Here are two photographs of cars from WWII. The first is of a car used by a British regiment in Italy in 1945. I assumed it was Italian, note it is RHD, but, although it is similar to a Fiat, it isn't identical. It is also similar to a French Delage, but, again, not identical. Can anyone put me out of my misery?
The second is a car in use by HQ 21st Army Group. It is a fairly important one, it's fitted with a star plate and pole for a pennant and is immediately behind one carrying Monty and the PM. It has something on the roof making it look like a taxi, but I assume that will be a field-manufactured light-up 'priority' sign. I can't decide whether it's British or captured - I suspect the former. Clearly, it is polished, though muddy in the picture - note the chrome windscreen surround. There is also a number plate under the bumper which may indicate requisitioned, but it seems a bit late for that in NWE 1944. So again, any ideas, please?
Finally, just to give something back rather than be entirely on the take, I enclose this photo which I recently decoded. Apparently it is a ... horse ambulance! I wasn't expecting that!
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Here are two photographs of cars from WWII. The first is of a car used by a British regiment in Italy in 1945. I assumed it was Italian, note it is RHD, but, although it is similar to a Fiat, it isn't identical. It is also similar to a French Delage, but, again, not identical. Can anyone put me out of my misery?
The second is a car in use by HQ 21st Army Group. It is a fairly important one, it's fitted with a star plate and pole for a pennant and is immediately behind one carrying Monty and the PM. It has something on the roof making it look like a taxi, but I assume that will be a field-manufactured light-up 'priority' sign. I can't decide whether it's British or captured - I suspect the former. Clearly, it is polished, though muddy in the picture - note the chrome windscreen surround. There is also a number plate under the bumper which may indicate requisitioned, but it seems a bit late for that in NWE 1944. So again, any ideas, please?
Finally, just to give something back rather than be entirely on the take, I enclose this photo which I recently decoded. Apparently it is a ... horse ambulance! I wasn't expecting that!
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