{"product_id":"rubicon-miniatures-morris-c8-quad-mk-ii-mk-iii","title":"Rubicon Miniatures - Morris C8 Quad Mk II \/ Mk III","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMorris C8 \"Quad\" Mk II \/ Mk III\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eField Artillery Tractor\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e The \u003cstrong\u003eMorris Commercial C8 FAT\u003c\/strong\u003e (Field Artillery Tractor), commonly known as a \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eQuad\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, was an artillery tractor used by the British and Commonwealth (including Canadian Army) forces during the Second World War.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eIt was used to tow field artillery pieces, such as the \u003cstrong\u003e25-pounder gun-howitzer\u003c\/strong\u003e, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eanti-tank guns\u003c\/strong\u003e, such as the \u003cstrong\u003e17-pounder\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1937 the War Department identified a need for a new FAT to supplement, and then replace, the Light Dragon and Morris CDSWs then in service.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eA specification was issued for a four-wheeled, four-wheel drive vehicle with winch, on a short chassis.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGuy Motors\u003c\/strong\u003e produced their design quite quickly using existing components, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMorris\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efollowed with theirs.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eIt was a totally new but conventional design evolved from the Morris CS8 15-cwt GS truck.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt included a new four-cylinder engine mounted on a sub-frame and not directly onto the chassis.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eLike the Guy, the body had a very characteristic slope sided, “beetle back” shape.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eAlthough its sloped sides suggest otherwise, 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