EXHIBIT #20

M-20 ARMORED CAR                                                     USA

 

Developed by Ford Motor Company in 1943 as an armored utility car, it had a Browning M2 50-cal machine gun that rode on an M49A1 ring mount. Used by Tank Destroyer units along with the M8 Greyhound, (mounted a 37-mm gun in a turret and a 30-cal machine gun on a ring mount on top of the turret) it was considered a leading design for the reconnaissance role. It remains in service with many overseas countries.

 

(The M8 Greyhound is on display inside the museum)

 

DATA

Length: 16 ft, 4 in.

Width: 8 ft, 3 in.

Height: 7 ft, 4 in.

Weight: 14,000 lbs

Crew: 2+7

Power: Hercules JXD, 6-cylinder gasoline engine, 112 hp

Armament: Browning M2 50-cal machine gun

Armor: ¼”-1/2”

Speed: 55 mph

Range: 347 miles