Alvis Stalwart

The Stalwart, formally the Truck, High Mobility Load Carrier, 5 Ton, 6 x 6, was a highly mobile amphibious military truck built by Alvis between 1960 and 1971 and in British Army service from 1963 until 1993, known to servicemen as the Stolly. After the success of the Saracen, Alvis used the same six-wheel drive and independent torsion-bar suspension on the Saladin and the Salamander crash tender, then built a private-venture off-road five-ton truck on the Salamander hull and cab, called Camion and known at the works as The Beast. When the Army asked whether it would float, Alvis developed a second version, PV 2, with twin roof hatches and a Hiab crane, which was named Stalwart and adopted by the Army.