, ▁a ▁canvas ▁t ilt ▁could ▁be ▁put ▁up ; ▁this ▁was ▁standard ▁fit ment ▁from ▁the ▁factory . ▁ ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁rapid ▁development ▁program , ▁the ▁Lo yd ▁used ▁parts ▁from ▁other ▁vehicles : ▁From ▁the ▁Universal ▁Car rier , ▁the ▁track , ▁drive ▁s pro ckets , ▁and ▁Hor st mann ▁susp ension ▁units ; ▁from ▁the ▁Ford son ▁ 7 V , ▁the ▁ch ass is , ▁engine , ▁g ear box , ▁tor que ▁t ube ▁and ▁front ▁ax le . ▁The ▁bra ke ▁drums ▁and ▁back ▁pl ates ▁were ▁designed ▁specifically ▁for ▁the ▁Lo yd . ▁ ▁The ▁Army ▁tested ▁the ▁Lo yd ▁Car rier ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁and ▁placed ▁an ▁initial ▁order ▁for ▁ 2 0 0 ▁as ▁the ▁Car rier , ▁Track ed , ▁Person nel ▁Car ry ing ▁i . e . ▁a ▁personnel ▁car rier . ▁Initial ▁deliver ies ▁were ▁from ▁Viv ian ▁Lo yd ' s ▁own ▁company , ▁but ▁production ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁larger ▁fir ms , ▁including ▁the ▁Ford ▁Motor ▁Company ▁and ▁Wol se ley ▁Mot ors ▁( 1 3 , 0 0 0 ▁between ▁them ) ▁and ▁Dennis ▁Brothers ▁Ltd , ▁A vel ing ▁& ▁Bar ford ▁and ▁ ▁S entin el ▁W agg on ▁Works . ▁Total ▁production ▁of ▁the ▁Lo yd ▁Car rier ▁was ▁approximately ▁ 2 6 , 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁Service ▁ ▁Second ▁World ▁War ▁Early ▁in ▁the ▁war , ▁the ▁T T ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁T PC ▁variants