My T16 Carrier

[andrew honychurch]

I cannot believe the quality of the restorations high lighted on here too. Its got me very very keen to get started. Cant wait. My father used to make the Universal Carrier during the war under licence at the Sentinel Works in Shrewbury. He has some fond memories of his time there and its amazing the detail he still recalls. Ours is a T16 but nevertheless he is very keen for me to get it back to pristine condition once more.

[Philliphastings]

Hello Andrew, you have certainly fallen in with the right crowd when it comes to anything carrier related.

I have fond memories of drooling over the pages of Wheels and Tracks magazines in my youth. I used to dream of a shopping trip to Pounds yard where I would have loved to buy a Churchill Tank, T16 etc. I'm glad some were saved.

Good luck with your restoration !

Cheers

Phill

[maple_leaf_eh]

Andrew:

Earlier this week I warned fellow forum member Gilles, who impulsively and quite (w)recklessly bought a 1953 M38A1 CDN 1, that he needed to find the nearest medical clinic and get a vaccination against 'the green disease'. You too better get the shots before you lose all your spare time to this board poring over other fellow's postings and squandering your youth. Gilles defended himself by saying he already has a yard full of big old green trucks, and that he is beyond redemption because his wife talked him into the purchase. [I blame it on nationalized health care and poorer quality service delivery outside the main centres.]

But ... as a second generation habitue of another hobby, I will agree that perpetuating a family heirloom is a worthy investment. A shooting acquaintance said it very well, 'We don't own these things; we just take care of them for the next generation.'

[andrew honychurch]

Guys, thanks for the welcomes. I can see me being enthralled for months and years on this project. I am going to check out the serial number today and see what that throws up. Will report back all being well. cheers Andrew

[andrew honychurch]

So here are the photos of the serial number, 6/44 9514 and it lloks like there has been a hole cut where the data plates would have been . not sure what that would have been. Anyideas?

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by andrew honychurch

and it lloks like there has been a hole cut where the data plates would have been . not sure what that would have been. Anyideas?

Andrew,

Welcome to this forum! Great to hear you are carrying on with the hobby your dad started. See surviving T16s for some other survivors across the globe.

Re. data plates, most of the T16s I have seen do not have them anymore. However, there is a gentleman in Argentina selling reproductions on Ebay: FORD UNIVERSAL CARRIER TRUCK RELIEF DATA PLATE, FORD UNIVERSAL CARRIER TRUCK RELIEF DATA PLATE, FORD UNIVERSAL CARRIER TRUCK WITH RELIEF DATA PLATE. No connection with the seller, and I cannot vouch if these are correct repros.

Hope this helps,
Hanno

PS: other than the thread linked above, these threads might interest you too: Wartime T16 pictures, Carrier, 4.2 inch Mortar (T16), Picture ID challenge: T16's near Caen, A Brief History of the T-16 Carrier.

[RichardT10829]

looks like it was made june 44, i noticed it had a W reg, if you can prove its age, which you can from the number alone i would try and get an age related plate. Speak with David from here (Horsa) his resto is in my opinion the benchmark of a fantastic restoration........ I take it you are keeping the carrier now ?