4x4s.org NAMED MODEL · 1940
NAMED MODELMilitary · United KingdomUnited Kingdom

Armoured Car, Coats Mission.

Guy armoured cars with their guns removed and an extra seat fitted, held in 1940 by the Coats Mission to move the King, the Queen and the two princesses to safety in the event of a German invasion.

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Sources & evidence
BASE VEHICLEArmoured Car (1938–40)BUILT BYGuy Motors Ltd, Fallings Park, WolverhamptonIN SERVICE1940OPERATED INUnited KingdomPRODUCTIONFourLAYOUT4 wheels

The record

Wikipedia gives four, two each with the 12th Lancers and the 2nd Northamptonshire Yeomanry; Tank Encyclopedia gives around eight.

Specification

MANUFACTURED1940
ENGINEMeadows 4ELA four-cylinder petrol, 55 hp (41 kW)Meadows 4ELA
PRODUCTION RUNFour (Wikipedia) or about eight (Tank Encyclopedia), converted
COUNTRY OF ORIGINUnited Kingdom
OPERATED INUnited Kingdom
STATUSconverted
RECORD KINDNamed model
MODEL LINELight Tank (Wheeled)
FAMILYLight Tank (Wheeled)
WHEELS4
BODY STYLEturreted
CATEGORYMilitary · United Kingdom

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

  • Khaki Green No. 3
  • Light Stone

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. 1Guy armoured car ↗Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-24SOURCE
  2. 2Guy Light Tank (Wheeled) — David Lister, 28 November 2019 ↗Tank Encyclopedia · accessed 2026-09-24SOURCE

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