New UCW project

[Robert Bergeron]

Well done Petr, kuddos !

[Lynn Eades]

Yes! very well done Petr and crew.

[Petr Brezina]

Thanks a lot for your kind words
Another interesting history touch - in this Czech village (Mysliv) there were in summer 1945 located carriers from 1st platoon motorized infantry battalion CIABG.
In one stone wall there is still a track section mounted - we took opportunity to take couple of pictures there.

[Lynn Eades]

Petr, can you do a close up photo of your ID plate, next time you are out with your camera, please?

Why do you think the track section was put in the wall?

[Petr Brezina]

Lynn, detail of my (replica) ID plate is in this thread few replies back.
Its just for the remembrance I guess. There is also british mug in the wall few meters away.

[Lynn Eades]

Well that didn't take long to forget

[Ron Pier]

Great "Then and Now" pictures Petr. The track in the wall is a nice touch.
Ron

[Michael R.]

Is there any other carrier owner other than the (also) superb ‘Scout Carrier’ who has a then and now carrier restoration?

[Lynn Eades]

The 1938 Bren No2 Mk1 in private hands in Christchurch. I have a photo on my shed wall (probably pre war) It was brush camo painted, in service, and the current owner repainted by trying to follow the brush marks that he could see. It has never been blasted.

I grabbed this from an article I put together:

The singular carrier ordered by Canada and the six ordered by New Zealand were sequential. Canada received HMH241 (T2688) and New Zealand’s six were HMH242 to HMH247 (T2689 to T2694). These seven carriers were designated Carrier, Bren No 2 Mk I which was a slightly later development than the Armoured MG that went to Australia and was built to carry the recently adopted Bren gun. HMH243 and HMH244 (T2690 and T2691) survive today, both in NZ and are the only known British Bren carriers left on the planet. (Note: Only Britain and NZ built Bren carriers).

HMH243 T2960. In the old photo it is "V" or at that time Govt.4320. Our number plates changed yearly up to 1940. HMH243 was the original British registration.
The vehicle identification plate on HMH243 is likely the only one left in existence. Early in WWII, most armoured fighting vehicles had the manufacturer’s details ground off the plates so that captured vehicles didn’t give the enemy the factory address.

Can someone please flip my photo. I have tried.

[Michael R.]

Originally Posted by Lynn Eades

The 1938 Bren No2 Mk1 in private hands in Christchurch...
Can someone please flip my photo. I have tried.

Here I was thinking it was the antipode affect.