page_title: Thornycroft Antar
section_title: Antar Mark 3 and Mark 3a
hierarchical_section_title: Thornycroft Antar / Specification / Antar Mark 3 and Mark 3a
caption_attribution_description: English: RAF Thornycroft Antar Lorry.
context_page_description: The Mighty Antar was a heavy-duty 6×4 tractor unit built by Thornycroft from the late 1940s onwards. For some decades it was the standard tank transporter of the British Army and was also used by other nations. It was powered by a shortened V8 land version of the V12 Merlin Aircraft engine modified to run on diesel and known as the Rolls-Royce Meteorite.
context_section_description: A&B
  Engine:Rolls-Royce C8SFL 16.2 litre 8-cylinder supercharged diesel engine
  power: 333 bhp
  Totally new, narrower, body and cab. The inline engine permitted a much narrower bonnet than the Meteorite's wide vee. The gearbox was similar but the main stick (gear lever) gave six speeds (5 plus overdrive) with a single stick for all winch and PTO control functions.
  A third differential (inter-axle) was fitted to the second axle, with a cab-operated control.
  Max speed 35 mph (56 km/h).
  With the Chieftain MBT the all-up weight was 101 tons; they were road-tested at 126 tons.
caption: Antar Mk 3, with narrowed bonnet in RAF Air Force blue colour scheme
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