Green Goddess.

The Green Goddess's were intended as a go anywhere appliance, based on a standard British army transport truck, designed with arduous conditions in mind, this led to the vehicle which had a four wheel drive capability via a transfer box behind the gearbox which split the Bedford petrol engine power to either the pump or to either or both of the axles, the ability to carry 300 gallons of water, fed to a 900 GPM pump, all the hose required ( usually in excess of thirty two lengths of two and three-quarter inch canvas hose ) with a Feather weight Portable pump in the locker immediately behind the crew cabin, fitted on a cradle mechanism which could be slid out down to ground level for ease of removal or replacement. the disadvantages to the vehicle are two fold, its relative low maximum speed 40MPH and the high centre of gravity. this led to several of the vehicles overturning when used at speed on normal roads.