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M8 Greyhound Armored Car

 


Statistics

Country of Orgin/Used by: USA/Most Allied Armies/Post War
First Produced/Service Dates: 1943-1945
Manufactured by: Ford Motor Company
Crew: 4
Armament: Main:37mm Cannon; Co-Axial: .30 cal.; Secondary: .50 cal HMG on Pintle Mount or on M49 Ring Mount
Engine: 6 Cylinder
Miscellaneous Info: On same chassis as the M20 Utility Car.  Also, Brazil's 4x4 M8 Brasileiro CRR is a post-war modified M8 Greyhound.
Data Sheet Available: None Available

Photos

Reference Source/Provider
M8 Greyhound Photos Michael Riedeman - Maryland, USA
M8 Greyhound Photos (from Patton Museum and Beltring UK) Erik Johansen - South Shields, Tyne & Wear UK
M8 Greyhound Photos Patrick Keenan - Aurora, Illinois USA
Photo of Brigadier Rockingham's Converted M8 Greyhound Command Vehicle Steve Guthrie - Peterborough, ONT Canada
M8 Greyhound Photos (from 2005 Beltring UK) Dennis Trowbridge - Bristol, UK
M8 Greyhound Photos (Saumur, France) Dennis Trowbridge - Bristol, UK
M8 Greyhound Photos (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) David Haugh - Oregon USA
M8 Greyhound Photos (Photos taken at Patton Museum, Ft. Knox and I-355 "Veteran's Highway" Dedication Ceremony) Sean Lynch
    M8 Greyhound (Photo taken at The Tank Museum - Bovington, UK) Dennis Trowbridge - Bristol, UK
  Brazilian M8 Greyhound with Mercedes-Benz Diesel Engine EE Engesa via David Haugh - Oregon USA

References Available

Online

Reference Source/Provider
"British Armored Cars in Europe- 1944-1945" By Peter Brown Armored Car - The Wheeled Fighting Vehicle Journal (Issue #33, Page 5)
"French Armored Cars: 1902-1945"  By Raymond Surlemont Armored Car - The Wheeled Fighting Vehicle Journal (Issue #22, Page 1)
M8 Greyhound Photos Panzer DB
M8 Greyhound Photos Pierre Piviteau's Maquette Garden Website
M8 Greyhound Photos Vyacheslav Ryzhenkov's The Tankmaster Website
M8 Greyhound Information and Photos RobertsArmory.Com Website
M8 Greyhound Information and Photos Encyclopedia of the Tanks of World War II Homepage
Photos of the West German Police (Bundesgrenzschutz)  By Andreas Hanke Armored Car - The Wheeled Fighting Vehicle Journal (Issue #29, Page 7)

Printed

Reference Author
American Armored Fighting Vehicles - World War Two AFV Plans George Bradford
A Photo History of Armoured Cars In Two World Wars George Forty
Armored Car- A History of American Wheeled Combat Vehicles R.J. Hunnicutt
Captured Armored Cars and Other Vehicles In Wehrmacht Service in World War 2 Werner Regenberg
Encyclopedia of Armoured Cars Duncan Crow & Robert Icks
M8 Greyhound Armored Car (1941-1991) Osprey Publications
M8 Greyhound /M20 Utility Vehicle Technical Manual (TM 9-743) CD-ROM

Review by Patrick Keenan

U.S. Armoured Cars - AFV Weapons Profile #40 Robert J. Icks
U.S. Armored Cars in Action Jim Mesko
U.S. Military Wheeled Vehicles Fred W. Crismon

Hobby Modeling

Kits and Accessories

Kit Manufacturer Scale Other Information
M8 Greyhound Kit

Review by Cookie Sewell via Hyperscale

Tamiya (New Tooled) 1/35 Best Greyhound kit out there.
M8 Greyhound Detail Set (35072) Aber Accessories 1/35 For Tamiya Kit
M8 Greyhound Detail Set (35200) Eduard Accessories 1/35 For Tamiya Kit
M8 Greyhound Deep Wading Kit (TWMA009) Tank Workshop 1/35 For Tamiya Kit
M8/M20 Engine & Compartment (VP1442)

Review by Brett Green of Hyperscale.

