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Ike's staff car
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Posted: Wednesday, June 08, 2005 - 06:23 AM UTC
Hi there
Any of you know what kind of vehicle Eisenhower used during visits to the front in summer 1944? Was it a Dodge Staff Car, Willys Jeep, bike...what did he prefer?

Thanks in advance

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Posted: Wednesday, June 08, 2005 - 07:36 AM UTC
He used a 1941 Buick Staff Car like the one at this link:

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Posted: Thursday, June 09, 2005 - 08:31 AM UTC
Ok. Do you if you can buy that in 1/35th scale?
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Posted: Thursday, June 09, 2005 - 10:27 AM UTC
That sure is a thing of beauty...... :-) :-)
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Posted: Thursday, June 09, 2005 - 12:04 PM UTC
No sorry none are availiable in 1/35 scale.
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Posted: Thursday, June 09, 2005 - 01:26 PM UTC
Ya know, I checked out that link and I believe it refers to a 41 Packard as Ike's staff car.
Did I read it wrong?

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Posted: Thursday, June 09, 2005 - 01:47 PM UTC

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Ya know, I checked out that link and I believe it refers to a 41 Packard as Ike's staff car.
Did I read it wrong?

Cuhail


i'm sure Ike had more than one car at his disposal - where ever he went...

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Posted: Thursday, June 09, 2005 - 01:58 PM UTC
Good point Gunnie, I mean he WAS Ike for Pete's sake. :-)

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Posted: Thursday, June 09, 2005 - 03:11 PM UTC
There is a 1/32 scale diecast '41 Plymouth (4-door)available.

The Plymouth was one of the "standard" staff cars. Not suitable for Ike though, Generals rode in more luxurious cars .

In Military Wheeled Vehicles by Fred W. Crismon, there is a picture of Ike and Bradley in North Africa (1943) standing next to Ike's (4-door) Packard Clipper. There are two other Clippers in the background. According to Crismon, the army had 487 Clippers, 472 were staff cars and 15 were stretched to 15 passenger (8-door) "airport limousine" form.
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