The
(Mighty) Antar 6x4 prime mover
is perhaps the most famous
Thornycroft truck.
It was used as a tank transporter and the Dinky model
of this role was one of the most admired by small boys of the
1950's and 1960's, and even today.
The civilian Antar was developed in the late 1940's.
The British army adopted it as a tank transporter in 1952
to replace the World War II vintage
Diamond T
and it was in turn replaced by the Scammell `Commander'
in 1986 [MAT].
The Antar was used to tow
Centurion
(49 ton) and
Chieftain
tanks on trailers or semi-trailers.
Three Mighty Antars came to
Australia
to move heavy generating
components for the Snowy Mountains Hydro Electric Authority
(SMHEA)
during the construction of the hydro electric scheme;
all three have been scrapped since then.
Antar Mk 1B
loa 26', width 10' 3", height 10'
weight 43,240 lbs
Rolls Royce Meteorite Mk-204 V8 petrol engine,
285bhp at 2000rpm,
transmission: 4m with 2-speed transfer box, 6x4
speed: 28mph
The final Mk3 Antar (right) has a more rounded cab
and a Rolls Royce supercharged diesel engine
giving 333bhp at 2100rpm.
[MAT] Museum of Army Transport, Beverley - holds the tractors shown.
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