Allied and Neutral vehicle identity requests

[Luftman129]

I need to identify the car that the governor of Victoria, Baron Dugan is entering.

Thanks,
Chris

[Luftman129]

And yet another car to identify. I know it's an GM of sort sort but they look all the same to these Mopar eyes of mine. Passenger in the back is Leslie Morshead.

Thanks,
Chris

[Bill Murray]

Second one is a 1942 Mercury. First may be a Rolls Royce. I am on a trip and away from my resources.
Bill

[Luftman129]

Thanks for the confirmed id on the second one Bill. I was way off the mark on it being a GM-built product. It was an FoMoCo-built product. Take your time on the first.

Thanks again,
Chris

[iffig]

Just like Bill, I thought of a Rolls-Royce, maybe a Phantom III. But some details do not fit exactly, at least if one looks at this picture.





As it is a recent picture, maybe this comes from modifications carried out by the US owner of this car.

[Luftman129]

Got a new one for you to identify. It might help with the first picture also seeing that it does look like maybe the same Rolls-Royce model. The chauffeur is at the door whilst the Duke of Gloucester, Prince Henry has exited.

Thanks,
Chris

[Oracle]

The Royal Family used Daimlers at the time. I keep looking for the ribbed chrome rad top that was distinctive of the marque. Discounting the 1936, 1037 and 1939 McLaughlin-Buicks of course, in the ownership of the Windsors and the Duke of Kent [1937].

[Luftman129]

I need an id of the car behind Foreign Minister Anthony Eden.

Thanks,
Chris

[Oracle]

Rolls-Royce? During the war Government ministers, including Eden when out in Egypt. were issued with Humbers, with Thrupp & Maberley bodywork.

[Bill Murray]

Well, out on a limb I go again.
I cannot prove it, but I believe the first car is indeed a Rolls Royce, either a 4 Light Saloon or a close coupled Limousine. The Mercury I am sure of. The third car is, in my opinion, a Humber, solely based on the flutes on the side of the bonnet.
The last car is also, I believe, a Rolls Royce but the photo is a bit indistinct.

I do know that as Oracle says, the higher ranking officers and whatever Royalty that travelled outside of the UK made use of, in the main, vehicles already existing at their destinations. As an example, I have read of several mayors in Australia having their limousines commandeered for the duration of the visits of the "Big Boys"

Such luxurious vehicles seem to have existed everywhere in the far flung former British Empire from my research. Some owned by rich locals, some by diplomats, some by high ranking officers etc. etc. In those days, a good part of the diplomatic corps and the General Officer ranks of Britain were drawn from the upper of the upper class and they could well afford to take their vehicles with them wherever they were posted.

An exception to my rule here, and this was also true in the US Navy, was that Commodores, Captains and Admirals seemed to take their cars with them on whatever ship they were commanding and the vehicles were offloaded whenever they were in port for any length of time.

Just some thoughts.

Bill

[Luftman129]

Thanks to you all iffig,Bill,and Oracle. Now that Bill mentions the close coupled,it does make sense with the first one since the rear seat does seem to be rather close to the front.

Thanks,
Chris

[Tha Pit]

wich tank is this, it's british, and it was left in Greece in '41.




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[iffig]

Looks like a Cruiser Mk I (A 9).
Would be interesting to have a closer view of the insignia on the turret, because one could give the unit it belonged too.

[Tha Pit]

well thats the only pics I got, thanks anyway

Pit

[C.GILLONO]

It's an A10, the A9 had two sub-turrets housing Vickers MG, the A10 a lone Besa (you can see the empty cradle on the photo).
HTH