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Rolls-Royce 1924 Pattern
Mark 1 Armoured Car
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Statistics
| Country of Origin/Used by: | Great Britain |
| First Produced/Service Dates: | 1924 |
| Manufactured by: | Rolls-Royce, Ltd. |
| Crew: | 2-3 |
| Armament: | Turret: (1) Vickers .303 MG; Commander: (1) .303 Lewis Gun (on some later vehicles)* |
| Engine: | 6 Cylinder Gasoline |
| Miscellaneous Info: |
The 1924 Pattern vehicle is similar
to the earlier
Rolls-Royce 1914
Admiralty Turreted and
1920 Pattern Armored Cars. That
is not surprising as it is also based on the 40/50 horse power Silver Ghost Chassis, but
with some additional improvements. In fact, the Silver Ghost
chassis was initially used on the First Admiralty Pattern vehicles and
remained relatively unchanged until 1925. Please note:
Some sources state that 1924 Pattern vehicles produced after 1925
MAY have been based upon the Ghost's successor, the similar Phantom 1
chassis. Although the 1924 Pattern vehicle was listed as the "Mark 1", there is no indication that a Mark 2 vehicle was ever produced. The identification of the (3) three similar Rolls-Royce turreted vehicle types is difficult at times. The vehicles were upgraded and improved a number of times as they were in service for many years. For instance, older pattern hulls were sometimes fitted to new vehicle suspension & drive trains. "Typical" 1924 pattern vehicle characteristics include a new smaller turret with commander's cupola, the machine gun fitted in ball-mount, "dome" added above driver to increase headroom, driver's cab front armor plate split into two separate vision ports, anti-bullet "splash" rails on hood, rear hatch now mounted on left-side of hull (instead of in the middle), larger storage chests on vehicle rear and the addition of a tailgate. * In 1940, some vehicles of the 11th Hussars were upgraded with new non-revolving "turrets" mounting a (1) .55 caliber BOYS anti-tank rifle and (1) .303 caliber BREN light machine gun (See photo below). Some references indicate the vehicles mounted Frazier-Nash turret, but they were in fact built by Nairn Transport Company, Cairo. |
| Data Sheet Available: |
None Available |
Photos
| Reference | Source/Provider |
| Rolls-Royce 1924 Pattern Mark 1 Armored Car Photos | US Library of Congress via Mark Holloway - Beatty, Nevada USA |
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Rolls-Royce 1924 Pattern Mark 1 Armored Car Photo (Modified 1940) |
British War Office |
References Available
Online
| Reference | Source/Provider |
| "Experience with Heavy Vehicles during World War 1" By W.F. Bradley | Armored Car - The Wheeled Fighting Vehicle Journal (Issue #27) |
| "Rolls Royce Armoured Cars" By Frank Canvin | Rolls Royce Enthusiast Club of Australia |
| Rolls-Royce Armoured Car Information and Photos | Rolls-Royce Enthusiast Club |
Printed
| Reference | Author |
| AFV Plans: 1914-1938 Armored Fighting Vehicles (Stackpole Books) | George Bradford |
| A Photo History of Armoured Cars In Two World Wars | George Forty |
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Tim Gosling |
| British Armoured Cars: 1914-1945 | B.T. White |
| Early Armoured Cars (AFV Profile #9) | Major General N.W. Duncan |
| Early Armoured Cars (Shire Album #209) | E. Bartholomew |
| Encyclopedia of Armoured Cars | Duncan Crow & Robert J. Icks |
| Rolls Royce Armoured Car, The (Osprey New Vanguard #189) | David Fletcher |
| Rolls-Royce Armoured Car Owners' Workshop Manual: 1915-44 (All Models) (Haynes Publishing) | David Fletcher |
| War Cars: British Armoured Cars in the First World War | David Fletcher |
| Wheels of the RAF: Vehicles of the Flying Services Through Two World Wars | Bruce Robertson |
Hobby Modeling
Kits and Accessories
| Model Kit | Manufacturer | Scale | Other Information |
|
Rolls-Royce Pattern 1924 Armored Car Model Kit Model Review by John Ratzenberger at Eastern Carolina Plastic Modelers (IPMS/USA) Website |
JMGT/Socrate |
1/35 | Resin, white metal and photo-etched brass details. |
| Aftermarket Item | Manufacturer | Scale | Other Information |
Model Photos
| Reference | Source/Provider |
