British Empire Staff Cars

[David_Hayward (RIP)]

I wonder if Les's MCC car is the one mentioned in the 1936 WD Trials Report possibly later M 3917446? Two WD MCC vehicles were trialled from 1935, one a Normal Control intended for use as a 8-cwt "van" i.e pick-up and the other a Forward Control machine intended for employment as a scout car. The majority of components were interchangeable with the CS8 T Series III Truck (15-cwt). The trials of the chassis with NC was discintinued but the FC was tried but the experiment abandoned owing to change in requirements surrounding the type of vehicle. It was then tested with a passenger carrying body as a staff car but found unsuitable and was going to be adopted as a van for carrying wireless equipment.