4×4S.ORGTHE REGISTRY NAMED MODEL · 1940–41
NAMED MODELMilitary · United KingdomUnited Kingdom

C8 Mk II

About 4,000 built in 1940 and early 1941 — the Quad of the Western Desert.

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Sources & evidence
C8 Mk II — A Morris C8 photographed on 20 March 1941.Lockeyear · Public domain ↗
BASE VEHICLEC8 “Quad” (1939–45)BUILT BYMorris Commercial Cars, Adderley ParkIN SERVICE1940–41PRODUCTIONAbout 4,000LAYOUT4 wheels

The record

The Mk II is the version that towed the 25-pounder through the first desert campaigns, with permanent four-wheel drive.

Specification

MANUFACTURED1940–41
ENGINEMorris EH 3.5-litre petrol four, 70 bhpMorris EH
PRODUCTION RUNAbout 4,000
COUNTRY OF ORIGINUnited Kingdom
STATUSout of production
RECORD KINDNamed model
MODEL LINEC8
FAMILYC8
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

  • Deep Bronze Green

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

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Sources

  1. 1Morris C8 ↗Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-23SOURCE

Registry record updated 2026-09-23 · status: researched