Italeri 7044 AS 42 Sahariana Armored Cars Military Series assembly kit 1/72 scale
The model 42 Desert car originated the Italian Army based on the framework and mechanics from the AB 41 armoured car. Throughout the operations regarding African front component, the necessity arose for a reconnaissance automobile specially modified towards the wilderness conditions, which driving on sand needed particular features of not present regarding available automobiles. The developers eliminated the dual running means typical of AB 41 and the four-wheel drive. Some dozen related to automobiles had been produced
