A low bonnet Mystery ( update: Crossley RAF staff car)

[quote name="Peter Dew"]10,000 built and people still don't recognise it. Amazing ![/quote]

Even more amazing to hear that of that huge number built according to the register only two survive. [See first comments by Nick Wright and the attachment].

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10,000 built and people still don't recognise it. Amazing !

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Important in the light of the Crossley's subsequent history was the purchase of a batch of six 20 hp Crossleys by the War Office in March 1913 for the Royal Flying Corps: a total of 89 were in service with the RFC by January 1914, and when war broke out, the Crossley was adopted as the standard RFC staff car. With standard twin rear wheels it also served as a light truck, a tender or an ambulance with estimated total of 10,000 built.

The RFC Crossleys were among the first motor cars to see service when war broke out in August 1914, a good number were sent with the Allied Expeditionary Force to France, where two were allocated to each scouting RFC aircraft with the difficult task of following its movements, ready to give assistance should a forced landing be made.

I can confirm this is a RFC Crossley 20/25 staff car c.1914

Its a Crossley. Looking at the officer's cap badge this photo will have been taken after April 1918 when the RAF was founded. I think you can make out the double rear wheels.

If you look carefully you'll notice the tent in the background is propped up with parts of an aircraft frame!

I would say most definitely a Crossley Staff Car. Just look at the occupants alone. The officer it positively British.

Crossley RFC staff car, no?

Check >>> http://www.crossley-motors.org.uk/Gallery/today20_25/RFC.html