Henry Meadows

[1] Another successful product, the 4½-litre 6-cylinder engine is best remembered as the power unit for Invicta and Lagonda cars.

In the 1930s, Meadows developed a flat-12 type-MAT/1 engine of 8858cc for military applications including the Tetrarch Light Tank.

Meadows was already involved with the Ministry of Supply, so they were brought in from 1944 to manufacture Meteor engines to cover the shortfall.

Both of these engines used a Lanova combustion chamber design, CAV injector pumps, and they were listed both for road transport and marine use.

After World War II, they resumed making diesel engines, but with a completely new design this time with direct injection and toroidal cavity pistons.

These were aimed at both vehicle, marine, and stationary markets, and there was a horizontal version of the 6-cylinder unit for flat underfloor mounting.

Many engines were supplied to their neighbour in Fallings Park, Guy Motors for use in their buses and trucks.

Meadows adverts show they were also used in plant like rock-crushers, ditch diggers, compressors and other equipment used in road building.