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Daimler Dingo/Ford Lynx

Scout Car


Specifications

Country of Origin/Used by: Dingo: Great Britain; Lynx: Canada; (Many other countries used both scout cars)
First Produced/Service Dates: 1939
Manufactured by: Dingo: Daimler Company Ltd. Lynx: Ford Motor Company
Crew: 2
Armament: (1) .303 BREN Machine Gun
Engine: Dingo: 6 Cylinder Gasoline; Lynx: 8 Cylinder Gasoline
Miscellaneous Info: In 1938, the British War Office (BWO) invited a number of companies to design a new armored scout car, which ultimately became the Daimler Dingo Scout Car series. Three (3) firms produced prototypes: Alvis Car & Engineering Company, Birmingham Cycles Ltd. (e.g. B.S.A) and Morris Commercial Cars. The B.S.A. Scout Car design was ultimately selected, although the vehicles were produced by sister-firm Daimler Company Ltd.

There were a number of versions of the Dingo produced including the Mark 1, Mark 1a, Mark 1b, Mark 2 and Mark 3.  The major visual differences you can easily recognize are that the Mark 1 has a sliding roof over the crew compartment, the Mark 1a & 1b vehicles have a folding roof, the Mark 2 has 2-wheel steering (whereas the previous marks had 4-wheeled steering) and the Mark 3 has an open top.


The Dingo and Lynx were fairly close in appearance except that the Canadian Lynx was larger by about 20 inches in length and a ton in in weight.  To make matters a bit more confusing, the Italians also produced the Autoblinda Lince during World War Two, which was a copy of the Dingo Mark 1a.
Data Sheet Available:   None Available

Photos

Reference Source/Provider
Dingo Mark 2 Scout Car Photo  (Taken at the Tank Museum -Bovington, UK) Keith Paget - Northampton, UK
Dingo Mark 2 Scout Car Photos (Vehicle Owner - Andy Hacking) Martyn Smith - England
  Dingo Mark 2 Scout Car Photos William Testaert - Brussels, Belgium
Dingo Mark 2 Scout Car Photos (Taken at The Tank Museum -  Bovington, UK) Dennis Trowbridge - Bristol, UK
Dingo Mark 2 Scout Car Photo -Modified for use in the Malayan Emergency (Taken at the 2005 War & Peace show - Beltring, UK) Dennis Trowbridge
Dingo Mark 2 Scout Car Photos WarWheels.Net Supporter - St. Louis, Missouri USA
  Dingo Mark 2? Scout Car Photo (In New Zealand Service) Australian War Memorial
  Dingo Mark 2? Scout Car Photo (In New Zealand Service - Korea 1952) Australian National Archives
  Dingo Mark 3 Scout Car Photo Ken Adolphe - Bristol, UK
Dingo Mark 3 Scout Car Photos Neil Baumgardner - Arlington, Virginia USA
  Dingo Mark 3 Scout Car Photo (Taken at The National  Museum of Military Vehicles - Dubois, WY USA) Mark Holloway- Bridger, Montana USA
Dingo Mark 3 Scout Car Photos (Taken at the WWII Victory Museum - Auburn, Indiana USA) Patrick Keenan - Editor
Dingo Mark 3 Scout Car Photos Dave Page - Ballston, Virginia USA
    Dingo Scout Car Photos [Captured by Italians- Benghazi February 1942. Shown in photos, Antonio Nalin (right) of the Ariete Division] Diego Faccio - Ephrata, Pennsylvania USA
  Dingo Scout Car Photo (British Expeditionary Force - 1940) German Bundesarchiv
      Dingo Scout Car Photos- Modified for use in the Malayan Emergency Australian War Memorial
Canadian Dingo Scout Car Photos (Dieppe Raid - 1942) German Bundesarchiv
Canadian Dingo Scout Car Photos (Before & After Dieppe Raid - 1942) Collected by Anthony Sewards - Canada
Lynx Mark 2 Scout Car Photos Australian War Memorial
Lynx Mark 2 Scout Car Photos (Taken at the RAAC Museum -Puckapunyal) Brad James - Australia
Lynx Mark 2 Scout Car Photos Marius van Aardt - South Africa
Lynx Mark 2 Scout Car Photos (In Israeli Service) Rob Goldman - Kfar Saba, Israel

