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Military - Half-track prototype
Laird Centaur Half-Track
Laird of Anglesey combined a Series III Stage 1 V8 front end with a shortened Alvis Scorpion track unit at the rear. Only a small number were built, a few going to overseas forces.
- Released
- 1978
- Ended
- Early 1980s
Based onSeries III Stage 1 V8
Full technical specification
Figures are typical for the model range and vary by year, engine, body style and market.
Engine
- Type
- Rover V8 petrol
- Displacement
- 3,528 cc
- Power
- 91 bhp
Transmission & drive
- Gearbox
- LT95 4-speed
- Drive
- Front wheels plus rear Alvis Scorpion derived track unit
Dimensions & capacities
- Payload
- 3 tonnes
- Crew
- Up to 8
- Top speed
- Approx. 50 mph on road
Production
- Converter
- Laird (Anglesey) Ltd
- Units
- Approx. 12
- Operators
- Trials with British Army, small export orders