±Recent Visitors

Recent Visitors to Com-Central!

±User Info-big


Welcome Anonymous

Nickname
Password

Membership:
Latest: HighestAce
New Today: 0
New Yesterday: 0
Overall: 6648

People Online:
Members: 0
Visitors: 702
Total: 702
Who Is Where:
 Visitors:
01: Home
02: Home
03: Home
04: Home
05: Home
06: Photo Gallery
07: Home
08: Member Screenshots
09: Home
10: Home
11: Photo Gallery
12: Community Forums
13: Home
14: Community Forums
15: Photo Gallery
16: Photo Gallery
17: Community Forums
18: Downloads
19: Photo Gallery
20: Home
21: Community Forums
22: Photo Gallery
23: Photo Gallery
24: Community Forums
25: Home
26: Home
27: Photo Gallery
28: Community Forums
29: Home
30: Photo Gallery
31: Photo Gallery
32: Your Account
33: Community Forums
34: Member Screenshots
35: Photo Gallery
36: Photo Gallery
37: Community Forums
38: Downloads
39: Community Forums
40: Photo Gallery
41: Community Forums
42: Community Forums
43: Community Forums
44: Search
45: Community Forums
46: Photo Gallery
47: Community Forums
48: Community Forums
49: Community Forums
50: Community Forums
51: Home
52: Photo Gallery
53: Photo Gallery
54: Home
55: Photo Gallery
56: Home
57: Downloads
58: Community Forums
59: Photo Gallery
60: Downloads
61: Community Forums
62: Community Forums
63: Community Forums
64: Home
65: Home
66: Home
67: Photo Gallery
68: Community Forums
69: Home
70: Community Forums
71: Home
72: Community Forums
73: Community Forums
74: Photo Gallery
75: Community Forums
76: Photo Gallery
77: Community Forums
78: Community Forums
79: Community Forums
80: Community Forums
81: Community Forums
82: Community Forums
83: Statistics
84: News Archive
85: Photo Gallery
86: Community Forums
87: Home
88: Community Forums
89: Photo Gallery
90: Community Forums
91: Photo Gallery
92: Home
93: Community Forums
94: Home
95: Home
96: Photo Gallery
97: Community Forums
98: Home
99: Photo Gallery
100: Community Forums
101: Photo Gallery
102: Community Forums
103: Community Forums
104: Community Forums
105: Home
106: Home
107: Photo Gallery
108: Community Forums
109: Member Screenshots
110: Member Screenshots
111: Community Forums
112: Photo Gallery
113: Home
114: Photo Gallery
115: Home
116: Photo Gallery
117: Home
118: Community Forums
119: Home
120: Photo Gallery
121: Home
122: Home
123: Home
124: Home
125: Home
126: Home
127: Community Forums
128: Home
129: Home
130: Home
131: Home
132: Home
133: Home
134: Community Forums
135: Community Forums
136: Home
137: Home
138: Home
139: Community Forums
140: Home
141: Home
142: Home
143: Home
144: Home
145: Home
146: Home
147: Community Forums
148: Community Forums
149: Downloads
150: Community Forums
151: Home
152: Community Forums
153: Home
154: Community Forums
155: News Archive
156: Photo Gallery
157: Home
158: Community Forums
159: Home
160: Photo Gallery
161: Member Screenshots
162: Home
163: Photo Gallery
164: Photo Gallery
165: Statistics
166: Community Forums
167: Downloads
168: Photo Gallery
169: Home
170: Member Screenshots
171: Home
172: Home
173: Home
174: Home
175: Community Forums
176: Home
177: Home
178: Home
179: Home
180: Home
181: Home
182: Home
183: Home
184: Home
185: Home
186: Home
187: Home
188: Home
189: Home
190: Home
191: Home
192: Home
193: Home
194: Home
195: Home
196: Home
197: Home
198: Community Forums
199: Home
200: Home
201: Home
202: Photo Gallery
203: Photo Gallery
204: Community Forums
205: Community Forums
206: Photo Gallery
207: Community Forums
208: Home
209: Member Screenshots
210: Community Forums
211: Community Forums
212: Member Screenshots
213: Community Forums
214: Community Forums
215: Community Forums
216: Community Forums
217: Member Screenshots
218: Home
219: Photo Gallery
