The ACV was a series of British command vehicles built
from 1941 to 1948, primarily for use during World War II. Only 415 were
produced and the vehicles were armed with a .303 Bren light machine gun,
carried inside. Their first deployment was in North Africa and this
model represents one of three ACVs that were captured by the German
Afrika Korps under the direction of Field Marshall Erwin Rommel. Two
were named ‘Max’ and ‘‘Moritz’ and they were employed by Rommel and his
staff throughout the North African campaign.
Here we see ‘Max’ decorated in German muted stone, grey and slate
camouflage, bearing the Balkenkreuz, the straight-armed black/white
cross which was the emblem of the Wehrmacht (German Armed Forces) . Its
history makes for an interesting addition to a WWII military collection
in 1:76 scale.