Leyland Retriever

Leyland Retriever
Place of origin	United Kingdom
Production history
Manufacturer	Leyland
Produced	1939-1945

The Leyland Retriever was a 6x4 truck produced by Leyland Motors for the British Army between 1939 and 1945. It had a 6-litre, 4 cylinder overhead camshaft petrol engine. General Montgomery used one as his caravan during the Second World War. This is now on display at now the Imperial War Museum Duxford. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

In 1940, Leyland developed the Leyland Beaver-Eel armoured truck by mounting an armoured body on the Leyland Retriever. ^[5]

References

1. "1941 Leyland Retriever". Archived from the original on 20 August 2007.
2. "Monty's Office Caravan Leyland Retriever (4109.50.1)". Imperial War Museums.
3. "Leyland Retriever WLW - Danish Army Vehicles Homepage". armyvehicles.dk.
4. Norris, John (2012) World War II Trucks and Tanks, The History Press (Accessed June 2014)
5. Michael Seth-Smith, The long haul: a social history of the British commercial vehicle industry, Hutchinson Benham Ltd, London, 1975, ISBN   0-09-124440-4.

External links

• Media related to Leyland Retriever at Wikimedia Commons