220: Member Screenshots
221: Home
222: Home
223: Community Forums
224: Photo Gallery
225: Photo Gallery
226: Community Forums
227: Home
228: Photo Gallery
229: Downloads
230: Community Forums
231: Photo Gallery
232: Community Forums
233: Community Forums
234: Downloads
235: Photo Gallery
236: News
237: Downloads
238: Home
239: Community Forums
240: Community Forums
241: Community Forums
242: Home
243: Home
244: Home
245: Home
246: Home
247: Community Forums
248: Community Forums
249: Community Forums
250: Home
251: Downloads
252: Home
253: Home
254: Home
255: Home
256: Home
257: Home
258: Home
259: Home
260: Home
261: Home
262: Home
263: Home
264: Home
265: Home
266: Home
267: Home
268: Home
269: Home
270: Home
271: Home
272: Home
273: Photo Gallery
274: Home
275: Home
276: Home
277: Photo Gallery
278: Community Forums
279: Photo Gallery
280: Home
281: Home
282: Home
283: Home
284: Home
285: Home
286: Home
287: Home
288: Home
289: Home
290: Home
291: Home
292: Home
293: Home
294: Photo Gallery
295: Home
296: Home
297: Home
298: Home
299: Home
300: Home
301: Member Screenshots
302: Home
303: Home
304: Home
305: Home
306: Home
307: Home
308: Home
309: Photo Gallery
310: Community Forums
311: Community Forums
312: Home
313: Photo Gallery
314: Community Forums
315: Community Forums
316: Home
317: Community Forums
318: Home
319: Community Forums
320: Community Forums
321: Treasury
322: Community Forums
323: Home
324: Community Forums
325: Downloads
326: Home
327: Home
328: Home
329: Home
330: Photo Gallery
331: Photo Gallery
332: Home
333: Downloads
334: Home
335: Home
336: Home
337: Home
338: Community Forums
339: Community Forums
340: Home
341: Community Forums
342: Home
343: Photo Gallery
344: Community Forums
345: Community Forums
346: Photo Gallery
347: Community Forums
348: Photo Gallery
349: Home
350: Home
351: Home
352: Home
353: Community Forums
354: Community Forums
355: Home
356: Home
357: Community Forums
358: Photo Gallery
359: Photo Gallery
360: Community Forums
361: Community Forums
362: Member Screenshots
363: Community Forums
364: Downloads
365: Community Forums
366: Community Forums
367: Community Forums
368: Photo Gallery
369: Community Forums
370: Community Forums
371: Home
372: Community Forums
373: Community Forums
374: Downloads
375: Member Screenshots
376: Home
377: Home
378: Community Forums
379: Community Forums
380: Home
381: Home
382: Member Screenshots
383: Photo Gallery
384: Community Forums
385: Home
386: Photo Gallery
387: Downloads
388: Community Forums
389: Community Forums
390: Home
391: Community Forums
392: Photo Gallery
393: Community Forums
394: Community Forums
395: Downloads
396: Community Forums
397: Home
398: Home
399: Community Forums
400: Home
401: Community Forums
402: Community Forums
403: Community Forums
404: Home
405: Downloads
406: Community Forums
407: Community Forums
408: Downloads
409: Community Forums
410: Community Forums
411: Community Forums
412: Home
413: Community Forums
414: Community Forums
415: Community Forums
416: Home
417: Photo Gallery
418: Home
419: Community Forums
420: Home
421: Photo Gallery
422: Home
423: Community Forums
424: Community Forums
425: Home
426: Community Forums
427: Home
428: Community Forums
429: Community Forums
430: Downloads
431: Home
432: Photo Gallery
433: Downloads
434: Community Forums
435: Photo Gallery
436: Home
437: Home
438: Community Forums
439: Home
440: Community Forums
441: Home
442: Downloads
443: Home
444: Community Forums
445: Community Forums
446: Community Forums
447: Home
448: Community Forums
449: Home
450: Community Forums
451: Community Forums
452: Community Forums
453: Home
454: Home
455: Home
456: Home
457: Home
458: Home
459: Home
460: Home
