Top secret WWII military vehicle finds home in Homer Glen

It was built by the United States Army to maneuver through the snowy landscapes of Germany during World War II. It now finds its home on a driveway on Rockbluff Way in Homer Glen.

Top secret WWII military vehicle finds home in Homer Glen

 

Nice, but the press are so funny sometimes aren't they.
Just how 'Top secret' was a vehicle issued in such large numbers, despite it's initial genesis...

This is good:
OSS Briefing Film - The Weasel

The rather less common M28 with the engine at the rear and front Sprocket drive (and perhaps the better claim to be a 'covert' vehicle):



And the far more familiar front engined rear sprocketed M29, available from '43 onwards:
Oldtimer gallery. Trucks. Studebaker M29 (UST24) "Weasel".

Nice pictures here:
Motor Transport Corps


~A

 

Very nice links indeed.