Brief Description.
The reconnaissance car is provided with a special steel body, mounted on a 1-ton truck chassis, White Model T E B-0. Four seats are built into the body. The two front seats are placed back to back. The two rear seats have a space between them of about 2 feet and are also placed back to back. There is a compartment between the two pairs of seats. The floor boards at the back end are extended to form a foot rest for the rear seat. The car is protected by a canopy top and roll curtains. A full set of tools is carried on the car. Also five chests are provided in which are carried all the special equipment assigned to the car. One chest slides into the body compartment under the rear front seat, one into the compartment between the rear seats, and the other three under the rear seat.
The chassis used is similar to that used with the Staff Observation car on page [95]. A complete description and directions for care, operation, and maintenance are contained in the “Handbook of the Reconnaissance Car, Model of 1918.” Ordnance pamphlet No. 1972.