References Available

Online

Reference Author
"British Armored Cars in Europe- 1944-1945" by Peter Brown Armored Car - The Wheeled Fighting Vehicle Journal (Issue #35)
"British Armored Cars in the Middle East, Late 1942" by Peter Brown Armored Car - The Wheeled Fighting Vehicle Journal (Issue #33)
"British Armored Car Production Figures - 1945" Peter Brown
"Daimler Dingos in the Malayan Emergency" WarWheels Article Ley Reynolds - Australia
"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)
"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)
"Free Greek Armored Vehicles in the Mid-East Circa 1943" by T. Metsovitis Armored Car - The Wheeled Fighting Vehicle Journal (Issue #24)
Line Drawing of the Daimler Dingos By Hubert Cance Armored Car - The Wheeled Fighting Vehicle Journal (Issue #13)
"Turreted Daimler Dingos (In Malaya)" by Peter Brown Armored Car - The Wheeled Fighting Vehicle Journal (Issue #13)
Daimler Dingo Photos & Drawings British Kit and Weapons Website

Printed

Reference Author
A Photo History of Armoured Cars in Two World Wars George Forty
Armoured Cars: 1900-1963 (The Royal Armoured Corps Tank Museum)  
Armoured Cars - AFV Weapons Profile #21 B.T. White
  "A Very British Dingo" (June 2020 Issue of Classic Military Vehicle Magazine) Clare Westbrook
British Armoured Cars: 1914-1945 B.T. White
"The Calm Before the Storm" (Build Review/Diorama of the Miniart 1/35 Daimler Dingo Mark 2 Scout Car) (June 2013 Issue of Airfix Model World Magazine) Johan Augustsson
Captured Armored Cars and Other Vehicles In Wehrmacht Service in World War 2 Werner Regenberg

"Daimler Dingo" (September 2014 Issue of Military Machines International Magazine)

Ian Young
Daimler Scout Car 1/35 Line Drawings George Bradford
Dingo Scout Car In detail (R 055) Wings & Wheels Productions
Encyclopedia of Armoured Cars Duncan Crow & Robert J. Icks
Ford Lynx Mark 1 and Mark 2 Scout Car 1/35 Line Drawings George Bradford
"Life In the Old Dog Yet" (July 2017 Issue of Classic Military Vehicles Magazine) Lt. Peirs Flay, LCoH. Adam Blackmore-Heal & LCoH. Harry Day
Lynx Scout Car In Canadian Service, The (Service Publications) Roger Lucy

"Royal Malaysian Police" (September 2008 Issue of Military Machines International Magazine)

Ian Stroud
U.S. Armoured Cars - AFV Weapons Profile #40 Robert J. Icks
"Vehicles of the Reconnaissance Corps" (March 2022 Issue of Classic Military Vehicle Magazine) David Garden

Hobby Modeling

Kits and Accessories

Model Kits Manufacturer Scale Other Information
Ford Lynx Scout Car Mark 2 Kit ADV/Azimut 1/35 Resin; Out of Production
Dingo Mk. 1a Scout Car with Crew (35087) Mini Art 1/35 Injection Molded Plastic Kit Includes three figures.
Dingo Mk. 1b Scout Car with Crew (35067) Mini Art 1/35 Injection Molded Plastic Kit Includes three figures.
Dingo Mk 2 Scout Car with Crew Model Kit - German Army PzKpfw. Mk. 1 202(e) version (35074) Mini Art 1/35 Injection Molded Plastic Kit Includes three figures.
Dingo Mk. 3 Scout Car with Crew (35077) Mini Art 1/35 Injection Molded Plastic Kit Includes three figures.
Dingo Scout Car Mark 2 Kit Tamiya 1/35 Old Injection Molded Plastic Kit; With some work can look nice.
Dingo Scout Car Mark 2 Kit (32581) Tamiya 1/48 Injection Molded Plastic Kit.  New tooling.
       
