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Daimler Mark I Armored Car

 


Statistics

Country of Orgin/Used by: UK
First Produced/Service Dates: 1940
Manufactured by: Daimler
Crew: 3
Armament: Main: 2 pdr.; Co-Axial: Besa 7.92mm MG.
Engine: 6 Cylinder Petrol
Miscellaneous Info: The production Daimler Armored Cars stemmed from a B.S.A. Cycles, Ltd. scout car prototype.  B.S.A. is a famous motorcycle manufacturer.  The Daimler Mark II had some improvements made, was very similar.
Data Sheet Available: None Available

Photos

Reference Source/Provider
Daimler Mark I Armored Car Detail Photos (Imperial War Museum - London, UK) Alan McNeilly - England
Daimler Mark I Armored Car Line Drawings George Moore - Plymouth, Devon UK

References Available

Online

Reference Source/Provider
"British Armored Cars in the Middle East, Late 1942" By Peter Brown Armored Car - The Wheeled Fighting Vehicle Journal (Issue #33, Page 5)
"British Armored Production Figures - 1945" By Peter Brown
"(British) Vehicle Cencus In Germany - 1945" By Peter Brown
Daimler Armoured Car: Additional Details by Peter Brown via Missing-Lynx
"The Daimler Armored Car in 1/1 and 1/35th"  By Peter Brown Armored Car - The Wheeled Fighting Vehicle Journal (Issue #23, Page 4)
"The First Belgian Armored Car Squadron of WW II (Part 1): Belgian Armored Cars in Great Britain"  By Raymond Surlemont Armored Car - The Wheeled Fighting Vehicle Journal (Issue #16, Page 1)
"The First Belgian Armored Car Squadron of WW II (Part 2): Belgian Armored Cars in Great Britain"  By Raymond Surlemont Armored Car - The Wheeled Fighting Vehicle Journal (Issue #17, Page 2)
Daimler Mark I Armored Car Information and Photos Canadian Soldiers.Com Website

Printed

Reference Author
A Photo History of Armoured Cars in Two World Wars George Forty
Armoured Cars - AFV Weapons Profile #21 B.T. White
British Armoured Cars: 1914-1945 B.T. White
British Armoured Cars Since 1945 Simon Dunstan
Encyclopedia of Armoured Cars Duncan Crow & Robert J. Icks

Hobby Modeling

Kits and Accessories

Kit Manufacturer Scale Other Information
Daimler Mark I Armored Car Kit (K057) Accurate Armour 1/35 Resin
Daimler Mark I Armored Car Kit Sovereign 1/35 Out of Production; Resin and White Metal.
British 2-Pounder AFV Barrel (35006) Accurate Armour 1/35 Turned Aluminum

Model Pictures

Reference Source/Provider
Daimler Mark I Armored Car Photos (1/35 Sovereign 2000) Steve Allen - Monticello, Iowa