MK1* Engine number

[Tom Millward]

Thanks Lynn that was the Carrier I was thinking of. Did he also have a British OP Carrier? Do you know if Wayne Douglas on this forum? It would be good to compare vehicles, as they are so close.

If Wayne’s Carrier has an engine it would be good to base my engine number on that. Else I will count back from the the number that Ross indicated was a Sep 42 production. Which assuming numbers were sequential would make mine TL 5877 F.

Thank you to you all.

[Lynn Eades]

Greg McDell has an Armoured O.P. MkIIIw project. I have one as well.

[Tom Millward]

An OP Carrier would be great for the living history group that I am part of. We are closely linked to the current Royal Artillery’s Historical Trust and Royal Artillery Museum and recreate displays with a full battery of 25 Pdr field guns and FATs.

We are potentially going to restore a Sexton at some point, for use in public displays, but the Historical trust need to work out the funding first. An OP Carrier would go well with the Sexton.

Unfortunately I’d already bought my Carrier from NZ when the OP Carrier came up for sale and couldn’t afford two projects.