461: Home
462: Home
463: Home
464: Home
465: Home
466: Home
467: Home
468: Photo Gallery
469: Home
470: Photo Gallery
471: Home
472: Home
473: Home
474: Home
475: Home
476: Home
477: Home
478: Home
479: Community Forums
480: Community Forums
481: Home
482: Community Forums
483: Home
484: Home
485: Community Forums
486: Member Screenshots
487: Home
488: Home
489: Home
490: Home
491: Home
492: Home
493: Home
494: Home
495: Home
496: Home
497: Home
498: Home
499: Home
500: Home
501: Home
502: Home
503: Home
504: Home
505: Home
506: Home
507: Home
508: Home
509: Home
510: Home
511: Statistics
512: Home
513: Home
514: Home
515: Home
516: Home
517: Home
518: Home
519: Home
520: Home
521: Home
522: Community Forums
523: Photo Gallery
524: Photo Gallery
525: Community Forums
526: News Archive
527: Community Forums
528: Photo Gallery
529: Community Forums
530: Community Forums
531: Home
532: Member Screenshots
533: Community Forums
534: Community Forums
535: Home
536: Community Forums
537: Community Forums
538: Your Account
539: Home
540: Photo Gallery
541: Home
542: Home
543: Tell a Friend
544: Community Forums
545: Home
546: Community Forums
547: Photo Gallery
548: Member Screenshots
549: Community Forums
550: Home
551: Photo Gallery
552: Home
553: Home
554: Home
555: Home
556: Home
557: Home
558: Home
559: Home
560: Home
561: Home
562: Home
563: Home
564: Home
565: Home
566: Home
567: Home
568: Home
569: Home
570: Home
571: Home
572: Home
573: Photo Gallery
574: Home
575: Community Forums
576: Community Forums
577: Photo Gallery
578: Community Forums
579: Members List
580: Member Screenshots
581: Community Forums
582: News
583: Downloads
584: Downloads
585: Community Forums
586: Photo Gallery
587: Member Screenshots
588: Community Forums
589: Community Forums
590: Community Forums
591: Downloads
592: Home
593: Photo Gallery
594: Community Forums
595: Home
596: Downloads
597: Home
598: Downloads
599: Members List
600: Home
601: Home
602: Community Forums
603: Community Forums
604: Photo Gallery
605: Photo Gallery
606: Photo Gallery
607: Home
608: Photo Gallery
609: Community Forums
610: Home
611: Community Forums
612: Photo Gallery
613: Community Forums
614: Home
615: Photo Gallery
616: Community Forums
617: Community Forums
618: Community Forums
619: Home
620: Community Forums
621: Member Screenshots
622: Member Screenshots
623: Downloads
624: Member Screenshots
625: Community Forums
626: Photo Gallery
627: Home
628: Home
629: Community Forums
630: Photo Gallery
631: Community Forums
632: Home
633: Home
634: Member Screenshots
635: Home
636: Community Forums
637: Community Forums
638: Photo Gallery
639: Downloads
640: Home
641: Community Forums
642: Community Forums
643: Home
644: Home
645: Community Forums
646: Home
647: Community Forums
648: Photo Gallery
649: Home
650: Downloads
651: Community Forums
652: Community Forums
653: Community Forums
654: Community Forums
655: Home
656: Community Forums
657: Home
658: Community Forums
659: Photo Gallery
660: Photo Gallery
661: Downloads
662: Downloads
663: Downloads
664: Community Forums
665: Home
666: Community Forums
667: Home
668: Home
669: Photo Gallery
670: Home
671: Community Forums
672: Home
673: Home
674: Home
675: News Archive
676: Photo Gallery
677: Home
678: Photo Gallery
679: Statistics
680: Home
681: Community Forums
682: Photo Gallery
683: Community Forums
684: Community Forums
685: Photo Gallery
686: Downloads
687: Community Forums
688: Community Forums
689: Community Forums
690: Photo Gallery
691: Home
692: Home
693: Home
694: Photo Gallery
695: Community Forums
696: Photo Gallery
697: Community Forums
698: Home
699: Home
700: Community Forums
701: Community Forums
702: Community Forums