Verlinden Productions 1/35 For Tamiya Kit
M8 Interior & Exterior Detail Set (VP1453)

Review by Brett Green of Hyperscale.

Verlinden Productions 1/35 For Tamiya Kit
M8/M20 Stowage Compartments (VP1455) Verlinden Productions 1/35 For Tamiya Kit
M8 Greyhound Kit

Review by Cookie Sewell via Hyperscale

Italeri 1/35 Good Value for money
M8 Greyhound Detail Set (35218) Eduard Accessories 1/35 For Italeri Kit
M8 Greyhound Deep Wading Kit (TWMA034) Tank Workshop 1/35 Will work for M20
M8/M20 Fenders Aber Accessories 1/35  
M8/M20 Stowage Boxes Aber Accessories 1/35  
M8/M20 Engine Compartment Jaguar 1/35  
M8 Wheels with Snow Chains Jaguar 1/35 Should work with M20
37mm M6 Gun Barrel Jordi Rubio Accessories 1/35 Turned Aluminum
M8/M20 Wheel Set Masters Productions 1/35 Resin Replacement for Kit Parts
M8/M20 Glacis Plate with Winter Wheel Chains Masters Productions 1/35 Resin Replacement for Kit Parts
Tow Cable for M3, M5, M8 & M20 Minimeca 1/35  
M8 Greyhound (Guatemala Set) MR Model 1/35  
M8 Greyhound Deep Wading Kit Ordnance Models 1/35 White Metal
Complete Engine Snow chained Wheels & Details for M8/M20 Real Models 1/35  
M8/M20 Workable Front Steering Set Resicast 1/35  
M8 & M20 Fenders Royal Model 1/35  
US M8 Greyhound Update Set Royal Model 1/35 Resin and Brass
M8 Greyhound Tires with Snow Chains Tank Workshop 1/35  
M8 Greyhound Armor Set Tank Workshop 1/35  
M8 Cargo Rack Tank Workshop 1/35  
M8/M20 Wheels Verlinden Productions 1/35  
M8 Greyhound Kit Tamiya (Old Production from late 1960's- Early 1970's) 1/35 Plastic.  Out of Production-Collector's Kit; Toy-like and Motorized
M8 Greyhound Kit ADV/Azimut 1/35 Resin
M8 Greyhound Kit Monogram 1/32 Out of Production; Good Starter Kit
M8 Greyhound Kit

Review by George Bradford

Kengi Conversions 1/48 Resin
M8 Greyhound Armored Car Model Kit (32551)

Kit Review by Patrick Keenan

Tamiya 1/48 Plastic.
M8 Greyhound Kit Extra Tech Accessories 1/72  
M8/M20 Wheels

Review by Glenn Porter via Hyperscale

Calibre 72 1/72  
M-8 Greyhound Interior & Exterior Detail Set Extra Tech Accessories 1/72  
M-8 Greyhound Exterior Detail Set Extra Tech Accessories 1/72  
M-8 Greyhound Wheel Detail Set Extra Tech Accessories 1/72  
M-8 Greyhound Snow-Chained Wheel Detail Set Extra Tech Accessories 1/72  
M8 Greyhound Kit Italeri 1/72  
M-8 Greyhound Detail Set (22077)

Review by Frank De Sisto via Missing-Lynx

Eduard Accessories 1/72 For Italeri Kit
37 mm M6 US Barrel Aber Accessories 1/72  

Model Pictures

Reference Source/Provider
M8 Greyhound Armored Car (1/35 Tamiya) Model Kit Photos by Chuck Aleshire - Shorewood, IL
M8 Greyhound Armored Car (1/35 Tamiya) Model Kit Photos Delbert's Scale Modeling Stash of Stuff
M8 Greyhound Armored Car Model (small scale) Photos by Vlastimil Vodicka via Missing-Lynx