4x4s.org NAMED MODEL · 1962–71
NAMED MODELUnited Kingdom

FV438 Swingfire.

The FV430 with Swingfire anti-tank missiles.

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Sources & evidence
BASE VEHICLEFV432 (1962–71)BUILT BYGKN SankeyIN SERVICE1962–71OPERATED INUnited KingdomPRODUCTIONNot publishedLAYOUT4 wheels

The record

One of the series' fighting variants, alongside the FV436 with Green Archer or Cymbeline radar and the FV439 signals vehicles.

Research status: draft — identification, dates or figures could not all be pinned down; the summary says what is unresolved.

Specification

MANUFACTURERGKN Sankey ↗
MANUFACTURED1962–71
ENGINERolls-Royce K60 multi-fuel, 240 hpRolls-Royce K60
PRODUCTION RUNNot published
COUNTRY OF ORIGINUnited Kingdom
OPERATED INUnited Kingdom
STATUSout of service
RECORD KINDNamed model
MODEL LINEFV430 series
FAMILYFV430 series
WHEELS4
BODY STYLEapc

Catalogue fields describe the vehicle's structure and body as this registry records it. They are not certified factory measurements, and no performance figures are published here.

Variants & colours

Base model variants

Factory colours

  • NATO Green

Codes on hover. Hex values are representative approximations of period paint unless a source states a measured value.

AI rendering impression

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Proportions, fittings, markings, colours and the setting can all drift from the original in the process. For the vehicle's actual details, rely on the specification, the photographs and the cited sources on this page.

Sources

  1. 1FV430 series ↗Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-23SOURCE

Registry record updated 2026-09-23 · status: draft