surviving T16s

[Hanno Spoelstra]

T16-based supply vehicle / runabout at Port-aux-Français, French Southern and Antarctic Lands.

http://www.panoramio.com/photo/7219744

Must be the most Southernly located Universal Carrier?!?

7219744.jpg

"Comments (1) | JLH974 on March 1, 2008
Ancienne chenillette installée devant le premier bâtiment de la météo à Port-Aux-Français qui sert maintenant de bibliothèque."

[Lynn Eades]

The Falklands island one is at approx 51 degrees south. (More down around the corner than 49 degrees south)

[Hanno Spoelstra]

T16 in the Biafran Musuem, Umuahia Ibeku, Abia, Nigeria.

Looks like an ex-Swiss example with raised sides. Battle damage in rear right hand corner?

[andrew honychurch]

i dont think this one has been posted on here before. Could be for sale if anyone is interested pm me.

[horsa]

That carrier was build shortly after Mark's that never left the USA and still has the early U.S. production features seen in the manuals. Stuff like the angled mount for a Boys A/T rifle in the front windows instead of the later block of wood bolted in place. And it still has the original pattern gun mounts welded to the inner hull walls that could hold a rifle or a Thompson SMG. Almost every carrier had these removed and replaced with the pair located in slightly different places for holding a rifle or a Bren. If you ever wondered what the curved weld marks were on the hull under the paint, this was it. It also retains the early large rear internal locker and never had wading skirts added to the sides.

Note it has a British TD number so these must have been provided by the War Department and stenciled onto the hulls as they came off the production line in the U.S.A.

Mark sold this carrier last year and Brennon here in Texas owns it now.

[andrew honychurch]

interesting stuff David. I had seen some pictures of this Carrier which is very exciting. Quite a rarity, I wonder if there were any others that never left the US. My Carrier is numbered T101616 from memory, no "D" any idea why that would be? I also have the large boxes in the rear as does the Carrier in my post above

[tankbarrell]

The TD number is the US Ordnance serial number, nothing to do with the British army. The T number, as in T101616 is the British WD number.

[maple_leaf_eh]

Originally Posted by Hanno Spoelstra

T16 in the Biafran Musuem, Umuahia Ibeku, Abia, Nigeria.

Looks like an ex-Swiss example with raised sides. Battle damage in rear right hand corner?

A few more shots of the Biafran War T16.

Biafra T16 from FB modern african bushwars 1.jpg Biafra T16 from FB modern african bushwars 2.jpg

Biafra T16 from FB modern african bushwars 3.jpg

[m606paz]

T16 located in Argentina http://foro.aacvm.com.ar/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=5814

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Cut-down T16 turned into a log skidder or bush buggy of some sort.

Not sure if it still survives, found the pic on my hard drive. If you know where this is located, please let us know.

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[carrierbarry]

The T16 at Black gang chime went to Ronald Trusscet in the 90's.

Ronald had a wonderful carrier museum with every kind of carrier. When he pasted the museum was broken up. He was a lovely man and knew so much about carriers. He is the reason so many survived.