Tag Archives: car

Captured Cars

Posted on May 5, 2019 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Two photographs of German automobiles captured by the U.S. during WWII: the top photo is from an unknown U.S. unit and labelled “Howard Slova, 1st Cook, Germany, ’45 June”; the bottom photo is from an unknown unit of Ninth Air … Continue reading →

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Civilian Car in Wehrmacht Service

Posted on January 8, 2019 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

A German soldier in Westende, Belgium washes a civilian car impressed into German military service.

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ICM Kapitän Saloon Staff Car

Posted on March 5, 2014 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

ICM has announced a 1/35th-scale kit of a Soviet staff car with officer figures from the WWII-era: No. 35477 – Kapitän Saloon Staff Car with Soviet Staff Personnel.

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Bronco Italian Light Civilian Car

Posted on July 22, 2013 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

New 1/35th-scale kit from Bronco: CB35167: 1/35 Italian Light Civillian Car (Hard Top) with Lady & Girl w/ Dog  

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1/72nd 1938 Olympia Car

Posted on May 29, 2013 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

ACE Models has announced the release of a new 1/72nd-scale 1938 Olympia car – specifically the 1938 Olympia 4-door saloon version. The kit should be suitable for use as a civilian vehicle or WWII Wehrmacht staff car.    

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SAS Jeep

Posted on November 26, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

New 1/35th-scale plastic model kit from Dragon: No. 6724, SAS 1/4-Ton 4×4 Patrol Commander’s Car.

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German SdKfz. 1 Type 170 VK Staff Car

Posted on October 30, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Upcoming WWII-era 1/35th vehicle model kit from Master Box: MB3530, Sd.Kfz. 1 Type 170 VK, German Military Staff Car, WW II Era.  

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Loading 37-mm AA Guns on Railroad Cars

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Instructions for loading the 37-mm gun and carriage on railroad cars from the WWII technical manual TM 9-235 37-mm AA Gun Materiel, U.S. War Department, January, 1944. LOADING MATERIEL ON RAILROAD CAR. a. General. All loading and blocking instructions as … Continue reading →

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Four Wheels to Survival

Posted on January 21, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

“4 Wheels to Survival: Your Car and Civil Defense” is a U.S. pamphlet produced by the Civil Defense during the Cold War in 1955.   4 Wheels to Survival YOUR CAR AND CIVIL DEFENSE  Your car can be “four wheels … Continue reading →

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Car in a Truck in a Railcar

Posted on October 1, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

German rail transport destroyed by Allied bombing raids in the railyards at Littorio, Italy. In an unusual combination, the Germans loaded a small car in the back of a truck which was then loaded in the railcar in the foreground. … Continue reading →

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