Vehicle identity requests

[Sturm78]

Hi all,

SdKfz 223 or SdKfz 261 ??

Image from Ebay
Sturm78

[Maxschnauzer]

Hi Sturm,
IMO it is a 261. It appears to have the screened cupola rather than the solid panel one of the 223:
261:

261_Sdkfz 261 kleine Panzerfunkwagen.jpg (50.32 KiB) Viewed 1506 times

223:

223_Sd.Kfz. 223 - -.png (288.25 KiB) Viewed 1506 times

[Sturm78]

Thanks, Max

Regards
Sturm78

[fliegerhorst]

Hi Everyone. Back again for your help. I thought i was getting better at half track identification but is this a Sd.kfz. 7 or 8? im not seeing enough curved lip over the front drive sprocket for an 8, but defiantly looks larger? Its towing a balloon winch trailer 39 and has front attachment for launching the balloon not just from the trailer but using a pulley on the front. Thanks for any help

[the Rocketman]

Max,
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Post by Maxschnauzer » 25 May 2020


I agree with you about the six hole front wheels, did search my hole collection of Ford vehicle photo's and did not fine a a 6 hole wheel.
Or it is the picture giving the impression of a 6 hole wheel or a field conversion.

With kind regards

Bert

[Maxschnauzer]

Hi Bert,
Yes it's still puzzling to me. Maybe just a trick of light and shadow or, as you say, a replacement wheel..

[fliegerhorst]

Hello. Here i believe a mittlerer geländegängiger Personenkraftwagen hidden behind everyone. However the 2 spare wheels may indicate model type. Anyone an idea on the make of vehicle please

[SIS 5]

Hi fliegerhorst,

sorry, that´s not a "mittlerer geländegängiger Personenkraftwagen", but a semi-track tractor. I think it is a Sd. Kfz. 7 Kraus-Maffei type KM m 8 pulling a light field howitzer M 16 on a Sd. Anh. 3 trailer (like on pic 2). Here two pics for comparing (source of pic 1: Waffen-Arsenal Special Band 40 "Die Zugkraftwagen der deutschen Wehrmacht 8 - 12 t" by Walter E. Seifert, pic 2: ebay).

Best regards

Bert

[fliegerhorst]

your correct. It looked a lot smaller than a half track originally. Thanks for the correction

[fliegerhorst]

Was just thinking, the roadwheels are not present to see but this could b a L4 as well.

[Sturm78]

Hi all,

Can somebody identify the model of this Büssing-NAG truck ?

Image from Ebay
Sturm78

[SIS 5]

Hi Sturm 78,

the truck of the Luftwaffe on Your pic could be the type 502. Here a pic of such a truck (source of the pic: an expired ebay auction).

Best regards

Bert

[ilfil]

Out of the blue, I've never seen before such Kaelble. True or fake? And if true, what model?





Looks like it has number plate of Saxony (IM).

[SIS 5]

Hi ilfil,

absolutely no fake! Two of this semitrailers type S 6 G 125 were produced in 1937 for the Gruson Works in Magdeburg. Here a pic out of the book "Kaelble Lastkraftwagen und Zugmaschinen" by Joachim Wahl and Alexander Luig. Thank You very much for posting so great pics.

Best regards

Bert

[dirk Peeters]

very intresting thanks