Vickers Carden Loyd Commercial Light Tanks

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by George Moore

My reason for buying it was to get more info on the engine, however, not as much as I thought, so I am still after photo's of a Meadows engine and drive unit, out of the vehicle.

George,

I know what you mean. Even though Meadows in its day was a well known engine manufacturer, it is strange not much information about them is available.

A few quotes from these web pages:

• http://mailer.fsu.edu/~akirk/tanks/G...ightTanks.html: "Powerplant 88hp Meadows ESTE 6cyl"
• http://www.localhistory.scit.wlv.ac....nryMeadows.htm: "Another successful product, the 4.5litre 6 cylinder ‘Type 6’ engine is best remembered as the power unit for Invicta and Lagonda cars."
• http://www.localhistory.scit.wlv.ac..../Buses/ajs.htm: "The chassis was powered by a 25hp. 6 cylinder, Meadows 6ERC overhead valve engine, with an integral 4 speed gearbox."

The last two pages listed show some pictures, although I have no idea if these were even remotely connected to the engine used in the Vickers tanks.

Hanno