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T8 Armored Car
Specifications
| Country of Origin/Used by: | USA |
| First Produced/Service Dates: | 1928-1930 |
| Manufactured by: | Chassis: Chevrolet; Armored Body: US Quartermaster Corps |
| Crew: | 3 |
| Armament: | (1) .30 caliber machine gun |
| Engine: | 6 Cylinder Gasoline |
| Miscellaneous Info: |
Only two T8's
were completed, with registration numbers USA W1307 and W1308. There is
some information available stating that armored body of Car W1307 was
later used to build the only
T9 Armored
Car produced, but we are not sure if that is accurate.
Similar to the T6-4WD, T6, T7, T9 and T10 Armored Cars as they were all based on commercial truck chassis and armored by the US Quartermaster Corps, Holabird Depot, Maryland. |
| Data Sheet Available: |
T8 Armored Car Data Sheet
by Dave Haugh |
Photos
| Reference | Source/Provider |
| T8 Armored Car Photo (Above) | US Army via Mark Holloway - Beatty, Nevada USA |
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T8 Armored Car Photos |
US Signal Corps via Dave Haugh - Content Editor |
References Available
Online
| Reference | Source/Provider |
"The US Army T6, T7, T8, T9 & T10 Armored Cars of the 1920's & 1930's:
How Do you tell them Apart?"
(WarWheels Article) |
Dave Haugh - Content Editor |
Printed
| Reference | Author |
| Armored Car- A History of American Wheeled Combat Vehicles | R.J. Hunnicutt |
| Encyclopedia of Armoured Cars | Duncan Crow and Robert J. Icks |
| "Quartermaster Corps Armored Car Development" (March 2000 Issue of the Journal of Military Ordnance) | Raymond Surlemont |
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Searching for
Perfection: An Encyclopedia of U.S. Army T-Series Vehicle Development
(1925-1958) Review by Peter Brown via Missing-Lynx |
David R. Haugh |
| U.S. Armoured Cars - AFV Weapons Profile #40 | Robert J. Icks |
| U.S. Military Wheeled Vehicles | Fred W. Crismon |
Hobby Modeling
Kits and Accessories
| Model Kit | Manufacturer | Scale | Other Information |
Model Photos
| Reference | Source/Provider |
