* I could pull Mack military trucks from Crismon all day long, but for those of you with such an interest, BigLorryBlog has already done some legwork, and not just on Macks built for the U.S. Military, such as the V-8-powered Moroccan Army F900 above.

* Here in the States, the DeTomaso name conjures up images of the Pantera, so it should come as a surprise to many Americans that another DeTomaso product, the DeTomaso Nuevo Innocenti, was based on first the Mini, then on the Daihatsu Charade. RetroScene Mag has more.

* Recall from our recent SIA Flashback on the early history of Jaguar that the company started out building Swallow bodies for the Austin Seven. Thanks to the Vintage Sports Car Review, which recently posted several photos of the Swallow factory (and which has posted many other early factory photos), we now see that it was no small-scale operation.

* While not the first Moto Guzzi three-wheeler we’ve seen here, the Mulo Meccanico differs from the Ercole in that it offered three-wheel-drive and the ability to quickly add tracks to the rear wheels for difficult terrain. (via)

* Finally, our friends at Kaiser Willys Auto Supply recently began posting a series of identification guides (Truck/Station Wagon and Jeep). Probably not for the more advanced readers out there, but everybody’s gotta start somewhere, right?

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