CMP FAT

The CMP FAT, short for Canadian Military Pattern Field Artillery Tractor, was a World War II artillery tractor of the British and Commonwealth forces, made by Ford and Chevrolet as the FGT (Ford Gun Tractor) and the CGT (Chevrolet Gun Tractor). Its specification followed the British Morris C8 FAT, right hand drive steering included, and the first models appeared in 1940 and 1941. It usually towed the 25 pounder gun-howitzer or the 17 pounder anti-tank gun, with a power winch above the rear axle for moving the gun or unbogging the vehicle. The Ford C291Q FGT was a 4x4 with a 3.92 litre V8 delivering 95 bhp, weighing 4.03 tonnes on a 101 inch wheelbase, and a family of two door and four door beetle back bodies could be fitted. It replaced stocks lost after the Dunkirk evacuation, and post-war examples went to Denmark.