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18-07-04, 22:21
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A Guy Quad Ant page
This is the start of a page on Guy Quad Ant field artillery tractors. I have a few more to add to it in due course, including more remains in both Victoria and New South Wales.
 This one is in the Melbourne Tank Museum - John Belfield has the remains of two others - enough to rebuild a complete example, although I doubt it's high on the list of priorities.
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18-07-04, 22:59
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A brave lot you Aussies. Can't be many spares vehicles left for that one.
I salute anyone that tries the more difficult restos. I'll look to see if my eclectic collection has any Guy information that might help. Cheers Bill
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09-08-04, 20:43
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Guy Motors Limited of Wolverhampton made some very weird military vehicles during WW2 and pre war , like the FBAX 3 tonner 6X4 .
I have a handbook for such a vehicle here. The engine is a huge five litre 4 cyl S.V. engine !! With two separate cyl heads made from aluminium . The valves are inclined . The water pump is mounted at 90 degrees to the engine block and is driven by a shaft . The carby is a jumbo version of the Morris Commercial type , the dust proof RFV Solex thing . Magneto ignition as well . The tyre size is 9.00 X 22 ! If anyone knows of a gallant restorer of one of these , I havea handbbok for it . Mike
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09-08-04, 21:03
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I've a bunch of Guy Ant photos I could post, just the GS variant if anyone is interested.
Bill
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09-08-04, 22:16
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Bill,
that question is bordering on being silly, of course we are interested. Lets see, from memory here, the FBAX engine was Guy's own engine where as they normally used proprietry engines such as Meadows [Ant, Quad-Ant] it was of 5.1 Litre capacity with alloy heads (two) and had duralium conrods. Just think of the embrittlement, quite a risk to run one now. Brakes were mechanical with servo assist on one or both rear axles, which were worm drive, I think? An interesting creature the FBAX but BIG! Cheers, Dave
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10-09-05, 14:40
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Guy Ants
I am interested in any shots of Guy Ants please as I have found some interesting pre-war ones, includong one of a tractor with Scammel fifth wheel + trailer from 1937.
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17-02-06, 23:51
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From the MVT Green Sheet Jan. '06:
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18-02-06, 16:00
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From the IWM site.
Description: BRITISH MILITARY VEHICLES 1918-1939 Guy Quad-Ant, 4 x 4, Artillery Tractor. Period: 4 Inter-war
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19-02-06, 12:49
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Some photos of a vehicle that is rare in historic photos and even more rare in preservation
The restored vehicle turned up at Duxford a few years back and i have no idea who owned it or where it is now, but iwill bet someone has the awnser Les
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19-02-06, 12:50
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The second two photos show the Guy in service, in the first shot of the two notice the prominant angle on the roof above the quarter panel most likely denoting a prototype
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19-02-06, 15:46
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At the time that Guy was owned by John Rowell from near Peterborough. It is on the back of a Green Goddess cab/chassis and I seem to think it was bolted or clamped to it! The last time I saw it at Duxford was nearly 15 years ago so do not know what happened to it, not seen John for nearly as as long either. Richard
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17-05-16, 16:49
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Not mine...
2 x Guy Ant Quad chassis and parts on Milweb just now... http://www.milweb.net/classifieds/vi...ad=81087&cat=3 Tim
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18-05-16, 00:42
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Film maker 42 FGT No8 (Aust) remains 42 FGT No9 (Aust) 42 F15 Keith Webb Macleod, Victoria Australia Also Canadian Military Pattern Vehicles group on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/canadianmilitarypattern
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18-05-16, 11:38
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Guy Quad Ant page
Hi team. Here's one from the NZ National Archives I had just found while 'Trawling' there over the past weekend! I didn't know our Kiwi gunners had these as well as the Morris and CMP Quads.
First one is full view of photo, and the second is cropped and enlarged. Caption reads: A NZ Artillery 'tough bus' towing limber and gun over rough ground in the Western Desert. Probably belongs to 4 Field Regiment. Taken circa 1940-1941 by an official photographer. Reference DA-00788-F. The gun appears to be an 18lber on the late carriage, so taken during training. This is the first photo I've spotted of a Guy amongst our Quads..... Cheers, Pete M. 
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19-05-16, 02:30
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Looking through my NZ folders there are several gun tractor pics which may be of interest. I'll post them in your NZ thread. Cheers, Tony
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19-05-16, 10:37
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Cheers, Pete M. P.s. More Kiwi Quads coming in the weekend.
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26-05-16, 12:48
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Mike, I have some Guy FBAX trucks!!! I would like an original copy of a book! And they are 9.00x20 tyres on the later ones. It appears only the very early FBAX in the late 20's early 30's had the 9.00x22 tyres, at which I do not believe any to be in existance anymore.....
It is interesting seeing all the parts on the FBAX, it has FBAX part numbers cast into a lot of the housings including the engine. The foot brake is mechanical with servo assist to the middle axle only, and the hand brake is mechanical to the rear axle. No brakes on the front axle. And yes, there are 2 worm drive diffs in the back. Also Peter, if you come across any FBAX photos in the archives, please post them as photos of them are VERY VERY rare.  Cheers David Last edited by David Burr; 26-05-16 at 12:55.
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26-05-16, 20:09
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Please note, dear David - Mr Mike posted his message in 2004, and he can not have that Guy handbook today.
Anyway - good luck to You in this book's finding and possible obtaining !
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26-05-16, 21:37
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First image shows destroyed Leyland Retriever searchlight truck. All other pictures show the Guy FBAX vehicles with different bodies.
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27-05-16, 09:50
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As agreed with Eduard
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05-06-16, 18:41
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Here is a original photo from my collection of a Guy ant in german use, i have a few more photos but have to find them.
Keith
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29-06-16, 22:13
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Film maker 42 FGT No8 (Aust) remains 42 FGT No9 (Aust) 42 F15 Keith Webb Macleod, Victoria Australia Also Canadian Military Pattern Vehicles group on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/canadianmilitarypattern
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30-06-16, 00:48
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