Staff Online:

No staff members are online!
Chevrolet T-17E2 Staghound Armored Car
The AFV ASSOCIATION was formed in 1964 to support the thoughts and research of all those interested in Armored Fighting Vehicles and related topics, such as AFV drawings. The emphasis has always been on sharing information and communicating with other members of similar interests; e.g. German armor, Japanese AFVs, or whatever.
Post new topic    Reply to topic    Printer Friendly Page     Forum Index ›  AFV News Discussion Board

View previous topic :: View next topic  
Author Message
ramrao
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Apr 11, 2006
Posts: 2

PostPosted: Wed Apr 12, 2006 5:57 pm
Post subject: Chevrolet T-17E2 Staghound Armored Car

The hulks of four 1942 Chevrolet T17E2 Staghound armored cars have been deteriorating outside Veermata Jijabai Technical Institute (VJTI) Matunga, Mumbai, India for over three and a half decades.



Manufactured by Chevrolet USA for British use, the Chevrolet Staghound first entered combat in Italy in 1943. A total of 2,844 T-17E1s were built, however only 789 T-17E2s were built of which four are at VJTI !

The Staghound was propelled by two naturally-aspirated,
inline 6-cylinder, 4,425 cc GMC-270 carbureted water-cooled OHV engines,
each of which developed 97 bhp @ 3000 rpm.

Each engine drove its own four-speed GM Hydramatic automatic transmission.

Both transmissions drove a central differential connected to the front and rear axles through a part-time 4x4 two-speed transfer case.
The driver could start or shut down any of the two engines, "on-the-fly" and drive the vehicle on any one or both the engines, as required!
Despite being automatic the staghound could be tow started if the on-board batteries failed.

Its fuel tanks could hold 623 litres of petrol.

Speed and Economy
The Staghound's top speed was 90 km/h with a range of 724 km (112gals of fuel in the tanks).

Tires
The Staghound's 14.00-20 tires come up to chest height and the roof is as tall as my head. It could be driven through water 3-feet deep.

The armored cars at VJTI still wear WW2 14.00-20 COMBAT, run-flat tires manufactured by USRC (United States Rubber Co.) The run flat tires were so heavily made that despite 1-inch deep sidewall cracks, you could still not push a knife through to the tube.
There was no distance limit on the flat running life of the run-flat tires.
The Staghound came with a detachable compressor which could be hooked-up to either of the two engines, so that the vehicle could inflate its own tires. This could be done without tools and without opening the engine bays.

The Staghound armored car was very advanced for its time. It had two separate Bendix HydroVacs (fore and aft) powering a twin chamber master cylinder along with twin vacuum tanks.
It also had (electrically powered - hydraulic pump) power assisted steering

The interiors were pretty rusty. But here are two pictures I took.




Armament
The T-17E2 Staghound had a Frazer-Nash powered anti aircraft turret, carrying twin M2HB Browning 0.5 inch calibre heavy machine guns. A single gunner sat in the turret between the two brownings.


The armored cars at VJTI are T-17E2 Staghounds. These are rarer. Only 789 were produced and 4 are at VJTI, Mumbai, India.

Geographic Location
If you're familiar with Google-Earth, check out
this Google Earth Community post.

In that post, click on where it says


If you have Google Earth installed on your computer, it will take you to the spot where the four Staghounds are located.


