Axis Non-Armored Vehicles quiz

[SIS 5]

Hi Max, hi Bill,

congratulations to You, Max. You was half an hour faster than me.

Bill, thank You very much for this excellent pic and question. So I could learn again.

But Max, a request to You: You should tell the other people the exact designation of this truck. Thanks.

Regards

Bert

[Maxschnauzer]

Hello Bert,
I don't know anymore than these were IMAD trucks ca. 1942. Perhaps you can fill in the blanks. Just for fun, here's a pic of the factory when it opened in 1940.

Source: http://www.autogallery.org.ru/k/i/IMAD1.jpg

[SIS 5]

Hi Max,

the Yugoslavian company IMAD produced under license the type Praga tpe RN. (source of this information on Holger´s site: www.kfzderwehrmacht.de).

Regards

Bert

[Maxschnauzer]

Yes, Bert. In fact I was considering using this pic of a Praga RN as my quiz question (different louvers, same truck):

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[Maxschnauzer]

Getting back to my question here is a clue- another view of this cute little 4x4:

[Maxschnauzer]

Here's a clue: Look beyond the ETO.

[Bill Murray]

Hi Max:

I was hoping someone else would answer this but it seems perhaps not.

Your vehicle is a Kurogane Type 95 Field/Scout Car of Japanese manufacture.

Both photos are quite unique in that they show the vehicle in the possession of Russian troops and the photos were taken somewhere in the Far East. I am not sure if they were taken before WWII started (Battle of Khalkhin Gol) or at the end of the war when Russia declared war on Japan at the very end of the conflict.

They can be found with both the "sporty" door as in your photo or with a door with the top part being straight across.

Bill

[Maxschnauzer]

You got it Bill!
Those were prewar photos as you suggested but these scout cars were used throughout WWII as can be seen in this photo of American occupation troops enjoying the straight door model. I found these photos on, of all things, a Russian Off-Road enthusiast site: http://xn--80aaikzuom2jqa.xn--p1ai/inde ... &Itemid=91

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Your turn now.

[Bill Murray]

Another softie.

Bill

[Maxschnauzer]

Hi Bill,

I submit a '38 Hudson Model 112:
Source: http://www.v8buick.com/showthread.php?2 ... uick/page3

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[Bill Murray]

Well, Max, not easy to fool an American ExPat.

Your turn again........

Bill

[Maxschnauzer]

Thank you, Bill.

In case anyone was wondering, the "112" represents the wheelbase (in inches).

Here's your next one:

[Sean N]

You got it Bill!
Those were prewar photos as you suggested but these scout cars were used throughout WWII as can be seen in this photo of American occupation troops enjoying the straight door model. I found these photos on, of all things, a Russian Off-Road enthusiast site: http://xn--80aaikzuom2jqa.xn--p1ai/inde ... &Itemid=91

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Your turn now.

Interesting that the radiator (grille) is further forward on this one, implies a different mechanical layout?

[Alanmccoubrey]

Thank you, Bill.

In case anyone was wondering, the "112" represents the wheelbase (in inches).

Here's your next one:

That looks like a Morris-Commercial CDF umbau to me, presumably the cab is a German construction.

[Maxschnauzer]

Correct, Alan.
My reference id's it as a Morris-Commercial CDF 30cwt 6x4 GS.

Carry on!