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Originally Posted by trader
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.
04-09-10, 03:59
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