Last edited by ramrao on Wed Apr 12, 2006 6:18 pm; edited 2 times in total
Back to top
View user's profile
Doug_Kibbey
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 23, 2006
Posts: 4678
Location: The Great Satan
PostPosted: Wed Apr 12, 2006 5:58 pm
Post subject: Re: Chevrolet T-17E2 Staghound Armored Car

"Tripod" no likey hot-linking..... Sad

If anyone else has problem viewing, try "copy-paste" of the properties to your URL window and "enter"....worked for me.
Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website Photo Gallery
ramrao
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Apr 11, 2006
Posts: 2

PostPosted: Wed Apr 12, 2006 6:22 pm
Post subject: Re: Chevrolet T-17E2 Staghound Armored Car

- Doug_Kibbey
"Tripod" no likey hot-linking..... Sad

If anyone else has problem viewing, try "copy-paste" of the properties to your URL window and "enter"....worked for me.


Thanks Doug.
I've since rehosted the images at xs.to
Hope that's better!
Ram
Back to top
View user's profile
Doug_Kibbey
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 23, 2006
Posts: 4678
Location: The Great Satan
PostPosted: Wed Apr 12, 2006 6:25 pm
Post subject: Re: Chevrolet T-17E2 Staghound Armored Car

Yep, that works! Thanks for posting...
Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website Photo Gallery
Dontos
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 3436
Location: Vine Grove, KY
PostPosted: Wed Apr 12, 2006 8:31 pm
Post subject: Re: Chevrolet T-17E2 Staghound Armored Car

WOW....!!
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail Visit poster's website AIM Address Yahoo Messenger Photo Gallery
toadmanstankpictures
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 704

PostPosted: Wed Apr 12, 2006 8:58 pm
Post subject: Re: Chevrolet T-17E2 Staghound Armored Car

Excellent find! Up until now, the one at Jacques Littlefield's had been the only known surviving T17E2.

_________________
Chris "toadman" Hughes
www.toadmanstankpictures.com
www.cafepress.com/toad...ksandstuff
Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website
Maple_Leaf_Eh
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 517

PostPosted: Thu Apr 13, 2006 1:07 am
Post subject: Re: Chevrolet T-17E2 Staghound Armored Car

Ramrao:

Thanks for the post and welcome aboard.

There is a Staghound at the War Museum in Ottawa. I think it came from Australia in trade for something with less of a Canadian connection than the curators needed. I saw the Stag running a few years ago when the mechanics on staff had an open house. I do however, hear whispers that some of the vehicles were damaged from bad driving and rough handling during the big move of AFVs from Vimy House to the new building. No idea how the Stag fared.
Back to top
View user's profile
David_Clark
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Mar 16, 2006
Posts: 36

PostPosted: Thu Apr 13, 2006 6:45 am
Post subject: Re: Chevrolet T-17E2 Staghound Armored Car

Great post and excellent photos. Let's hope that something can be done to preserve at least one of these rare vehicles.

We have quite a few Staghounds in Australia as they were in use with the reserve forces until quite late but they are all the 37mm armed version.

I have been attempting to build a model of the AA version and your photographs will certainly help.

David
Back to top
View user's profile
Dirk
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 115
Location: South Africa
PostPosted: Thu Apr 13, 2006 11:13 am
Post subject: Re: Chevrolet T-17E2 Staghound Armored Car

I've got nothing new to add....

Great photos - thanks for sharing them ! Mr. Green

Dirk
Back to top
View user's profile
MarkHolloway
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Apr 08, 2006
Posts: 2054
Location: Beatty, Nevada
PostPosted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 7:28 am
Post subject: Re: Chevrolet T-17E2 Staghound Armored Car

Great photos! Is the drum on the left an auxillary fuel tank? If so, how much did it increase the range? Thanks!

_________________
"TUMBLEWEED"
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail Photo Gallery
Display posts from previous:   
Post new topic    Reply to topic    Printer Friendly Page    Forum Index ›  AFV News Discussion Board
Page 1 of 1
All times are GMT - 6 Hours



Jump to:  


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum
You cannot attach files in this forum
You cannot download files in this forum