New recruit checking in

[Craig W]

Ladies & Gents. Hello to you all. I've been steered towards you here by some legendary individuals in the Carrier Community. I live in Hampshire on the South Coast of England. I'm a vehicle mechanic by trade & I've owned a small independent garage for the last 26 years.
I also served 18yrs in the British Army Reserves (Class1 Vehicle Mechanic & Class1 Armourer)
My long-term goal has been ownership/restoration of a Carrier. My Grandfather worked on them as a mechanic during the War from Normandy through to Germany. I look forward to contributing on the forum & getting to know many of you in due course.
Regards to you all.
Craig W
(aka Chalkster)

[Mike Cecil]

Hi Craig,

Welcome to the forum and best of luck with the carrier purchase.

All questions/queries/comments welcome. There is no such thing as a silly question with this bunch of enthusiasts - whatever it is, in 99.99% of cases, someone will have an answer for you.

Mike

[Craig W]

Originally Posted by Mike Cecil

Hi Craig,

Welcome to the forum and best of luck with the carrier purchase.

All questions/queries/comments welcome. There is no such thing as a silly question with this bunch of enthusiasts - whatever it is, in 99.99% of cases, someone will have an answer for you.

Mike

Thanks Mike. Really appreciated. I've certainly heard some very positive comments about this particular site. It's great to know there's such a wealth of knowledge & information shared amongst the membership.

[Tom Millward]

Hello Craig,

Welcome to the forum and potential Carrier ownership. I own a Canadian Mk1*, I live in Wiltshire, and also ex REME!

Send me a PM and we can get in contact. I’m happy to help where I can. As soon as this covid situation is under control you’re welcome to come up and have a play around with mine and get familiar with them. We can even take it out on a run to the REME museum cafe for a brew!

Good luck in your hunt.

Regards,

Tom

[Craig W]

Originally Posted by Tom Millward

Hello Craig,

Welcome to the forum and potential Carrier ownership. I own a Canadian Mk1*, I live in Wiltshire, and also ex REME!

Send me a PM and we can get in contact. I’m happy to help where I can. As soon as this covid situation is under control you’re welcome to come up and have a play around with mine and get familiar with them. We can even take it out on a run to the REME museum cafe for a brew!

Good luck in your hunt.

Regards,

Tom

Howdo Tom. Blimey! You're almost on the doorstep? I'm just 10 minutes south of Winchester. I'll happily accept your kind offer of arranging a meeting, hopefully in the not too distant future! The museum also sounds like a good visit. Last time I saw any of their exhibits was during my SMC at Arborfield in 2013. Many thanks for your welcoming me here. I'll send my email address via an inbox message.
Craig

Arte et Marte

[Ron Pier]

Hi Craig. Mine's a Canadian MK2* in Bournemouth. Also ex motor mechanic, from the days when you could flick the points! I've had a long friendship with the Winchester area......You're not on the Romsey road by any chance?

You're welcome to visit if you're in the area, but I can't top Tom's offer

Ron

[Tim Bell]

Originally Posted by Craig W

Ladies & Gents. Hello to you all. I've been steered towards you here by some legendary individuals in the Carrier Community. I live in Hampshire on the South Coast of England. I'm a vehicle mechanic by trade & I've owned a small independent garage for the last 26 years.
I also served 18yrs in the British Army Reserves (Class1 Vehicle Mechanic & Class1 Armourer)
My long-term goal has been ownership/restoration of a Carrier. My Grandfather worked on them as a mechanic during the War from Normandy through to Germany. I look forward to contributing on the forum & getting to know many of you in due course.
Regards to you all.
Craig W
(aka Chalkster)

Craig

You've landed in the right place for sure.

Lots of knowledgeable people here for Carriers especially and also loads of other great stuff.

I dont have a carrier, so no point asking me anything about them (I do have a Sherman Firefly in a pile of rusty parts though).

Tim

[Craig W]

Originally Posted by Tim Bell

Craig

You've landed in the right place for sure.

Lots of knowledgeable people here for Carriers especially and also loads of other great stuff.

I dont have a carrier, so no point asking me anything about them (I do have a Sherman Firefly in a pile of rusty parts though).

Tim

Tim. Pleased to hear from you. A Firefly no less? Fantastic. And I thought a carrier project was going to be involved! I tip my hat to you my friend.

[RichardT10829]

Welcome to the family Craig. As you know I am a lot further north than the main cluster of carrier owners. Great little machines carriers

[Craig W]

Originally Posted by RichardT10829

Welcome to the family Craig. As you know I am a lot further north than the main cluster of carrier owners. Great little machines carriers

Great to hear from you Richard. Look forward to hearing what everyone gets up to & their own particular project builds (ongoing/completed)
Craig

[Tim Bell]

Originally Posted by Craig W

Tim. Pleased to hear from you. A Firefly no less? Fantastic. And I thought a carrier project was going to be involved! I tip my hat to you my friend.

35 ish tonnes of rust so far! A long way to go.

A carrier would have been a more sensible choice!

Cheers

Tim

[Craig W]

Originally Posted by Tim Bell

35 ish tonnes of rust so far! A long way to go.

A carrier would have been a more sensible choice!

Cheers

Tim

Outstanding! That's 35t of majestic rust you have there. Hopefully one day I'll be able to see it close up? Huge admiration for taking on such an epic challenge. I tip my hat.
Craig