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14-09-12, 04:50
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Mk 1/2 ?
Not your average carrier, about 10 ft long & 18 in. narrower than a regular UC.
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14-09-12, 07:28
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It looks like a Vickers-Carden-Loyd, predating the Carrier. Possibly a gun tractor or similar.
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Richard 1943 Bedford QLD lorry - 1941 BSA WM20 m/cycle - 1943 Daimler Scout Car Mk2 Member of MVT, IMPS, MVG of NSW, KVE and AMVCS KVE President & KVE News Editor
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14-09-12, 08:22
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Someone has gone to a lot of trouble to build a hunting wagon or log skidder. I would like to see more pictures. What have they done to the rear axle? and the bogie adjuster plates.
I see a nice original radiator cap. Very hard to pick MkI* or MkII*. Are ther any numbers left on the hull?
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Bluebell Carrier Armoured O.P. No1 Mk3 W. T84991 Carrier Bren No2.Mk.I. NewZealand Railways. NZR.6. Dodge WC55. 37mm Gun Motor Carriage M6 Jeep Mb #135668 So many questions....
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14-09-12, 16:35
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Cool
Very Cool buggy
Jeff
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14-09-12, 17:38
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Front panel...
...looks like rifle brackets..... you should save those.
Curious to see/hear more of that beast. Bob
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20-09-12, 01:50
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I can find no sign of numbers on the hull. This was a MkI universal carrier. It has had 24" removed from the width & 32" removed from the length. The steering is controlled by 3 levers all connected mechanically to the original pieces. The outer levers work the brakes & the center lever works the track warping action. The shifter has been modified as you can see in the pictures. It seems to work but is trickey in sorting out the forward gears since it lacks the gate it once had. Other than the hitch, the 1/8" plate used for the engine cover & front shield & the levers, it is made up of entirely carrier parts. The machine has been stored, untouched, in a highway trailer for 30 + years & it has taken about 20 of those to buy it from its now 85 year old creator. I picked it up last Friday & with a distributor overhaul, carb. cleaning & total wiring replacement I was driving it on Sunday. The brakes are beginning to free up & will get better with use but as it is it is very impressive to drive. With so much weight removed it really is responsive to the throttle. If it were any more fun it would be illegal - or maybe it already is?? It was originally built to use in a maple sugar bush to haul the sap collecting equipment. In its original form, throwing tracks was common, in this form it never had track trouble & could negotiate the trails through the forest much easier. (Please note I am still looking for something much bigger & green.)
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20-09-12, 11:13
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nice Mk1 speedometer
 how on earth does the bogey wheel not clash with the return roller and front idler ? amazing ! what are you going to do with it ?
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is mos redintegro __5th Div___46th Div__ 1942 Ford Universal Carrier No.3 MkI* Lower Hull No. 10131 War Department CT54508 (SOLD) 1944 Ford Universal Carrier MkII* (under restoration). 1944 Morris C8 radio body (under restoration).
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20-09-12, 18:16
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Frankensteined worse than my carrier! There's a few salvageable parts there, and track...
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