Aftermarket Detail Sets Manufacturer Scale Other Information
Dingo Crew Cover and Stowage Set (A152) Accurate Armour 1/35 Resin. For Mini Art Kits.
Malaysian Dingo Scout Car Conversion Set (C094)
Accurate Armour 1/35 Multi-Media kit complete with Ferret turret, decals and photoetched parts. For Mini Art Kits.
New Zealand Armour In Italy Decals (35060) Bison Decals 1/35 Decals with Dingo Scout Marking Option. 
Dingo Mk. II British Scout Car (Sagged) Wheel Set (DW48008) DEF Model 1/48 Resin. For Tamiya Kit.
Calgary Regiment Dingos at Dieppe (D356098) Echelon Fine Details 1/35 Decals.
Dingo Scout Car Mirrors (M357139) Echelon Fine Details 1/35 "Peel and Stick" Series.  For Mini Art Kits
Dingo Scout Car Mk. 2 Detail Set Eduard 1/35 Photo Etched Brass.
Dingo Scout Car Mark 2 Detail Set (E35-001) E.T. Model 1/35 For Tamiya Kit; Photo Etch.
Dingo Scout Car Mark 2 Fender Set (E35-002) E.T. Model 1/35 For Tamiya Kit; Photo Etch.
Daimler Dingo Weighted Wheels (35671) FC Model Trend 1/35 3D Printed Resin
Dingo Scout Car Mark 2 Detail Set Gaso.Line 1/48  
Dingo Type 1 Wheel Set (35084) Hussar Productions 1/35 Resin.
Dingo Type 2 Wheel Set (35085) Hussar Productions 1/35 Resin.
Daimler Dingo Details Set (48004) Inside the Armour 1/48 Photo-etched Brass; for Tamiya Kit.  Three options are included for North Africa, Dieppe or European Theatres.
Daimler “Dingo” Scout Car Stowage Set (RE35-597) Panzer Art 1/35 Resin.
Dingo Scout Car Wheel Set (741) Royal Model 1/35 Resin.

"British Armoured Cars #3: Dingo Scout Car from BEF to VE-Day" (35-C1331)

Star-Decals

1/35

Decals; Includes markings for the Daimler Dingo Mark Ia & II Scout Car.

"British Scout & Recce Units in NWE 1944-45" (35-891)

Star-Decals

1/35

Decals; Includes Markings for the M3A1 Scout Car, Staghound Mark 1 Armored Car & Dingo Mark 2 Scout Cars.

"Commonwealth Mix: Korean War 1950-53" (35-C1168)

Star-Decals

1/35

Decals; Includes Markings for a Jeep and Dingo Mark 2 Scout Cars.

"Kiwi Armour #3: 19th Armoured Regiment" (35-C1283)

Star-Decals

1/35

Decals; Includes Markings for Daimler Dingo & Humber Scout Cars.

"Middle East 1948 #1: Egyptian Mixed Tanks and AFV's" (35-C1179)

Star-Decals

1/35

Decals; Includes Markings for the Daimler Dingo Scout and Humber Mark 4 Armored Cars.

“Polish Tanks in Italy-1943-45 # 3: Mixed AFVs and Armored Cars” (35-C1242)

Star-Decals

1/35

Decals; Includes markings for the Humber Scout Car, Daimler Dingo and Staghound .50 cal AA Vehicle.

Model Photos

Reference Source/Provider
Dingo Mark 1b Scout Car Model Photos (1/35 Miniart) Steve Allen - Monticello, Iowa USA
Dingo Mark 2 Scout Car Model Photos (1/35 Tamiya) Model by David Keenan; Photos by Patrick Keenan
Dingo Mark 2 Scout Car/M31 ARV Diorama Photos (2007 IPMS/USA Butch O'Hare Model Show) Photos by Patrick Keenan and Sean Lynch
Dingo Scout Car Model Photos (1/76 Matchbox & Details) Ron Bell - Columbus, Ohio USA