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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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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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I'm definitely interested, e-mailed you. Phil
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That is a very nice and restoreable carrier hull. Many on this site have started with far less. |
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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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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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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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That is the bellows air filter. (made of felt)
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Bluebell Carrier Armoured O.P. No1 Mk3 W. T84991 Carrier Bren No2.Mk.I. NewZealand Railways. NZR.6. Dodge WC55. 37mm Gun Motor Carriage M6 Jeep Mb #135668 So many questions.... |
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