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Armored car
M8 Greyhound is a armored car originating in United States. It was built by Ford Motor Company. Reported operators include Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Colombia, Guatemala, Madagascar, Paraguay, Peru.
United StatesM8 Greyhound, museum reference photograph — licensed photograph
Schierbecker · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗ · ModifiedArmored car
United States
1943–present
See List of operators
World War II Chinese Civil War Korean War April Revolution Greek Civil War First Indochina War Cuban Revolution Algerian War Congo Crisis Vietnam War Cambodian Civil War Laotian Civil War Guatemalan Civil War Colombian conflict Internal conflict in Peru Iran–Iraq War
Ford Motor Company
1942
Ford Motor Company
March 1943 – June 1945
8,523 M8 3,791 M20
See Variants
16,400 lb (7.4 t)
15 ft 5 in (4.70 m)
7 ft 7 in (2.31 m)
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
4 (commander/loader, gunner, driver, assistant driver)
Up to 1 in (25 mm)
1× 37 mm gun M6 80 rounds
1× .30 caliber (7.62 mm) Browning M1919 machine gun 1,500 rounds 1× .50 caliber (12.7 mm) Browning M2HB machine gun 400 rounds
Hercules JXD 6 cylinder 4-cycle inline gasoline engine 110 hp (82 kW) at 3,200 rpm
14.79 hp/metric ton
Synchromesh 4 speeds forward, 1 reverse
Leaf spring
11.4 in (0.29 m) under axles
54 US gal (200 L)
100–250 mi (160–400 km) cross country 200–400 mi (320–640 km) on road
55 mph (89 km/h) on road
Steering wheel
Benin :7
Burkina Faso : 10; donated by France.
Cameroon : 8
Colombia : 95 used for anti aircraft
Guatemala : Some by the US after World War II
Madagascar : 8; donated by France
Paraguay : 12
Peru : 30
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Oct 2026 | 4.7 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| 1 Oct 2026 | 4.7 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
M8 Greyhound equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
BeninReported count for M8 Greyhound. Country-wide list; no individual service specified. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): quantity: 7. Origin: United States. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Burkina FasoReported count for M20 / M8 Greyhound. Country-wide list; no individual service specified. 2 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): quantity: 2 / quantity: 8. Origin: United States. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2024), not the article revision. 2024 cited reference period. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
CameroonReported count for M8 Greyhound. Service scope: Cameroon Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): in service: 8. Origin: United States. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2021), not the article revision. 2021 cited publication year. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
Colombia
GuatemalaReported count for M8 Greyhound. Country-wide list; no individual service specified. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): quantity: 12. Origin: United States. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2002), not the article revision. 2002 cited publication year. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
MadagascarReported count for M8. Service scope: Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): quantity: 8. Origin: United States. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
ParaguayReported count for M8 Greyhound. Service scope: Paraguayan Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): quantity: 12. Origin: United States. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Peru
TogoReported count for M8 Greyhound. Service scope: Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): in service: 9. Origin: United States. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
TunisiaBenin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Colombia, Guatemala, Madagascar, Paraguay, Peru
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