You may be lucky and stumble across one rare vehicle tucked away in a garage but to find two is very special indeed
SPECIFICATIONS
Make Guy
Model Ant Quad Field Artillery Tractor
Nationality British
Year 1938
Production Run 444 initial contract 1938-40 Engine
Type Four-cylinder Meadows
Fuel Petrol
Displacement 143 cubic ins
Power 60bhp at 2,600rpm Transmission
Type Four-speed
Gears Four forward one reverse
Transfer Box Single-speed Suspension
Brakes Mechanical
Wheels Four
Tyres 10.50x20
Crew/seats Six
Dimensions(overall)
Length 4.49m
Width 2.26m
Wheelbase n/a
Weight Three tonnes
Modifications
Lockers capable of carrying 96 rounds of ammunition and eight armour-piercing rounds. Similar bodywork to the Morris-Commercial C8 chassis.
Additional Notes
Built in six different variants. Early versions offered occupants little protection with only two aero screens and no doors.
I’m sure many in the military vehicle fraternity dream of the day when they open a garage or a barn and standing there is a machine that just makes them rub their eyes in amazement.
For Tobin Jones, who has rescued and restored a number of World War Two British vehicles over the years, this dream became a reality back at the start of 2016.
As he explained: “I we…