4x4s.org NAMED MODEL · 1943–45
NAMED MODELMilitary · United KingdomUnited Kingdom

Quad-Ant 15-cwt GS.

A four-wheel-drive 15-cwt general-service truck built from the Quad-Ant's components once the field artillery tractor went out of production: the tractor's chassis and 3.7-litre Meadows engine under a closed cab longer, wider and taller than the two-wheel-drive Ant's.

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Sources & evidence
BASE VEHICLEQuad-Ant (1938–44)BUILT BYGuy Motors Ltd, Fallings Park, WolverhamptonIN SERVICE1943–45OPERATED INUnited Kingdom, DenmarkPRODUCTION3,878 with the 6-pounder tractorLAYOUT4 wheels

The record

Milicast dates the start of production to early 1944 and gives 3,878 built with the 6-pounder tractor; the Danish Army Vehicles Homepage dates the GS to 1943. The Danish Army Vehicles Homepage illustrates the GS in Danish service after the war.

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

Specification

MANUFACTURED1943–45
ENGINEMeadows 4ELA four-cylinder petrol, 3,686 cc, 60 hp at 2,600 rpmMeadows 4ELA
PRODUCTION RUN3,878 with the 6-pounder tractor (Milicast)
COUNTRY OF ORIGINUnited Kingdom
OPERATED INUnited Kingdom, Denmark
STATUSout of production
RECORD KINDNamed model
MODEL LINEQuad-Ant
FAMILYQuad-Ant
WHEELS4
BODY STYLEgs
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

  • SCC No. 2 Brown
  • SCC No. 15 Olive Drab

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

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Sources

  1. 1Guy Ant 4x4 15cwt GS / Anti-Tank Gun Tractor (historical note) ↗Milicast Models · accessed 2026-09-24SOURCE
  2. 2Guy Quad-Ant ↗Danish Army Vehicles Homepage · accessed 2026-09-24SOURCE
  3. 3Guy Motors ↗Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-24SOURCE

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