4×4S.ORGTHE REGISTRY NAMED MODEL · 1976–85
NAMED MODELUnited Kingdom

Pursuer abroad.

Oman and Saudi Arabia took Pursuers; Australia’s Department of Air Transport ordered six and cancelled, and the two British airfield vehicles were themselves cancelled export orders.

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BASE VEHICLEChubb Pursuer (1975)BUILT BYReynolds BoughtonIN SERVICE1976–85OPERATED INOman, Saudi ArabiaPRODUCTIONA handfulLAYOUT4 wheels

The record

The Pursuer was a good vehicle that almost nobody bought. One went to the Civil Aviation Authority as a training vehicle, and another to Dounreay and then Barra Airport.

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

Specification

MANUFACTURED1970s–80s
ENGINEChrysler H440 V8 petrol, 225 hp; optional Rolls-Royce B81Chrysler H440 V8 · Rolls-Royce B81
PRODUCTION RUNA handful
COUNTRY OF ORIGINUnited Kingdom
OPERATED INOman, Saudi Arabia
STATUSout of production
RECORD KINDNamed model
MODEL LINECrash tenders
FAMILYCrash tenders
WHEELS4
BODY STYLEtender

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

  • Fire Red

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. 1The 1970s Chubb Pursuer crash tender ↗Tractor & Machinery · accessed 2026-09-23SOURCE

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