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Morris Light Reconnaissance Car

Mark I/II

 


Statistics

Country of Orgin/Used by: UK
First Produced/Service Dates: 1943
Manufactured by: Morris Motors, Ltd. (Nuffield Group)
Crew: 3
Armament: Boys .55 Anti-Tank Gun on left hull and Bren .303 LMG in right-side turret.
Engine:  
Miscellaneous: Externally, the Marks I and II are very similar.  The main differences between them are that the Mark II had four-wheel drive and front and rear semi-elliptical leaf spring suspension.  The Mark I only had the semi-elliptical suspension in the rear.
Data Sheet Available: None Available

Photos

Reference Source/Provider
Morris Light Reconnaissance Car Mark I Photos taken at The Tank Museum - Bovington, UK Dennis Trowbridge - Bristol, UK
Morris Light Reconnaissance Car Mark II Line Drawings George Moore - Plymouth, Devon UK
Morris Light Reconnaissance Car Mark I Detail Photos (The Tank Museum - Bovington, UK) Alan McNeilly - England
Morris Light Reconnaissance Car Mark II Detail Photos Robert Langham - England
Picture at left from the Imperial War Museum Erik Johansen - South Shields, Tyne & Wear UK
Picture at left from the Tank Museum at Bovington Keith Paget - Northampton, UK

References Available

Online

Reference Source/Provider
"British Armored Car Production Figures - 1945" By Peter Brown
Morris Light Recce Car Mark I by Peter Brown via Missing-Lynx
Morris LRC Mark I Information and Photos Canadian Soldiers.Com Website
Morris Recce Car Photos Pierre Piviteau's Maquette Garden Website

Printed

Reference Author
A Photo History of Armoured Cars In Two World Wars George Forty
Armoured Cars (Marmon-Herrington, Alvis-Straussler, Light Reconnaissance) - AFV Weapons Profile #30 B.T. White
British Armoured Cars: 1914-1945 B.T. White
Encyclopedia of Armoured Cars Duncan Crow & Robert J. Icks

Hobby Modeling

Kits and Accessories

Kit Manufacturer Scale Other Information
Morris Light Recce Car Mark I? Model Kit (K107) Accurate Armour 1/35 Resin/Brass
Morris Recce Mark Car Mark II Model Kit (CK 77) Cromwell Models 1/35 Resin. Full Interior
Morris Light Recce Car Model Kit Extratech 1/72 Resin/Brass
Morris Light Recce Car Mark I (Early) Model Kit (72012) MPK-Modellbau 1/72 Resin
Morris Light Recce Car Mark I (Late) Model Kit (72013) MPK-Modellbau 1/72 Resin

Model Photos

Reference Source/Provider
Morris LRC Mark II Model Kit (1/35 Cromwell Models) Steve Allen - Monticello, Iowa USA