THE JAG FILE

This past June, Worldwide Auctioneers offered what it describes as “General Patton’s Dodge WC-57 Command Car” at auction. To me, and I am sure, many others, that simple lot description implied that the vehicle being sold had once belonged to General Patton. Any potential bidder would have to decide just what part of the statement they accepted.

You see, while the Dodge being sold did like one of the command cars General George Patton had customized for his own use, there is a lack of clear provenance to actually prove that it was. In fact, the auction company offered very little evidence to support the assertion that the Dodge being offered was one that Patton used, other than emphasizing modification similarities to photos made during the conversion of the