4x4s.org NAMED MODEL · 1939–41
NAMED MODELMilitary · United KingdomUnited Kingdom

Quad-Ant searchlight generator.

A forward-control, longer-wheelbase version of the Quad-Ant with a dynamo in the drive line, used as a mobile generator for anti-aircraft searchlights.

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Sources & evidence
BASE VEHICLEQuad-Ant (1938–44)BUILT BYGuy Motors Ltd, Fallings Park, WolverhamptonIN SERVICE1939–41OPERATED INUnited KingdomPRODUCTIONNot publishedLAYOUT4 wheels

The record

With the engine coupled directly to the generator, the vehicle supplied the searchlight's current when standing in neutral. Production ended early in the war as radar took over the searchlights' work.

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

Specification

MANUFACTURED1939–early 1940s
ENGINENot publishedMeadows 4ELA
PRODUCTION RUNNot published
COUNTRY OF ORIGINUnited Kingdom
OPERATED INUnited Kingdom
STATUSout of production
RECORD KINDNamed model
MODEL LINEQuad-Ant
FAMILYQuad-Ant
WHEELS4
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.

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Sources

  1. 1Guy Motors: Into the 1930s ↗Wolverhampton History & Heritage Website · accessed 2026-09-24SOURCE
  2. 2Guy Motors: World War 2 ↗Wolverhampton History & Heritage Website · accessed 2026-09-24SOURCE
  3. 3Guy Motors Through the War Years (13 July 1945, p. 30) ↗Commercial Motor · accessed 2026-09-24SOURCE

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