My T16 Carrier

[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 ?

[horsa]

Looks like nice clear numbers. Try to find the FS number and the painted census number we talked about in the PMs. The vendor in South America I had mentioned is the same one Hanno posted about. His plate set is pretty good and nobody else seems to be making them due to a limited market.

[andrew honychurch]

Guys, thanks for the info. First I am bit slow to respond as I am not getting auto alerts of replies to my e mail address but I can sort that I am sure.

Originally, I was selling this for my father as he had some care issues for my mother who had a stroke. This is now not an issue and so he has asked me to keep it and restore it to its former glory. We did have a little fun in it about 1983/4 when we bought it from a chap called Tony Mansell. Tony was a founding member of the Shropshire and Border Counties MVCH with my father and had bought it in about 1980 from Pounds. Back then, any armoured WW2 vehicle was a rare beast in private ownership, but a tracked carrier was golddust. Tony made a very hasty restoration and when we bought it it was just about runing but not very well. The reason she is on a 1980 registration is that he road registered it back then. I then rebuilt the top end, grinding all the valves in on my fathers ValveMaster machine. I was 21 and did it in my holidays from University. What a job, it took for ever but it sounded really good after. Anyway, with moving away from home and wife and kids the Carrier got neglected and thats pretty much where we are right now. Dad is really keen that we keep it, so thats the project now....get it done correctly. I cannot believe that we have had it for 27 years, but our Jeep we have had since 1952 so I guess the Carrier is relative new comer!

[RichardT10829]

for your box if you contact eden camp they will let you in and you can measure up theyre carriers boxes / tins. That carrier still has good tracks and wheels... They wont let go of the carrier as it is destined to remain a static display however they may let you swap worn track for the good stuff it has (after all it is not going anywhere) the boxes they might even let you take them away to get repro's made but a bit of groundwork would be needed to build trust up first. i was There just the other day crying over it being left outside.

Richie

[andrew honychurch]

thanks for that. Actually, there is a T16 in a small private collection about 5 miles from me with all the boxes on. I know the guy wil let me measure up, I guess I was hoping to find a usable example...some chance I suppose. Its worth noting about Eden Camp though thx A