Model T RNAS

Armoured Car

One of the most numerous and famous cars in the worlds history was the Model T produced by the Ford Motor Company. They were widely used in fronts of WWI.

In 1915 a special design for RNAS (Royal Navy Air Service) armoured car was developed on a Model T Ford chassis by Chief Petty Officer L. Gutteridge.

A total of nine armoured Model Ts were built by W. G. Allen & Sons of Tipton, of which six are known to have reached the unit in Russia. They served with British crews as Light Recce Sections in Caucasus and Romanian fronts from June to September 1916.

ITEM NUMBER35669SCALE1:35DATE20.05.2020TIME PERIODWW1MARKINGSModel T RNAS Armoured Car, Romanian Front, Summer 1916.MODEL SIZE (LENGTH X HEIGHT)107 x 56 mmBOX SIZE295 x 225 x 40 mmNUMBER OF DETAILS91