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09-01-11, 17:14
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Uh Oh........ Quick Eddy weld it back up....... was not from one of these was it ?  or the french derivative  on a finding theme I think I have located a bren gun carrier recovery trailer here in Northumberland in good state of repair trying to get the farmer to part with it ! its deffo war time and military, but it has been painted up and bits welded on etc etc. it has CMP type wheels on.
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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). Last edited by RichardT10829; 09-01-11 at 17:46. 
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09-01-11, 18:12
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if it is you can sooth your guilt by giving them to me for free....
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09-01-11, 21:06
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sorry to say that i'm guilt free, although they look similar they aren't the same. my father thought they might have been used to clear wrecked aircraft from raf airfields but that doesn't seem likely, the good news is that the rest of it is still sitting in nelson green's yard so if it does turn out to be something special then at least it hasn't been scrapped.
eddy
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14-01-11, 12:45
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here's a link to the bogies before i cut them up
http://community.webshots.com/photo/...53353449qWxmOz
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14-01-11, 13:04
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Rust
They have sat a while. They are tight as. What note comes off them when you hit them?
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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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14-01-11, 15:00
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you guessed right, they are solid with rust and i was a little unsure whether they were worth the £1250 the guy was asking for them but i went for it as the tracks seem to be the hardest thing to get hold of and when an opportunity arises you have to take it. once i got them home and had a better look at them it was apparent that they had seen little use and are pretty much like new, the wheels still had the mould line that runs down the centre of the rubber but the tracks do need freeing off but i'll just leave them as they are until i need them.
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14-01-11, 17:50
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That trailer setup was much larger than I had imagined when I saw the bogies, I'll confirm what Eddy said about the road wheels, the rubber is as new, I think the sleds are locally made or at least unissued wartime as those wheels were as good as NOS... appart from lightly rusted rims. It would be interesting the check the dates on all the wheels and see what comes up.
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