My T16 Carrier

[andrew honychurch]

Ha! right ho. I have been sitting watching TV looking at my manuals and had worked out the fuel filter had moved but cannot see quite where it fits up front. Its not there on mine right now. In fact the fuel pump is connected directly to one fuel tank. I dont think the guys we bought it off were too fussed by doing the job in too much detail, but there again, back then restorations were not of the quality that they are today. To answer an earlier question that I have only just noticed, with apologies, I am restoring a non MV, early Range Rover which is another of my interests. So far, over the years I have restored a Dingo, an M5 Stuart , two Half Tracks , a DUKW, an M8 and a Daimler Armoured Car. I lost interest in the hobby for a while after 20 odd years and sold most of my vehicles. Fortunately, I have kept a few including the T16 which I am really excited by. The first one I saw was owned by Mitch Hickman and came out of packing case! It was subsequently sold to the Budge Collection and then on to a museum in the US I believe. ( did I mention this before? ) I just love the way a carrier glides over the ground with the fabulous deep down burble of the flat head. I do know where there is a Windsor Carrier, straight out of the UK army, and sitting without turning a track for probably 40 years. It has the hood still erected and reputedly is delivery mileage! Sadly, the chap will not sell but its good to know there are still one or two nuggets out there to be found. I recall a friend owning a Windsor but he always struggled with it. It seemed that the engine was not powerful enough to power the tracks when it was trying to turn. Was this a fault of the longer track length or was it just his machine? Sorry, ramble over !