Staghound
 

Pop quiz,

What was the name of the Canadian general who used a modified Staghound as his personal vehicle in WWII? What were the modifications made to the vehicle and what is the archives photo reference for a photo of this Staghound?

Thnx,
Clive

Re: Staghound
 

Hi Clive;

If I'm not mistaken, it was Simmonds and one mod was that the turret was removed and another was a windscreen at the front of the turret ring (ie: facing forward). I'll follow this up and see what I find, I've a picture around here somewhere......

Cheers :)

Staghound
 

General Simmons used a staghound, I don't know what the modifications were. There is a picture of Simmons and his Aide Marshall Sterns, a 48th Highlander around somewhere but I don't know the PAC number.

Answers
 

Mark gets the prize for first correct answer but Art gets the prize for most correct answers.:)

Re: Answers
 

:p Simonds and his ADC Marshal Stearns, a 48th Highlander (notice the Glengarry) Normandy, the Pursuit, 1944, it also looks like it has a canvas/tarp roof, like on a jeep.........only credit is DND put I know I have one with the NAC/PA #......Art seems to have repeated himself....must be a 2 RCR thing......:D

Looks like a subject for a resin kit to me
 

Although I'd be much happier if it were a resin conversion to an existing plastic Staghound kit in 1/35. C'mon Italeri, or Tamiya, or somebody . . .

Bob

Re: Re: Staghound
 

Apparently, this type of modification was carried out on more than one Staghound. The picture below shows one in service with the Dutch army after WW2. While it looks similar to Simonds' mount, it differs in quite lot of details...

...but this hulk found on an Army range in the 1980's is very likely to be the same as reg.no. 36605 shown above!

Staghounds
 

The historical report states that Simmonds had two of these converted to "chargers". You gotta love the use of the old equestrian term.

Re: Staghounds
 

From History - 2 Canadian Special Wireless Section Type "B"
So could it be the one in service with the Dutch Army after WW2 is possibly one of Guy Simonds' Staghounds?

H.

4 th armored division used several modifed Staghounds for use as "runabouts".
See pic.

And another one.
This looks to be the same car Gen Simonds used.

Marco

The conversion was carried out in late July 1944. Excerpt from the WD of 40 LAD (attached to 12 Manitoba Dragoons) 25 July 1944
"Capt. Kerfoot [OiC 40 LAD) acc Lt.Col Roberts to 2 Cdn Corps Tps Workshop to see the "cutdown" armoured car being constructed for GOC Lt Gen Simmonds"