Eldon No. 902 Cargo Plane Vehicles: Armoured Car - OD MORE INFO

Blog reader Robert from Norwich provided some interesting information in regards to what may have been the inspiration for Eldon's armoured car. 

Robert from Norwich

Hello Ed,
Good to see the Eldon armoured car being featured. You mention a resemblance to the U.S. "Staghound" supplied to the British, but interestingly there is also a strong resemblance to another British armoured car - the Daimler Mark II or Mark IV. For example, while the turret side view looks similar to the Staghound it is formed from flat panels like the Daimler. The driver's cab profile looks more like that of the Daimler, though the moulded shape on the front could suggest the double crew visors of the Staghound. (Oddly the long gun barrel resembles neither, and the wheels are modelled as though spoked - just like those of Eldon's jeep!). However the angular looking mudguards/fenders closely match those of the Daimler, whereas the Staghound's were curved. These also carry Daimler-style stowage boxes. Overall it seems to be a bit of a hybrid, but then it was just intended as a toy after all.

Best wishes,

Robert

When presented in the fb groups, everyone came up with the same answer: it was based on the Staghound. NO ONE even mentioned the Humber! Yet, as you can see by the photos, the Humber appears to be similar to Eldon's version as well. That being said, it is just a toy and we're only second-guessing what the toy designer's at Eldon were using as their inspiration. Still, it bears mentioning - you make the choice! Enjoy! Opa Fritz

Eldon Armoured Car

T-17 Staghound

Courtesy Wikipedia

Humber Mk II

Courtesy tankencyclopedia.com