Twenties and Thirties Expedition Vehicles?

[Gundamentalist 5.56]

I'm sniffing around starting an interwar expeditioney-sort of game.

I'm interested in what sort of cars and trucks were available for expeditions, and rated by explorers of the day.

I've heard of the Citroen half-tracks, and Dodges in the Gobi but are there any other famous/infamous/preferred makes and models?

[moif]

Do you mean, like the "The Penguin"?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antarctic_Snow_Cruiser

[Arlequín]

The Ford A and AA (also produced by GAZ in the Soviet Union and several other places in Europe) were perhaps the most common trucks of the interwar era, replacing the earlier Model T and TT.

[artshiraz]

Greetings

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antarctic_Snow_Cruiser

Oh wow. Now that's a vehicle fit for an expedition. 

Thank you
Jo

[carlos marighela]

Ford A's are a good choice and appropriately scaled ones by Lledo/Matchbox are easy to find.

Ralph Bagnold's early expeditions into the Western Desert featured Morris and Ford Model T cars both of which are again available as cheap diecasts. Lledo do a Morris Bullnose and a rather nice Talbot van. I've cut one of my Talbots down to a pick-up for similar purposes.

[answer_is_42]

I've heard of the Citroen half-tracks

I've actually got a copy of the 1931 National Geographic that features this ‘Trans-Asiatic Expedition’. Wonderful vehicles. I can't imagine you'd come across anything better than these for the tabletop.

[Gundamentalist 5.56]

Do you mean, like the "The Penguin"?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antarctic_Snow_Cruiser

No, that's not what I had in mind, but that is a fantastic find! Consider that bookmarked for later use.

I'm after stuff like the Ford AA.

Some more thoughts... were there any 6 wheel vehicles like those WW2 German staff transports before the war?

[Arlequín]

The Krupp Protze is what I think you mean, which was built from 1934. I'm not sure if there was ever a civilian version made, but it was heavy on gas in any case, so might not be the best thing for an expedition. The Laffly S15 was a similar design, but again I'm not aware of any civilian models.

People were innovative and keen to build and convert, so with some tools and a light workshop, they could produce pretty much anything on a chassis, suitable for their uses, look at the home-made armoured cars of the Spanish Civil War (not counting the factory produced ones).