Then I saw the pilot model of'New Model 70 .'At the first glimpse I like to fell into a swoon.
22.
There were only two prototypes, one converted from one of the T29 pilot models and one converted from a T30.
23.
Of the five pilot models produced by the three manufacturers only the two Ford pilot models are known to survive.
24.
GP-No . 1 was the only Ford pilot model tested at Camp Holabird and it was eventually returned to Ford.
25.
Following the tests of the initial pilot models, the US Army, contracted all three manufactures to produce 1500 additional updated models apiece.
26.
Pilot models are used for testing and fine-tuning of the assembly line, and usually are crushed after the manufacturer finishes with them.
27.
Some were converted into pilot models for the Machine gun Carrier, Cavalry Carrier and Scout Carrier the others were used for training.
28.
Precision Navigation also makes two other Co-Pilot models, the V550 and V600, that are designed to be used both inside and outside the car.
29.
It is the first of the prototype pilot model, ?ton reconnaissance vehicles built by the Ford Motor Company for the U . S . Army.
30.
The pilot model's turret and upper hull casting was produced in the US by General Steel Castings and later they aided the set up of Canadian production.
