4x4s.org BASE MODEL · 1933–39
BASE MODELUnited Kingdom

FBAX 3-ton 6×4 (1930s)

Guy's version of the War Office 3-ton 6×4 of the 1930s, built alongside the Crossley IGL8, Thornycroft Tartar and Karrier CK6 to a common specification with a rigid chassis. It was rated at 3/5 tons and bodied as general-service, searchlight, machinery, wireless, breakdown gantry and derrick lorries, with a four-cylinder petrol engine of 76 hp.

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Sources & evidence
MODEL LINESix-wheelersBUILT BYGuy Motors Ltd, Fallings Park, WolverhamptonPRODUCED1933–39OPERATED INUnited KingdomPRODUCTIONNot publishedLAYOUT6 wheels

The record

Seven makers built six-wheelers to the War Office specification, and firm orders were placed from 1933. Guy's chassis was a short one and took only the shorter of the standard bodies.

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

Specification

MANUFACTURED1930s
ENGINEFour-cylinder petrol, 76 hp; make not published
PRODUCTION RUNNot published
COUNTRY OF ORIGINUnited Kingdom
OPERATED INUnited Kingdom
STATUSout of production
RECORD KINDBase model
MODEL LINESix-wheelers
FAMILYSix-wheelers
WHEELS6
BODY STYLEGeneral service
VARIANTS1

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.

Body styles & colours

Factory colours

  • Khaki Green No. 3
  • Light Stone

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Sources

  1. 1Guy Motors ↗Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-24SOURCE
  2. 2British 6x4 lorries ↗Matador Models · accessed 2026-09-24SOURCE
  3. 3Guy FBAX ↗Kfz. der Wehrmacht · accessed 2026-09-24SOURCE

Registry record updated 2026-09-24 · status: draft