1941 BUICK CENTURY SERIES 60 STAFF CAR - ROBERTS ARMORY
Staff cars are essentially civilian passenger cars used by the military for carrying high ranking officers, messengers and performing administrative functions. During World War II, civilian automobiles were taken from the production line and painted to suit the particular service.
For D-Day: Ike's 1942 Cadillac Staff Car & Blackout Civilian …
Jun 7, 2014 · In 1915 a U.S. Army lieutenant named George Patton led 15 men into battle against Pancho Villa’s forces with three Dodge touring cars in America’s first motorized military expedition. In in the European war that was raging then the term “staff car”, a passenger used to convey ranking military officers, entered the lexicon.
Staff car - Wikipedia
A staff car is a vehicle used by a senior military officer, and is part of their country's white fleet. The term is most often used in relation to the United Kingdom where they were first used in quantity during World War I, examples being the Vauxhall D-type and Crossley 20/25 .
1942 Packard Clipper Army Staff Car - National Museum of the …
DAYTON, Ohio -- 1942 Packard Clipper Army Staff Car(Replica) will be on display in the WWII Gallery at the National Museum of the USAF until June of 2026. This automobile is on loan from America's Packard Museum in Dayton, Ohio.
WWII Staff Cars - MILITARY VEHICLES - U.S. Militaria Forum
Dec 4, 2007 · All come from a veteran who served in postwar Frankfurt as a staff driver with USFET. From the stars on the front plates, you can see they drove generals. The first photo was censored, but those following show the same vehicles with markings.
List of military vehicles of World War II - Wikipedia
The following is a list of Second World War military vehicles organized by country, showing numbers produced in parentheses. Valentine (1,420) Valentine tanks produced in Canada. Most sent to the Soviet Union as Lend-Lease aid. Some were retained in Canada for training. Somua S35 ? Hotchkiss H35 (1,100) - Hotchkiss H35 or modified version H39.
General Eisenhower’s World War II Staff Car
Jun 10, 2022 · General Eisenhower’s World War II Staff Car This 1942 Cadillac was used by General Dwight D. Eisenhower during World War II and is now on display at the Eisenhower Presidential Museum, Library & Boyhood Home in Abilene, Kansas.
WW2 allied trucks and cars - Truck Encyclopedia
Staff cars: Unknown, likely civilian models 70-140 total for carrying officers and about 840 motorcycle in 2 motorized cavalry regiments and of course 1,500,000 bicycles 1 with at least one entire infantry division on bike.
NAVY STAFF CAR - ROBERTS ARMORY
In 1941, Plymouth started receiving orders for staff cars from the U. S. Army and Navy. Early vehicles were painted olive drab for the Army application and left in the civilian paint scheme for the Navy application.
1942 Ford Staff Car - Commemorative Air Force Minnesota Wing
The Ford car was thoroughly updated in 1941, in preparation for a decade of unpredictability surrounding World War II. The 1941 design would continue in an aborted 1942 model year and would be restarted in 1946 and produced until the more modern 1949 Fords were ready.