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T22 Armored Car Series

Specifications

Country of Origin/Used by:	USA
First Produced/Service Dates:	1942
Manufactured by:	Ford Motor Company
Crew:	4
Armament:	Main: 37mm Cannon; Co-Axial: .30 caliber Machine Gun; Hull: .30 cal MG; Anti-Aircraft: .50 cal Heavy MG
Engine:	6 Cylinder Gasoline (Hercules JXD)
Miscellaneous Info:	Development of the M8 Greyhound Armored Car and M20 Armored Utility Car started in 1941 with the US Army’s Tank Destroyer Command requesting a new wheeled Gun Motor Carriage (GMC) be developed. That request was quickly expanded by the US Army into the creation of a vehicle which could also perform other roles.  Those roles included cargo carrier, mortar carrier, multiple gun motor carriage and reconnaissance vehicle. Ford Motor Company and Chrysler Corporation were asked to produce two (2) pilot models for evaluation; one being 4x4 drive and the other 6x6. Studebaker Corporation became involved later. Ford's 6x6 offering was referred to as the T22 GMC and its 4x4 vehicle, the T22E1 GMC. In March 1942, the vehicle designations above were changed to T22 and T22E1 Armored Cars, respectively. The Ford T22 was evaluated first as it was submitted before the Chrysler (T23/T23E1) and Studebaker T21 Armored Cars.  The evaluation was so successful, that the US Army concluded that with some minor modifications and upgrades (e.g. the T22E2 prototype), the T22 series should be selected for production (ultimately becoming the M8 and M20).  As a result, the T22E1, T23 and T23E1 programs were terminated, although the pilot models already started could be completed. Also, after a subsequent Army evaluation, the Studebaker T21 Armored Car program was also terminated.
Data Sheet Available:	T22 Light Armored Car by David Haugh

Photos

Reference	Source/Provider
T22 Armored Car Photos	U.S. Army via the David Haugh Collection
T22E2 Final Prototype Armored Car Photo	The David Haugh Collection

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