4x4s.org NAMED MODEL · 1938–43
NAMED MODELMilitary · United KingdomUnited Kingdom

Quad-Ant field artillery tractor.

The Quad-Ant as built for the Royal Artillery: a closed, sloped-sided steel body for six men, 25-pounder ammunition lockers and a winch, towing a gun and its limber with a range of 160 miles.

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Sources & evidence
BASE VEHICLEQuad-Ant (1938–44)BUILT BYGuy Motors Ltd, Fallings Park, WolverhamptonIN SERVICE1938–43OPERATED INUnited Kingdom, New ZealandPRODUCTION3,787 chassisLAYOUT4 wheels

The record

The first contract, for 444, was placed in November 1938, and tractors reached units from late August 1939. They served first with the BEF in France and then in North Africa, where the 2nd New Zealand Division used them with 18-pounders, until production of the tractor ended in 1943.

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

Specification

MANUFACTURED1938–43
ENGINEMeadows 4ELA four-cylinder petrol, 3,686 cc, 60 hp at 2,600 rpmMeadows 4ELA
PRODUCTION RUN3,787 chassis (Milicast); about 4,000 in all (Danish Army Vehicles Homepage)
COUNTRY OF ORIGINUnited Kingdom
OPERATED INUnited Kingdom, New Zealand
STATUSout of production
RECORD KINDNamed model
MODEL LINEQuad-Ant
FAMILYQuad-Ant
WHEELS4
BODY STYLEfat
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
  • SCC No. 2 Brown
  • SCC No. 1A Dark Brown
  • SCC No. 14 Black
  • SCC No. 15 Olive Drab
  • Light Stone

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 Quad-Ant ↗Danish Army Vehicles Homepage · accessed 2026-09-24SOURCE
  2. 2Guy Quad Ant (1938) ↗Truck Encyclopedia · accessed 2026-09-24SOURCE
  3. 3Guy Quad-Ant 4x4 Field Artillery Tractor (historical note) ↗Milicast Models · accessed 2026-09-24SOURCE
  4. 4Artillery Tractors in the Western Desert ↗o5m6.de · accessed 2026-09-24SOURCE
  5. 5Morris C8 ↗Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-24SOURCE

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