Thornycroft Antar
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Thornycroft Antar | |
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Antar Mk2 tractor and DAF trailer with Centurion tank load | |
Teep | Heavy duty tractor |
Place o oreegin | Unitit Kinrick |
Service history | |
In service | 1951-1984 |
Production history | |
Designer | Thornycroft |
Manufacturer | Thornycroft |
Produced | 1951-1964 |
Variants | Mk 1, Mk 2, Mk 3 |
Specifications | |
Wecht | 44,220 lb (20,060 kg) |
Lenth | 332 in (843 cm) |
Weenth | 111 in (282 cm) |
Hicht | 123 in (312 cm) |
Ingine | Rover Meteorite Mk 204 1,099 cu in (18.0 L) petrol V8 260 hp (190 kW) |
Suspension | wheel 6×4 |
Speed | 28 mph (45 km/h) |
The Mighty Antar wis a hivy-duty 6×4 tractor unit biggit bi Thornycroft frae the 1940s onwards. For some decades it wis the standard tank transporter o the Breetish Airmy an wis uised bi ither nations an aw. It wis pooered bi a shortened V8 land version o the V12 Merlin Aircraft ingine, modified tae run on diesel, an kent as the Rolls-Royce Meteorite.