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The "Anasagasti" automobile Model 1911, in service to assist pilots on the runway at the recently created Palomar Air Base.  Donated by Mr. Horacio Anasagasti.  Caras y Caretas 1913.

Vidal Tempo G-1200

The car is a German Vidal Tempo G 1200 4x4 four-wheels steering, 2cyl engines, 6-volt car battery.
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Vidal Tempo G-1200. The tempo series off-road T-1200 (1935) and G-1200 (1936-43) were recognized vehicles of German fabrication.  They were also known as Vidal & Sohn Tempo-Werke GmbH manufactured in Hamburg. The company was founded by Oscar Vidal.  We found this photo and info on Wikipedia.  The 3 crowns on the tag appear to indicate that this auto is Swedish. 
Much like other commercial prototypes at the end of the 1930s, like the Wanderer W23S militarized as an Kfz11, the Vidal Tempo has a military body but many similarities to the Wanderer, Kfz11/12. The general characteristics were 6 cylinders, flat floor, backseat, trunk, and canvas roof.  The beginning of standardization?

Ñandú 4x4

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Nandu ("Ostrich") Four-wheel Drive command light Reconnaissance car Bantam-Jeep type, powered by 76hp HAFDASA engine. 
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Dodge command car & Power Wagon

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Dodge Command car . 
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Modified Vehicles at the Esteban de Luca Arsenal

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Plymouth 41 Command car (?). Right: Fiat 1400 or Justicialista Graciela?. Photos: Regimiento "Motorizados Buenos Aires", 1954. "Recuerdo de mi vida militar".
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"A Military version of the INSTITEC SEDAN with a collapsible canvas roof and cut-down sides was successfully tested during the 1953 maneuvers at Pampa de Olaen, but it not go into production". Source: Argentina's Fabrica Militar de Aviones 1927 - 1955.
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Institec
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Pontiac, Dodge (?)

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Model CJ-2A, (4WD), Universal Jeep. Year Mfgd 1945-49. Engine 4L. Split wind-shield. Has tailgate; 6 volt electrical system; Side mounted spare tire.

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Willy Jeeps M38, MB Willys, GPW Ford, CJ2 Willys, M606 A2/A3 military version of the Willys CJ-3B Universal Jeep, M101 Ika-Renault (Jeep). M38 and M38A1 Willys, M151 MUTT (Military Utility Tactical Truck), M170 Willys Ambulance:

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CJ2A Argentine Army.
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Small reconnaissance vehicle called "Jeep." The origin of this nickname came from the oral contraction of the letters GP (for "General Purpose") which became "Jeep".
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Jeep IKA M101.
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M38A1
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CJ2A
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Land Rovers

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Landrover MKI Series I

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Mercedes Benz Factory photo. Unimog w/ trailer.

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German type, Argentine made (Arsenals Esteban de Lucca). Field Kitchen.

Trailers Cargo, Ammunitions, Cable, Kitchens, Generators etc.

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The following list tries to name the types of trailer used y Argentina.  Be advised that it may contain errors.
3/4 ton M101 and M101AR Jeep cargo trailers. M37, Reo, Mercedes Benz, etc
1/4 ton AR100, M100, (M38A1, M606, M151).
1 1/2 ton M104 cargo trailer, (M715 IKA) ?
1 1/2 ton M105 A1/2 ?
Civilian Jeep Trailers Bantam 3-TC ?
Airborne Dum Trailers?
Flatbed M716/762 Small Generator.
M10 ammo.
M416/ 26 (Jeep cargo trailers), trailer 1/4 ton (Canadians CDN M101?).
M762 trailer 3/4 ton.
MBT Willys, Bantam T-3.
AA, 250 gallons.
K38 Linesman. Circa M50 Radio/Cable Splicer 1/4 tons based on the German type Field Kitchen trailer?.
AR Field Kitchen, type Guslashkanone (Upgraded), Fogon, ARPA, Karcher. M105, M105A2 y M105AR. Unimog.

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Dodge WC 40?

Dodge M37 military utility truck

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3rd Motorized Regiment. Gral Belgrano (1960s). The Dodge M37 (G-741) was a three-quarter ton four-wheel drive truck.

Citroën 2CV Furgón

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Ford 37-38 or some Dodge Coupe, Military Car?
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Motorcycles and sidecars

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FN M86 mil 1936, Armored Motorcycle.
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Caras y caretas 1925.
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Harley Davidson sidecar (1930-1940) .The motorcycles were based on a civilian Harley Davidson powered by Harley's 74 cubic inch, max speed 55mph, for the installation of the sidekar. Photo Life..
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Seccion Motocicletas. Motorizados Buenos Aires 1954. Cap Pascual Di Candia.

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 Indian motorcycle Big Chief
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Indian motorcycles
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Army Cyclist Corps

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Archivist Cyclist in 1914. Caras y Caretas.
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1944 Cia archivist Cyclist.

​New Book: El Mercedes-Benz G en el Ejercito Argentino" The Mercedes-Benz G in the Argentine Army by Gaston Garcia Loperena

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Around 1968, the Argentine Army started the replacement of its "Canadian" trucks dating from the Second World War, with the new Mercedes-Benz UNIMOG.
Little more than a decade later, this renewal led to a new lightweight vehicle, the traditional Jeep, which had served so well through the years in a noble and consistent manner. It looked for a successor that, according to the times, will have better habitability, greater load capacity and superior performance in all terrain.To this end, a series of comparative tests were carried out with samples from different origins. A new model, the Mercedes-Benz G, was crowned triumphant and would be incorporated in 1981.

This work, unknown in most of the world, written in Spanish on this timeless emblem of Mercedes-Benz, not only tells the story of the joint marks that gave rise to it, but also its development process, its selection by the army and the details of all the variants used, with the contribution of more than 250 photographs, charts and diagrams.  It is a meticulous and solidly documented work. This book is, in short, a well-deserved tribute to the G model and its participation in the Army.
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