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Old 26-02-10, 16:36
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Hello all,

I am afraid that I am terrible at car recognition . Could any of you more knowledgeable gents please tell me what this is? It was in use by the Royal Hellenic Air Force in 1940. The front end looks like an Opel Olympia but it has a split windscreen, the rear wings are different and the side-lights on the front wings are not Opel.
I wish I could get those blokes out of the way .

Thanks in advance

Fyll
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Old 26-02-10, 19:26
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I am terrible about identifying cars as well but it looks like a 1937 Oldsmobile G37 Eight. It's not an Opel.
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Old 26-02-10, 20:22
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I am terrible about identifying cars as well but it looks like a 1937 Oldsmobile G37 Eight. It's not an Opel.
It is in fact a 1938 Buick and not an Opel or Oldsmobile.

Photo matches up with photos found using a Google image search for 1938 Buick sedan. Identifying bit is the front bumper shape.
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Old 27-02-10, 18:48
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David and Cliff hi,

Thank you both for your input . It seems that indeed it is a 1938 Buick.
Compared to civvy cars, military vehicle recognition is a piece of cake!

Fyll
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