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T9 Armored Car

Specifications

Country of Origin/Used by:	USA
First Produced/Service Dates:	1930
Manufactured by:	Chassis: Plymouth Motor Corporation; Armored Body: U.S. Quartermaster Corps
Crew:	3
Armament:	(1) .30 Cal Machine Gun
Engine:	4-Cylinder Gasoline
Miscellaneous Info:	Only one vehicle was produced using registration number USA W1317, which was based upon the Plymouth Model "Q" sedan. The vehicle were originally fitted with fenders, but later removed.  The T9 armored car was similar to the T6-4WD, T6, T7, T8 and T10 Armored Cars as they were all based on an automobile or truck chassis and armored and built by the U.S. Quartermaster Corps, Holabird Depot, Maryland.
Data Sheet Available:	None Available

Photos

Reference	Source/Provider
T9 Armored Car Photo	The Dave Haugh Collection

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)	The Dave Haugh Collection

Printed

Reference	Author
Armored Car- A History of American Wheeled Combat Vehicles	R.J. Hunnicutt
Early US Armor: Armored Cars 1915-40 (Osprey Publishing)	Steven Zaloga
Encyclopedia of Armoured Cars	Duncan Crow and Robert J. Icks
"Mechanized Force" (March 2025 Issue of Classic Military Vehicle Magazine)	Tim Gosling
"Quartermaster Corps Armored Car Development" (March 2000 Issue of the Journal of Military Ordnance)	Raymond Surlemont
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

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