M3 Half Track FIRE

M3 Half Track Recovery / Fire
World War 2 surplus used by the French Fire Brigade
"Service de Secours du Loir et Cher"
ref: Verem V150
SCALE: none mentioned, but approx. 1/50-1/43 (12cm long)
diecast Model made in France

Half-track M3 was an armored vehicle used by the United States, the British Empire and the other Allies during World War II and the Cold War. Nearly 43,000 were produced, and supplied to the U.S. Army and Marines, as well as British Commonwealth and Soviet Red Army forces, serving on all fronts throughout the war. The design, using as many commercial components as possible to improve reliability and speed production, was standardized in 1940 and built by the Autocar Company, Diamond T Motor Company, and the White Company.

VEREM a company no longer in existance. Around 1980, older Solido dies were made in a slightly simpler form, at least in packaging, and sold as the Verem brand. The purpose of Verem is not entirely clear. Many Verem Models were done very tastefully, so, was this a separate company making off with some of Solidos dies, or was Verem a cheaper version offered by Solido? Boxes from the time say that Verem was based in Rouvres, a couple miles south of Solido shops in Oulins.