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Old 03-09-10, 18:28
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I,m just on my way to take some pictures of it now, hope to have them posted later. Stay tuned! Cheers.
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Old 03-09-10, 21:40
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OK, here she is. I know very little about these carriers, old cars are more to my interest, but a friend who has been restoring universal carriers for over 20 years suggests that this one may be very rare. We believe it to be an early model Mark 1 carrier, possibly british, with several inconsistencies from the Canadian production versions including: A brass shifting gate, a slot in the engine cover to accomodate a dipstick for the fuel tank (earlier models didn,t have fuel gauges) and spring mounts on the rear axle housing, also not found on later models. The armour plating is all intact and uncut and it still has the original flathead V8 engine. I,m attaching a few photos, so if anyone has any information to offer, it would be greatly appreciated. If anyone would like more pictures, please email me at stevebeer@rogers.com .
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Old 03-09-10, 23:22
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I'm definitely interested, e-mailed you. Phil

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Old 04-09-10, 03:59
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OK, here she is. I know very little about these carriers, old cars are more to my interest, but a friend who has been restoring universal carriers for over 20 years suggests that this one may be very rare. We believe it to be an early model Mark 1 carrier, possibly british, with several inconsistencies from the Canadian production versions including: A brass shifting gate, a slot in the engine cover to accomodate a dipstick for the fuel tank (earlier models didn,t have fuel gauges) and spring mounts on the rear axle housing, also not found on later models. The armour plating is all intact and uncut and it still has the original flathead V8 engine. I,m attaching a few photos, so if anyone has any information to offer, it would be greatly appreciated. If anyone would like more pictures, please email me at stevebeer@rogers.com .
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Mine also has the brass shifter plate and the spring mounts on the rear axle. These were on the first thousand or so carriers. The dipstick for the fuel tanks was standard on all the mk1 carriers (perhaps about 16,000 to 18,000). It was only the mark 2 carriers that had the fuel gage. The one you show also has the conduit for the wiring to the horn. This was also dropped reasonably early in production.

That is a very nice and restoreable carrier hull. Many on this site have started with far less.
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Old 04-09-10, 04:12
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Is it just me, or does it have a bellows type aircleaner hanging under the engine cover deck?
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Old 04-09-10, 13:03
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The engine cover has a plate on it giving instructions on how to purge the aircleaner of dirt prior to starting the engine. Would that be the bellows type of aircleaner you mentioned? I,m attaching a photo of the tag.
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Old 04-09-10, 13:19
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dont quote me but i beleive the British rear bogey assemblies were fabricated steel rather than cast and the engine rails are slightly different, if this helps ?

I wish i had had something like this as a starting point......mine was terrible...not the worst on here but far from the best
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Old 05-09-10, 03:52
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That is the bellows air filter. (made of felt)
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