British Light Utility Car 10HP – Tamiya 35308 – plastic model kit – 1/35 scale

British forces used passenger car chassis, during WWII, as the basis for pick-up style military vehicles. Officially identified as a « Light Utility Car » soldiers called them affectionately by the nickname « Tilly ». The vehicle was equipped with a 30hp engine and rear wheel-drive. However, the car did not have sufficient off-road abilities and was soon replaced by 4WD vehicles. As a result, the « Tilly » was used in airbases for liaisons and in other paved areas. The vehicle served in the Dunkirk evacuation, North African and Italian fronts, and Europe from the Normandy invasion on.