1918 Buick E 44 Roadster

[Bob Moseley (RIP)]

The MVCA Inc. received this information request but I thought to post it to a wider audience.

Bob

Quote:
Von: Peter Schack [mailto:schack-history@gmx.de]
Gesendet: Mittwoch, 27. Juli 2011 13:38
An: 'committee@mvca.au'
Betreff: WG: First world war - Army motor vehicles as of 1918


Gentlemen,
the following mail was sent by me to the Australian War Museum which
returned the message to me stating that I might contact your club for information since they do not have the sources to investigate..
So may I please address you with the details of my 1918 Buick E 44 Roadster and if you could unearth
some facts concerning her military history inside the than Royal Australian Forces fom 1918 onwards.

With kindest regards

Peter Schack
Deutsches Automuseum
Schloss Langenburg


Von: Peter Schack [mailto:schack-history@gmx.de]
Gesendet: Mittwoch, 13. Juli 2011 10:04
An: 'mht@awm.gov.au'
Betreff: First world war - Army motorvehicles as of 1918


Gentlemen,

We happened to own the following motorcar which is said to be delivered to the
Australian Forces in WWI

MAKE BUICK (American built)
Year 1918
Model E 44
Body open 2-seater (roadster)
Engine 4 litre/45 hp six-cylinder

VIN 435437


Research in the USA at Buick heritage confirmed, that a batch of 275 units have been
built by special order with right hand steering/right hand gear lever for the Australian Army.
The known history says that she was sold at an auction in Sidney in the late 1960ies/early
1970ies probably from a private owner already. The Buyer was Mr. Max Fenner of Sidney
who moved to Switzerland later taking the car to Switzerland as well. She was bought by us in
1972 from Mr. Fenner and is still in our Museum in Langenburg/Germany.

She got recommissioned recently and is fully operative again taking part in vintage motoring events.


Questions are: Do you have a military service-history of this car/or the group of 275 units ?
When did the Army deactivate her ?
At what date she was sold as surplus stock into private ownership ?


I would appreciate your comments very much for we like to describe her complete history to the visitors of our Museum
And to the public when presenting her at vintage motoring events all over Europe in driving conditions.

We will provide you with proper photography if wanted showing VIN 435437 in all her new/old beauty.
By the way she is painted in a light green over brown fenders and without any brightwork.

Sincerely

Peter Schack
Technical advisor to
Deutsches Auto Museum
Schloss Langenburg

_________________
Secretary MVCA Inc.
1959 SII 88 O'drive ARN 110-574
Air Force 22'x11' Tent 60's vintage

[Dianaa]

There are some images of the vehicle in it's current civvy paint



A thread is running on the same topic on AULRO http://www.aulro.com/afvb/remlr-gene...ml#post1528160

[lynx42]

Here are a couple of interesting photos of a 1918 Buick E44.
Sorry, I don't have any info about Australian Army use. A rusty 1918 Buick E44 has recently turned up in Western Australia.
Rick