[David_Hayward (RIP)]

Morris Commercial C.S.8/FWD four-wheeled, four-wheel drive tractor

The MCC C.S.8 derivative was not referred to in the body of the 1938 Report, neither was the independent-suspended QW Quad although specifications were quoted. Two rigid-axles prototypes were acquired on 9th February 1938 at £3,920/16/9 each, and were based on the C.S.8 Mk III 15-cwt 4x2 truck but had 3.49litre 76.8bhp six-cylinder engines and 10.50-16 Trakgrip tyres. They were trialled with the new 25-pounder guns in North Wales, the replacement for the 18-pounder. The WD subsequently elected in late 1939 for a conventional sprung chassis FAT, although with the four-cylinder sidevalve 3519cc engine, as the model MCC C.8/FWD.