Dutch military car

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Hanno Spoelstra

The prototype disappeared without a trace during the German occupation.

Sjoerd van de Wal told me the DAF MC139 amphibious vehicle was hidden during the German invasion in May 1940 - it never surfaced again. If the Germans would have found it, it would have been documented by them but there is no paper trail. Also, there are indications that they went out looking for it because they were interested in the double controls.

[Lionelgee]

Hello All,

Following on from the earlier post showing the DAF on Ford six wheel vehicle. The attached photo shows a similar vehicle that is complete with wet weather wintering kit. Photo accessed 12th February 2021 from, https://panzerserra.blogspot.com/201...1940-case.html.
The website suggests that there were DAF Chevrolet versions of the Trado as well.

Kind regards
Lionel

[Hanno Spoelstra]

One more pic of the MC-139

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[rob love]

I think there would be arguments about who faced forward. The losers would get to be carsick from riding backwards.

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by rob love

I think there would be arguments about who faced forward. The losers would get to be carsick from riding backwards.

You'd just yell "officers ride up front!", let them hop in and then the driver would set off in the other direction