T16 and Bren carriers for sale on Milweb

[horsa]

There is lots of room for knees and heavier set people up front in both positions on a T-16. Plus steering is with tiller bars so you don't have a vertical wheel in your chest taking up space as on other types of carriers.

Nuts and bolts are all modern fine or coarse thread so even grade 8 replacements are easy to source and affordable. And most of the engine, tranny and brake parts are readily available, having been used for 20+ years on common commercial Ford vehicles.

Some of the reasons I went that route instead of getting a more traditional British/Canadian Mk I or Mk II pattern. Link below is the MLU thread where I have a series of photos of my vehicle being restored so you can see the space available if you browse through them.

http://www.mapleleafup.org/forums/showthread.php?t=9136

[RichardT10829]

Thanks David, i advised AJ to contact you and told him about your thread

Richie

[eddy8men]

i had a look at the two t16's a couple of months ago and they were pretty bad, as in really really bad, but if that's all that's available then you just have to bite the bullet sometimes and make the most of what you've got, i told the seller i'd have them but was waiting for a bit of cash to come through from a job and that if anyone else came along with the money in the meantime then he was under no obligation to hold them for me, they both went off the market for a while and now they're back on again with the same seller but this time for £7.5k and £4.5k. so gone up by £3.5k in two months

eddy

[ajmac]

Originally Posted by RichardT10829

Thanks David, i advised AJ to contact you and told him about your thread

Richie

Yup, a fantastic restoration, I read through the lot. The Flat head V8 looked spot on.

[horsa]

It really shows you that most of these rusted hulks can be brought back to life so if you’re on a budget like I was, you don't necessarily need to find a higher priced project with good paint on it for a starting point.

[martyn]

anything can be saved just about its just a matter of costs and time that fine line and a bit of will power lol

Iam sure that looking at the pickys off the link to SE those t16s are bad but could be saved the photos ive put up here these ended up as doners for my carriers

[Philliphastings]

Interesting pics Martyn. The rubber on those roadwheels and track adjuster wheels are a dream compared to anything I have found over here...

And the blackberries remind me of a cubby house we had when I was a kid. In the middle of the blackberries was a ford prefect utility which we converted into our clubhouse with fresh blackberries as our on-site rations.
Cheers

Phill

[RichardT10829]

Shaun has got the Universal Mk2 up for sale again.......17k

Early Bren carrier for restoration

HMC 200 - order date Jan 1938. I have been collecting parts to build this vehicle for 20 years. It is very rare mark of carrier. spares include very good lower hull (no rot). Front armour complete. good V8 engine, 90% complete, many new and fabricated parts. All the hard to find parts are present. easy restoration. missing side armour (not original in photo) and some tin work. £17.000 ovno
07786 684730

listed as a 1938 bren carrier though ? i thought the front track adjusters were different on the brens ? didnt they have the sprung type adjuster wheels ? as per Philips scout carrier