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Old 01-06-05, 05:04
Dean Owen Dean Owen is offline
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Default Whats the cost of a Carrier ....

Anyone have an idea of the cost for an unrestored Bren Gun Carrier here in Canada? With or without Armour? Any around Ontario for sale?
A friend and myself would like to buy one and get her running

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Old 01-06-05, 15:40
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Dean,
One of my good friends and members of the MV group passed away recently and his estate will be auctioned off in the next few months. I hear around September sometime.
The reason I'm letting you know, is that John was a collector of quite a bit of militaria and mvs, most of which are in poor shape.
In the collection is a nice MK 1 UC that needs restoring. It is for the most part complete, uncut and needs a new home. The is a second carrier that is cut down and bastardized which would lend itself well for a nice set of tracks and boggies.
If I were you I'd come up and see what it goes for, you never know.
The last auction I bid on a carrier and quit at $1800, it was obvious that the buyer had a deep pocket.
I have heard of carriers going anywhere from scrap value of a couple hundred dollars up to $6000 for an unrestored one.
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1981 MANAC 3/4T CDN trailer
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Old 01-06-05, 15:48
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Default Thanks Chris

Thanks for the info Chris..it was great seeing you again..I guess it must have been 12 years since we last met..Lets keep in contact.

Dean
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Old 01-06-05, 15:53
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"Anyone have an idea of the cost for an unrestored Bren Gun Carrier here in Canada?"
If you aren't careful, it'll usually cost you a failed marriage, some of your credit rating, and all of your spare time.

I bought one off ebay last year that was located in Ontario; paid the usual e-bay premium price for mid grade quality. I paid around $8000 US. The nice thing about this one is the majority of the stowage boxes and misc brackets are there, these can really be a challenge to find.
I finally got the hull stripped to it's most basic component, replaced all the rivets which had been cut and replaced with bolts, and started the sandblasting yesterday. Of course, it has now started raining, and will continue to do so for the next couple of days.
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Old 01-06-05, 15:59
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Chris
Just noticed the tarp in the photo you have shown is identical to the one I got with my carrier. Could this be the origional issue Bren carrier tarp (cover canvas,CO1UC 100719)?
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Old 02-06-05, 15:17
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Default Interesting MkI*

Chris its interesting to see that the MkI* under the cover is fitted with the Middle East configuration of extra cans on the rear.
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Old 02-06-05, 15:43
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Nigel, it is interesting indeed, and sandshields as well. Wonder if this was a bring back, who knows?
This carrier was rescued by a farmer some years ago who did nothing with it other than sit it in his farmyard to collect all kinds of debris over the years. It is remarkably complete.
You may note that the rear sproket was replaced with a pulley - this carrier was used post war at a ski lodge for powering the ski lift. This is probably what saved it as it was built into a shed. When they decided to modernize their equipment, the farmer heard about it and rescued it.
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1966 M274A2 Mule BMY USMC
1958 M274 Mule Willys US Army
1970 M38A1 CDN3 70-08715 1 CSR
1981 MANAC 3/4T CDN trailer
1943 Converto Airborne Trailer
1983 M1009 CUCV

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and trucks and stuff and more stuff and and.......

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Old 03-06-05, 02:01
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the short answer is what ever you are willing to pay for one..

but it dosent end there, it goes like this

C + T + TR + DL + MP= THE TOTAL COST

C - CARRIER LETS SAY - $5,000
T - TRUCK, CHEVY 3500 - $40,000
TR - TRAILER --------------- $6,000
MP - MISSING PARTS ------- $5,000
DL - DIVORCE LAWYER ------ $200,000 over your life time

so the normal carrier should run in the area of around $256,000.00

but if you do what i did and get 3 then the price drops down to just under $100,000 ea

but thats not counting the bren gun, boys ATG, and PIAT that you have to have to kit it out properly. LOL

good luck and have fun.
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Old 03-06-05, 03:52
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Well I'm not married so I save $200,000 My partner just bought a truck...Since he and his Father own a company that builds Construction equipment I don't think a trailer is a problem..plus we have use of their full workshop...hell I'm saving money already!!LOL

Dean
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Old 03-06-05, 05:52
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friends stuff dosent count, trust me on that one.
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44 MORRIS C8, M-3A1 SCOUT CAR
41 U/C, 42 U/C x 2, 44 U/C
42 6LB GUN
and the list keeps growing, and growing.... i need help LOL
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Old 10-06-05, 19:33
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I paid 11,000 USD for Jim Burrills 42 Mk1 restored,
engine, trans,was rebuilt (only has 71 miles on it )
Has all the radios WS19 set and most of the boxes are orginal or
have been copied from the rusted orginals
Has war dated shovel and axe on the rear.
Has the "flimsy" Gas and oil can on rear both war dated 1942
I know it took Jim 6 years to get it this far.
I repainted it CC#2 from a NOS part Jim had, I had a auto paint
place match the part 100% so my carrier is the correct shade of CC#2 Next I am going to paint the red/white/red early allied reconition symbol,
And finding carrier stuff down here in the states is alot harder.
Sometime I will have to take a trip up to the great white north.
Never been to Canada
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