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Old 23-08-04, 02:18
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What was the name of the Canadian general who used a modified Staghound as his personal vehicle in WWII? What were the modifications made to the vehicle and what is the archives photo reference for a photo of this Staghound?

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Old 23-08-04, 02:57
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What was the name of the Canadian general who used a modified Staghound as his personal vehicle in WWII? What were the modifications made to the vehicle and what is the archives photo reference for a photo of this Staghound?
Hi Clive;

If I'm not mistaken, it was Simmonds and one mod was that the turret was removed and another was a windscreen at the front of the turret ring (ie: facing forward). I'll follow this up and see what I find, I've a picture around here somewhere......

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Old 23-08-04, 03:03
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General Simmons used a staghound, I don't know what the modifications were. There is a picture of Simmons and his Aide Marshall Sterns, a 48th Highlander around somewhere but I don't know the PAC number.
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Old 23-08-04, 03:31
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Simonds and his ADC Marshal Stearns, a 48th Highlander (notice the Glengarry) Normandy, the Pursuit, 1944, it also looks like it has a canvas/tarp roof, like on a jeep.........only credit is DND put I know I have one with the NAC/PA #......Art seems to have repeated himself....must be a 2 RCR thing......
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Old 24-08-04, 00:15
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Default Looks like a subject for a resin kit to me

Although I'd be much happier if it were a resin conversion to an existing plastic Staghound kit in 1/35. C'mon Italeri, or Tamiya, or somebody . . .

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Old 24-08-04, 10:21
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one mod was that the turret was removed and another was a windscreen at the front of the turret ring (ie: facing forward).
Apparently, this type of modification was carried out on more than one Staghound. The picture below shows one in service with the Dutch army after WW2. While it looks similar to Simonds' mount, it differs in quite lot of details...
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Old 24-08-04, 10:25
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...but this hulk found on an Army range in the 1980's is very likely to be the same as reg.no. 36605 shown above!
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Old 24-08-04, 16:03
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The historical report states that Simmonds had two of these converted to "chargers". You gotta love the use of the old equestrian term.
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Old 25-08-04, 11:24
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The historical report states that Simmonds had two of these converted to "chargers".
From History - 2 Canadian Special Wireless Section Type "B"
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The Corps Commander was Lieutenant-General G.G. Simonds who, I felt, was as fine a Corps Commander as you could find. He was also a spit and polish general and probably felt it was a good image for the men's morale. He had taken a Staghound armoured car and had the turret removed and replaced with a wrap- around windshield and pennants and some white paint striping. The General sitting in this vehicle with a beret and an outriding escort of military police with white gauntlets and white leggings was quite impressive.
So could it be the one in service with the Dutch Army after WW2 is possibly one of Guy Simonds' Staghounds?

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4 th armored division used several modifed Staghounds for use as "runabouts".
See pic.
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Old 18-02-06, 21:43
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And another one.
This looks to be the same car Gen Simonds used.

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Old 18-02-06, 23:55
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The conversion was carried out in late July 1944. Excerpt from the WD of 40 LAD (attached to 12 Manitoba Dragoons) 25 July 1944
"Capt. Kerfoot [OiC 40 LAD) acc Lt.Col Roberts to 2 Cdn Corps Tps Workshop to see the "cutdown" armoured car being constructed for GOC Lt Gen Simmonds"
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