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NAMED MODELMilitary · CanadaCanadaUnited States

Windsor Carrier (Canada)

A lengthened Canadian carrier, 76 cm longer than the Universal with an extra road wheel in the rear bogie, for towing trailers and 6-pounder anti-tank guns: Ford of Canada built a single batch of 5,000 in 1944–45.

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Sources & evidence
Windsor Carrier (Canada) — Windsor carrier T283057 at the Overloon war museum, the Netherlands.Alf van Beem · CC0 ↗
BASE VEHICLEUniversal Carrier (1940–60)BUILT BYFord Motor Company, Ford Motor Company of CanadaIN SERVICE1944–45OPERATED INCanada, United KingdomPRODUCTION5,000LAYOUT4 wheels

The record

The Windsor weighed about 5 tons, was 172 in long and had a 96 hp V8. It gave a steadier towing platform and more room for the crew than the Universal. Most, if not all, of the batch went overseas to replace losses in front-line units.

Specification

MANUFACTURED1944–45
ENGINEFord flathead V8 petrol, 96 hpFord flathead V8
PRODUCTION RUN5,000
COUNTRY OF ORIGINCanada
OPERATED INCanada, United Kingdom
STATUSout of production
RECORD KINDNamed model
MODEL LINEUniversal Carrier
FAMILYUniversal Carrier
WHEELS4
BODY STYLEopen
CATEGORYMilitary · Canada

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

  • Service Colour Standard brown
  • Olive Drab
  • Khaki Green No. 3
  • Dark Brown
  • Black
  • Dark Olive Green
  • Light Stone
  • Portland Stone
  • Desert Pink
  • Light Mud
  • Deep Bronze Green

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. 1Windsor Carrier ↗The Military Museums, Calgary · accessed 2026-09-24SOURCE
  2. 2Universal Carrier ↗Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-24SOURCE

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