Name that Vehicle

Discussion in 'Weapons, Technology & Equipment' started by Arlo, Nov 24, 2006.

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  1. ltdan

    ltdan Nietenzähler

    ltdan, Mar 21, 2021
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  2. von Poop

    von Poop Adaministrator Admin

    Still intrigued by all the 'Non-German' RC mine stuff.
    Sd.Kfz. 300 & Other Remote Control Vehicles.

    Kegresse, Beetle, etc.
    Long while since I pottered on the Internerd for it, though. Might be time for some more mooching around.

    (Really nice to see this thread back again. Might even finish fixing all the lost images one day. Might... :unsure: )
     
    von Poop, Mar 21, 2021
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  3. ltdan

    ltdan Nietenzähler

    To get things moving here: The vehicle one page before is supposed to show a Vickers "Beetle" prototype.....

    And now to something completely different:
    Franz Josef.jpg
     
    ltdan, Apr 29, 2021
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  4. Dave55

    Dave55 Atlanta, USA

    Did an M32 Sherman and an M48 have a baby?
     
    Dave55, Apr 30, 2021
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  5. ltdan

    ltdan Nietenzähler

    You could say that in the broadest sense. :lol:
    The vehicles were only used for four years by one battalion in our armed Hiking and Costume Society
     
    ltdan, Apr 30, 2021
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  6. Owen

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    M39 Armored Utility Vehicle - Wikipedia


     
    Owen, Apr 30, 2021
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  7. ltdan

    ltdan Nietenzähler

    That´s a Bingo :D

    Incidentally, the guy with the binoculars is the then Defence Minister Franz Josef Strauß (actually a Bavarian), to whom the Bundeswehr owes equipment such as the Hispano-Suiza infantry fighting vehicle ("NATO's best roadblock") or the Lookheed Starfighter ("widowmaker").
     
    ltdan, Apr 30, 2021
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  8. Owen

    Owen -- --- -.. MOD

    Aye, found the photo here.
    GHDI - Image (ghi-dc.org)

    Another here.
    akg-images -

    [​IMG]
     
    Owen, Apr 30, 2021
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  9. Dave55

    Dave55 Atlanta, USA

    upload_2021-5-2_9-19-30.png
     
    Dave55, May 2, 2021
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  10. Dave55

    Dave55 Atlanta, USA

    Clue (semi-trick clue): They were built by the British.
     
    Dave55, May 3, 2021
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  11. Quarterfinal

    Quarterfinal Well-Known Member

    What the deuce ........?
    upload_2021-5-9_22-26-58.jpeg
    US Infantry at Stalag 383 / Hohenfels Bavaria - 24 April 1945
    - Pink Rubber sheet for air recognition ......
    upload_2021-5-9_22-28-26.jpeg
     
    Quarterfinal, May 9, 2021
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  12. von Poop

    von Poop Adaministrator Admin

    Still outstanding, I believe?

    Looks Beetle-ish, I thought.
    Employee runabout from the VW factory.
    Claimed in several articles as the genesis of the Camper, but... Hmmm. Dunno about that.

    This 'little' beauty sent me down a rabbithole today.
    Makes you realise what you've read & forgotten in the past, and how easy it is to get rusty among so many vehicles.

    What's that?
    (And what magnificent machine beat it to acceptance/production?)
    FireShot Capture 016 - E1pn3ZdWUAIUpHR (JPEG Image, 1280 × 896 pixels) - pbs.twimg.com.jpg
     
    von Poop, May 19, 2021
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  13. Dave55

    Dave55 Atlanta, USA

    That's right. They were called the Plattenwagen.
    Major Hirst describes them at 21:00



    Plattenwagen is a surprisingly important Volkswagen vehicle that no one remembers | Nodum.org

    Is your picture post war? Looks much bigger than a Dragon Wagon.
     
    Dave55, May 19, 2021
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  14. von Poop

    von Poop Adaministrator Admin

    Yes.
     
    von Poop, May 19, 2021
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  15. Dave55

    Dave55 Atlanta, USA

    Looks like a Mighty Antar but even more butch. Was it a competitor by Scammel?
     
    Dave55, May 19, 2021
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  16. pamak

    pamak Junior Member

    I tried at some point to identify this trailer but did not succeed. Perhaps someone in this forum knows more about it. It says (I think) mobile office, 3 army, T&T ' 45
     

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    pamak, May 19, 2021
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  17. Dave55

    Dave55 Atlanta, USA

    Found a similar looking truck/trailer picture from Life magazine but don't know what issue it was.
    This one is probably a 4 ton Autocar and your soft top version might be a 2.5 tonner or 4.

    upload_2021-5-20_13-43-11.png
     
    Dave55, May 20, 2021
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  18. von Poop

    von Poop Adaministrator Admin

    It's a bugger, isn't it.
    So I'm not alone in spending a while staring at trailers. :sleep:

    Could really do with a thorough book on them. Everything I have is scattered about.
     
    von Poop, May 20, 2021
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  19. pamak

    pamak Junior Member



    I wonder if any of you have access to the 1945 TOE (including equipment) of this T&T signal unit. If the trailer is standard. it must be part of the equipment list

    The photo I posted is from this site which describes Patton's mobile HQ (scroll down)

    Patton's Third Army Living Historians - Patton's Van


    and there is another picture there from the interior of a mobile communications van which I also have not identified yet

    [​IMG]
     
    pamak, May 20, 2021
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  20. Dave55

    Dave55 Atlanta, USA

    Any more info or pictures available for it?
     
    Dave55, May 20, 2021
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