T. A X D AND WATER 
February 6, 19 15 
A ROLI S-ROYCE ARMOURED CAR 
Supplied by Barker & Co. to the Hi([hland Mounted Brigade 
been efficient is another fact which, if one is able to read the 
signs, is also indisputable. Transport has always been the 
weak spot in the German Army ; perhaps I should rather 
say organisation of transport, for the very simple reason 
that in anny circles in Germany the transport section has 
always been looked down upon, and an officer in this particular 
section of the army is not supposed to ha'Ve anywhere near 
the same social standing as the rest of the army. The conse- 
quence is that practically anybody can get into the 
" tinkers', tailors', and grocers' corps," as one German 
officer once called it during the course of a conversation I 
had with him. We do things more thoroughly on this side 
and we are now reaping the benefit of our wisdom and fore- 
thought. 
AMBULANCES AND FIELD KITCHENS 
During the early stages of the war there was a veiy 
great scarcity of that absolute necessity in modern warfare^ — 
the motor ambulance. Both the enemy and the Allies did 
not seem to realise the huge number of casualties that present 
conditions render inevitable, for it is a well-known fact that 
the Germans were very badly provided with ambulances and 
Red Cross facilities. On our own side matters were rapidly 
remedied, and the inestimable services rendered by the 
British Red Cross Society have undoubtedly been the means 
of saving thousands of lives, and in addition to the large 
number of cars sent out by this society the War Office has 
placed orders with practically all makers of repute for a steady 
supply of suitable vehicles with bodies built to their own 
designs. In the early stages of the war it was surprising to 
see what a large number of old crocks of cars were sent out 
to act as ambulances. People at home seemed to think 
that any old scrap-heap of a car, with as cheaj) a body as 
possible, would be good enough for this work. One used to 
see cars pulled up at the side of the road miles from any- 
where, the gear-box dropping out or the axle gone. I 
remember well one car wJiicli simply shed its body en route. 
Some of these cars were expected to do one hundred to one 
hundred and fifty miles per day. It takes a very good car 
to do this for any length of time, so that the weeding-out 
process was rapid. My advice to any philanthropic person 
who wishes to present a motor ambulance is to bu}' a new 
chassis of some well-known make and insist on a good ground 
clearance — the Colonial Napier is one of the best 1 know — 
and to hand the chassis over to somebody like Barkers, or 
any reputable body builders, to be fitted with an ambulance 
body which will stand up to the strain of high speeds over 
very indifferent roads. It is necessary to travel at a fairly 
good speed when empty, though the return journey from the 
THE STANi^AKU •) j ll.r. ^.m> .:s Cin^Z. 
Similar Cars have been doing very well at the Front 
The Supreme 
SUNBEAM 
" 1 bought a six-cylinder with Cabriolet body just before Whitsuntide and did 
a thousand-mile tour the first week. When war was declared I had a rough 
body put on, and for four months it was never inside a garage night or day, 
sometimes in November being filled with snow at night. Since being here she 
has lived practically on the sands. When she refused to start this week I 
tound the carburettor was filled with a mixture of salt water and sand, also the 
magneto was filled with sand. The car has not been washed since war was 
declared, and plugs only cleaned once. There are lots of sea water splashes 
here and I take them at anything between 40 and 50 miles per hour and have 
never been stopped with a wet magneto. The car is an absolute wonder, and 
It aU your cars are hke mine your work is something to be proud of." 
A Satisfied Sunbeam Otviter. 
The SUNBEAM MOTOR CAR Co., Ltd., WOLVERHAMPTON 
MANCHESTER : 
112 Deansgate. 
Agents for London and District : 
J. Keele, Ltd., 72 New Bond St. W. 
.., ■•"! 
.'"'^ 
./^-S-^l 
•^ 
<^ 
/ 
t •.*« 
^rz 
264 
