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Old 07-04-11, 23:02
Ian Patrick Ian Patrick is offline
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Default Another LP2A Carrier Recovered

Ford Carrier LP2A 2814 was recovered from a property in NSW last weekend.

The Carrier was found in a derelict state on a family owned farm amongst a small pile of farm scrap. It had apparently once been used to clear small trees on the property but the family members we talked too could not remember it being in an operating condition.

The hull had been stripped of most of its internal items but retained the front seats, steering components, handbrake plus a few other brackets. The steering axle had been removed at some stage in the past by cutting out the left hand side support bearing so this will need to be repaired and a section of armour on the driver’s side rear compartment has also been cut out.

The two centre suspension stations were found in the grass behind the carrier, both had been cracked in half, leaving only the half with one road wheel and the return idler. This may have been the reason the carrier had been retired from use on the farm. The air intake shroud was also lying in the grass next to the carrier, fortunately being the bolt-in type it had been removed in one piece and was still in very good condition.

The data plate was still fixed to the carrier which identified it as being an LP2A with serial number 2814 and the maker being Ford NSW.
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