1941 Ford C291Q FGT 4x4 Field Artillery Tractor 'Quad'

1941 Ford C291Q FGT in Harry Birrell Presents Films of Love and War, Documentary, 2019

Class: Others, Military armored vehicle — Model origin:

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Author	Message
dsl ◊ 2020-03-21 21:27	Burma 1944. Reminded me of this Dinky set ... which is supposed to be a Morris C8 Quad, although not sure if these pictures with for instance squared rear arches are anywhere close.
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2020-03-21 21:50	If the soldiers wanted more clearance round the wheels they would just modify in any way they could and bash onwards. The original design wheel arches look like they would encourage large accretions of mud in a place like Burma, so chances are they just hacked them away. -- Last edit: 2020-03-21 22:27:38
mike962 ◊ 2020-11-24 10:06	it looks like a Morris C8 Quad
mike962 ◊ 2020-11-24 10:07	here with same square rear arches , this is a gun tractor -- Last edit: 2020-11-24 10:07:56
mike962 ◊ 2020-11-26 12:15	here says the official designation was Morris Commercial C8 FAT https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morris_C8
Lateef ◊ 2020-11-26 12:25	This is a CMP-based FAT, that's why it's got squared wheel arches. The last two thumbs posted are of this type of vehicle, not the Morris C8. Either Chevrolet (CGT) or Ford (FGT), here's a similar one listed.