Col Anderson Model T

[JackM]

Originally Posted by lynx42

You Are right about Vehicle no3. being out of the norm.

It is a Sizaire et Naudin. Sizaire Frères et Naudin was a French automobile manufacturer based in Paris between 1905 and 1921.

Certainly an unusual car to find on patrol.

If you're referring to the third vehicle from the standing soldier on the left of the picture, then I'm not sure that you're right, Rick.

The French machine has a 10 spoke wheel on the front (but 12 on the rears - presumably to cope with the occasional additional weight ?), while the T has 12. Could the wheels be interchangeable ?

The front of the French vehicle is very different to the third T in the pic and the lights, radiators and the long cowl (from windscreen to bonnet) appear dissimilar.

We know from James' history that the 1st Australian Light Car Patrol had six Ts and the photo shows that - with an extra 7th vehicle which could be the captured German car (of unknown lineage), which he mentions briefly.