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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 ...
A new armoured car project was thus undertaken in August 1940, incorporating several lessons from the Wehrmacht's own external operations. [4] The latest Büssing-NAG Sd.Kfz. 232 variant, the Sd.Kfz. 234 was designed later that year. [5] It was to have a monocoque chassis with eight wheels, and an air-cooled engine for use in North Africa. [5]
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 .
It offered a standard three-band AM radio, [5] at a time when radios were not standard on most American cars, even the most expensive ones. [ 6 ] The car weighed 1,940 kg (4,280 lb), was capable of getting 19 L/100 km (12 mpg ‑US ; 15 mpg ‑imp ), of reaching 78 mph (126 km/h), and of accelerating 0–60 mph (0–97 km/h) in 37 seconds. [ 5 ]
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 ...
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 '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 last German-built DKW car was the F102, which ceased production in 1966. Its successor, the four-stroke F103 , was marketed under the Audi brand, another Auto Union marque. DKW-badged cars continued to be built under license in Brazil and Argentina until 1967 and 1969 respectively.