Help with Carrier ID

Lynn Eades · #1 07-02-10, 10:39

Heres some pictures of the manual. Its obviously a British Carrier manual, with no references to N.Z.

Ron Pier · #2 07-02-10, 11:25

Likewise I need a spare hour or so to get in my engine bay. From memory I'm sure I saw MADE IN USA on one of the heads?? I'm heavily into a couple of other projects in the shed at present. But I really want to check the numbers and confirm what I have got. It seems to have been an issue worth talking about though. Thanks for the comments chaps. Ron

Ledsel · #3 07-02-10, 16:04

Lynn, That looks like a nice manual. I've never seen one before.

Lynn Eades · #4 07-02-10, 22:48

Over here we have been lucky enough to have a range of different carriers. Although the numbers are not big, we have had British built carriers, Canadian built carriers, as well, the Australian ones were copied and some 600+ were built here, along with the 6 proper 1938 Bren carriers, that came here pre-war, and the 40 LP1's that were patterned from them.
Because of this we can compare the differences between the different types, that you guys in Canada are unlikely to see.( We have not had T16s or Windsors)
I note that even in the U.K., a U.K built carrier is fairly rare. (most of the guys in the U.K. on this forum have Canadian built carriers.)

Nigel The manual has amendments dated to April 1945.

Eric Korhonen · #5 28-03-10, 00:45

I went out and checked for numbers on my carriers. They are no where near complete, not started on restoration they are just the way I have found them.
One lower hull # 9300 Front armour in front driver CT 113449 10 30 42 followed by Ford 11301

One that has not much left of it all I could get is engine # TL 9379

One only had lower hull # 5066

One more but have to uncover it and look for #'s on it when dryer outside
One more engine to look at as well.

Eric

Lynn Eades · #6 28-03-10, 03:48

The first one is easy. CT113449 built 30th. october 1942. A universal carrier (Mark not stated) fron contract CDLV213, about 2/3d of the way through a batch of 951. The others, I cant help with.

The Bedford Boys · #7 28-03-10, 10:04

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Originally Posted by Lynn Eades

Over here we have been lucky enough to have a range of different carriers. Although the numbers are not big, we have had British built carriers, Canadian built carriers, as well, the Australian ones were copied and some 600+ were built here, along with the 6 proper 1938 Bren carriers, that came here pre-war, and the 40 LP1's that were patterned from them.
Because of this we can compare the differences between the different types, that you guys in Canada are unlikely to see.( We have not had T16s or Windsors)
I note that even in the U.K., a U.K built carrier is fairly rare. (most of the guys in the U.K. on this forum have Canadian built carriers.)

Nigel The manual has amendments dated to April 1945.

We have the dash for a windsor carrier sitting in our shed at the moment. So either we did have at least one windsor here in NZ or someone has brought it in from overseas. I think one of Dad's friends has the exhaust system for a t16 aswell.

Eric Korhonen · #8 28-03-10, 16:26

I believe the carrier hull #5066 is the remains of a 2 pounder tank hunter. Not a lot left of, has been cut down alot but has the rounded hood that they had.

Eric

Nigel Watson · #9 07-02-10, 22:21

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Originally Posted by Lynn Eades

Heres some pictures of the manual. Its obviously a British Carrier manual, with no references to N.Z.

Hi Lynn
Thanks for posting the manuals. They seem to describe carriers in a totally different way, very interesting. I wonder if they standardised things later, after your manual? Here is where I got info from.

I wonder what is in the Service Instruction Book for Carriers...Chilwell 63/53? I don't have a copy, anyone?

Have also noticed the description of a MkI having a step on the side.

Nigel