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Daimler Dingo/Ford Lynx

Scout Car Mark II

 

Statistics

Country of Orgin/Used by: Dingo: UK; Lynx: Canada
First Produced/Service Dates: 1939
Manufactured by: Dingo: Daimler; Lynx: Ford Motor Company
Crew: 2
Armament: Various MG's Mounted
Engine: Dingo: 6 Cylinder; Lynx: 8 Cylinder.
Miscellaneous Info: 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.
Data Sheet Available:   None Available

Photos

Reference Source/Provider
Daimler Dingo Mark II Scout Car photos taken at The Tank Museum -  Bovington, UK Dennis Trowbridge - Bristol, UK
Daimler Dingo Mark II (Modified for use in the Malayan Emergency) - Photographed at the 2005 War & Peace show - Beltring, UK Dennis Trowbridge - Bristol, UK
Daimler Dingo Mark II - Photograph of the Bovington vehicle (Rear View) Keith Paget - Northampton, UK
Lynx Mark II Photographs Marius van Aardt - South Africa

References Available

Online

Reference Author
"British Armored Cars in Europe- 1944-1945" By Peter Brown Armored Car - The Wheeled Fighting Vehicle Journal (Issue #33, Page 5)
"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
Daimler Dingo Mark II Photos Pierre Piviteau's Maquette Garden Website
"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)
"Free Greek Armored Vehicles in the Mid-East Circa 1943"  By T. Metsovitis Armored Car - The Wheeled Fighting Vehicle Journal (Issue #24, Page 4)
Line Drawing of the Daimler Dingos By Hubert Cance Armored Car - The Wheeled Fighting Vehicle Journal (Issue #13, Page 8)
"Turreted Daimler Dingos (In Malaya)" By Peter Brown Armored Car - The Wheeled Fighting Vehicle Journal (Issue #13, Page 4)
Daimler Dingo Photos and Drawings British Kit and Weapons Website
Ford Lynx Scout 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
Captured Armored Cars and Other Vehicles In Wehrmacht Service in World War 2 Werner Regenberg
Daimler Scout Car 1/35 Line Drawings (AFV Drawings - B56) George Bradford
Encyclopedia of Armoured Cars Duncan Crow & Robert J. Icks
Ford Lynx Mark I and Mark II Scout Car 1/35 Line Drawings (AFV Drawings - C15) George Bradford
U.S. Armoured Cars - AFV Weapons Profile #40 Robert J. Icks

Hobby Modeling

Kits and Accessories

Kit Manufacturer Scale Other Information
Daimler Dingo Scout Car Mark II Kit Tamiya 1/35 Old Plastic Kit; With some work can look nice.
Ford Lynx Scout Car Mark II Kit ADV/Azimut 1/35 Resin; Out of Production
New Zealand Armour In Italy Decals (35060) Bison Decals 1/35 Decals with Dingo Scout Marking Option. Coming Soon as of December 2007
Daimler Mk.II Detail Set Eduard 1/35  
Daimler Dingo Scout Car Mark II Kit Gaso.Line 1/48  

Model Pictures

Reference Source/Provider
1/35 Tamiya Daimler Dingo Scout Car Model by David Keenan; Photos by Patrick Keenan
Dingo II Model Diorama Pictures Pierre Piviteau's Maquette Garden Website
Dingo II Model Pictures Pierre Piviteau's Maquette Garden Website
1/35 Tamiya Daimler Dingo II Model Kit Build by Steve Palffy via Hyperscale
1/35 Daimler Dingo/M31 ARV Diorama (2007 IPMS/USA Butch O'Hare Model Show) Photos by Patrick Keenan and Sean Lynch