Aussie WW2 staff cars

[Richard Farrant]

Originally Posted by Lang

Thank you Mike for confirmation of black staff cars.

I now have proof of mine in service because I went out and closely inspected the car and discover the initials TB carved with a pocket knife into the rear side window surround. Obviously General Sir Thomas Blamey (Chief of the Australian Military Forces in WW2) was bored being driven to yet another inspection or parade early in the war before he got a more up market staff car.

Lang

Hi Lang,
Looks like you have struck lucky with that car and got some provenance of a famous user of it !

[Lang]

Yes Richard I have confirmed the carved initials are in Thomas Blamey's handwriting.

[Mike K]

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/a...my%20car%20%22

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/a...my%20car%20%22

[Mike K]

General Mac in PNG with a RHD staff car, appears to be a Pontiac ? ... background car is a Dodge or two Dodge ?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trxOmwoKq4c

[Mike K]

https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C318012

https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C15431

[Mike K]

https://collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/resource/B+21446

[Mike Cecil]

Interesting (unusual) layout of the ARN on 46743, with the gap and hyphen between the 6 and 7. Nice gloss paintwork and shiny chrome fittings, too.

Just as interesting is that this Chev 'Car, 5 passenger, sedan' lasted in service so long, being written-off the books in Korea in October 1954.

Mike