Early Mk.I* "TL13F", CB180

[Nech]

Cheers everyone!

Quite new on this forum (so HI to everybody!) finally got my carrier home. Bought in Canada two years ago, transported to Europe and the restoration will follow in the very next months.

I will greet all the good advices from you - experienced carrier owners and restorers, as those are always much aprreciatted.

My carrier is equipped with the well known brass plate fender sign, DOM 3/41 and the serial TL13F. Hull is CB180, the rear serial is unfortunatelly missing, as well as the original front armour serial (I got a Ford's MK.I replacement from 1942). Left protection plate is original, and the rear and the right protection plate is badly cut down.

By the way, I also bought one of the surviving Otter recce cars from Netherlands. Will start a thread in the relevant section.

A long way to go, the journey begins.

[Nech]

Next pictures..

[Michael R.]

Welcome Martin,

TL13, the earliest Canadian data plate known. That will be a great project. A well travelled early Canadian built carrier. Best wishes.

[kevin powles]

Yes, welcome to the forum, nice early carrier, I wish I had an I.d. Plate like that to copy to replace the one missing on my canadian 1940 carrier.

Kevin.

[Lynn Eades]

Hi Martin, and welcome to the forum.
A very nice project with some nice original parts.
I note the gear lever knob. The flat style. Not common.
Has someone swapped the rear steps to the opposite sides?

[Mark Pearson]

Welcome to the forum, im very new myself. Im so new that I didn't even know they made Carriers in Canada in 1940 Kevin Powles.

You have a very nice Carrier there indeed. Looking forward to seeing the restoration pictures. I hope to pick up some experience too regarding restoration.

Mark........