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The 'mittlerer' (medium) Horch / Wanderer 901 was the most common variant of the various Einheits-Pkw (here: 'Typ(e) 40' in the August Horch Museum Zwickau.. Early on in the process of motorizing the German military before World War II, first the Reichswehr, and then the Wehrmacht had procured militarised versions of many different makes and models of civilian passenger cars.
The Camionetta Desertica Model 42 (also known as the SPA-Viberti AS.42 or Sahariana) was an Italian reconnaissance car of World War II. [1] The AS.42 (Africa Settentrionale = North Africa) was developed by SPA-Viberti using the same chassis as the AB 41 armoured car, including its four-wheel steering, but with a 2x4 transmission specifically for desert operations, primarily in a reconnaissance ...
It was known in British service as armoured car, Marmon–Herrington Mk II. The Mark I continued in production (until the end of 1940) while supply of parts from the United States was resolved. [ 6 ] Mark II "Middle East Model" denoted the vehicles serving with British forces in the North African campaign .
In 1936 the M-1 replaced the GAZ-A on the manufacturer's production lines, with the first two cars produced in March of that year and volume production starting in May. By the end of 1936 the plant had produced 2,524 GAZ M-1s, and in 1937 an M-1 was displayed in Paris at the International Artistic and technical exhibition of modern life .
The Mercedes-Benz 770, also known as the Großer Mercedes (German for "Large Mercedes"), was a large luxury car built by Mercedes-Benz from 1930 until 1944. The second model (W150) is best known from its use by high-ranking officials of Nazi Germany and their allies before and during World War II, including Adolf Hitler, Hermann Göring, Heinrich Himmler, Reinhard Heydrich, Ion Antonescu ...
Production was stopped in 1942. About 2,800 units were delivered. Describing the vehicle in 1941, a correspondent for The Light Car magazine reported "touching the 60-mark [60 mph (97 km/h)]" while following one along a road. Restricted vision meant the Beaverette driver had to rely on an observer to relay information about other road traffic ...
However, due to shortages in the production of this weapon, many vehicles were fitted with a 7.7 mm Type 97 machine gun instead. [ 8 ] [ 6 ] The Type 97 replaced the Type 94 on the assembly line in 1939, it was primarily assigned to reconnaissance regiments , [ 1 ] and, as with US Army tanks prior to 1941, it was not designed to engage enemy ...
The Simca 5 is a small Franco-Italian passenger car designed by Fiat engineers at Turin and produced in France by Simca from 1936 to 1948. It was virtually identical to the Fiat 500 Topolino on which it was based, but was first presented, at the company's new Nanterre plant, three months ahead of the Fiat equivalent on 10 March 1936.