1941 Buick WWII Army staff car

[Guest LWD1949]

I recently acquired a 1941 Buick Super model 51, which I am now happily restoring. The story that went with it is that it was a staff car assigned to a two-star general during WWII. The prior owner had no documentation of this history, as it was the story he was told when he acquired it from a prior owner about 15 years ago. The car is painted as an army staff car, but I imagine this was somebody's prior restoration effort.

Anyway . . . I wonder if there is any way to trace cars that were military vehicles during the war. Is there a database somewhere of military vehicles dating from the WWII era? How, in general, would I go about documenting the car's prior history? Any tips/advice?

Thanks.

Larry DeWitt

Tucson, AZ

[50jetback]

I recently acquired a 1941 Buick Super model 51, which I am now happily restoring. The story that went with it is that it was a staff car assigned to a two-star general during WWII. The prior owner had no documentation of this history, as it was the story he was told when he acquired it from a prior owner about 15 years ago. The car is painted as an army staff car, but I imagine this was somebody's prior restoration effort.

Anyway . . . I wonder if there is any way to trace cars that were military vehicles during the war. Is there a database somewhere of military vehicles dating from the WWII era? How, in general, would I go about documenting the car's prior history? Any tips/advice?

Thanks.

Larry DeWitt

Tucson, AZ

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This has details of Australian Military use of Buicks in WW2 including some used by Gen MacArthur

http://www.buickclub.org.au/Buick_Pages.php/SectionID/10/ContentID/250

Edited December 27, 2014 by 50jetback (see edit history)

[Guest LWD1949]

Interesting. Thanks.