrown the book (actually a Training Pamphlet on "Misinformation and Counter-Intelligence") at Int Sec, who have gone away to assiduously study said book.

Mutter, mutter: Congrats on a nice find, Euan!

Max Hedges · #9 04-10-09, 23:50

I haven't been keeping up to date with whats been happening here, to busy being focused on my shed lately. Happy Birthday Keith, another year closer to retirement.

Euan
The carrier looks pretty good, I noticed the loader has a fair strain on one of the tyres, did you take any photos of the inside of the carrier
Max

Euan McDonald · #10 04-10-09, 23:58

After a long day of driving, rain and junk yards the carrier is now unloaded safe on Vic soil. Our first attempt to unload was unsuccessful with little traction on wet paddock so a return trip the next day was in order. I fired up the trusty rusty yard crane (ex ambo) blitz and lifted the carrier up till the trailer rolled out. The other find of the day in a junk yard about 180km from the carrier pick up was a nice carrier fuel tank. So now the job of collecting missing bits starts. Stay tuned for progress. Thanks again to the BR team for all their help, I wont name them for obvious reasons.