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Ferret Mark 1 and 1/1 Scout Car

(Ferret Mark 1)

Courtesy of  Peter Brown - Wimborne, Dorset UK


Statistics

Country of Origin/Used by: UK
First Produced/Service Dates: 1952
Manufactured by: Daimler
Crew: 2-3
Armament: Mark 1: None.  Mark 1/1: 7.62mm OR .30 cal LMG.
Engine: 6 Cylinder Petrol
Miscellaneous Info: Marks 1 and 1/1 identical except for armament on Mark 1/1.
Data Sheet Available: None Available

Photos

Reference Source/Provider
  Ferret Mk 1/1 Photos (UN Markings) Neil Baumgardner - Arlington, Virginia USA
Ferret Mk 1 Photos Peter Brown - Wimborne, Dorset, England
Ferret Mk 1/1 Photo David Haugh - Oregon USA
  Ferret Mk 1 - BAOR 1980: Command Troop 3RTR (Utilized as a Umpire's radio rebroadcast vehicle during a field exercise) Lt. Col. Dick Taylor (RTR) - Blandford Forum, Dorset, UK
  Ferret Mk 1/1 Photo from Military Vehicle Show - Kemble, UK (2005) Dennis Trowbridge - Bristol, UK
Ferret Instructional Hull Photos taken at the Tank Museum - Bovington, UK Dennis Trowbridge - Bristol, UK
Ferret Instructional Hull/Interior Photos taken at the Tank Museum - Bovington, UK Keith Paget - Northampton, UK
Ferret Mk 4 "Big Wheel" Picture (modified from a Mark 1/1 chassis) David Haugh - Oregon USA
Ferret Mk 1/1 Photos taken at the Kenosha Military Museum - Kenosha, Wisconsin USA Patrick Keenan - Aurora, Illinois USA
  Ferret Mark 1/1 Armored Car Photo Keith Paget - Northampton, UK
  Ferret Mark 1/1 Armored Car Photo Ian Young - Military Machines International Magazine

References Available

Online

Reference Source/Provider
Ferret Scout Car Information and Photos Ferret-AFV.org Website
Ferret Scout Car Information and Photos Ferret FV701 Website

Printed

Reference Author
British Armoured Cars Since 1945 Simon Dunstan
Certain Shield: The Multi-National Airmobile Divison on Exercise (Concord Publications) Michael Jerchel
Daimler "Ferret" Scout Car - Armored/Wheeled Fighting Vehicle Data #2 David R. Haugh
Encyclopedia of Armoured Cars Duncan Crow & Robert J. Icks
Ferrets and Fox - AFV Weapons Profile #44 R.M. Ogorkiewicz
Ferret: the FV 700 Series In British Army Service

Review by Peter Brown via Missing-Lynx

Pat Ware Warehouse Military Vehicle Datafile
Ferret Scout Car in Canadian Service, The (Service Publications) Colin MacGregor Stevens
Ferret Scout Cars: In Detail" (G 030) (Wings and Wheels Publications) Kevin Browne, et al
Operation Granby: Desert Rats Armour & Transport in the Gulf War (Concord Publications) Bob Morrison
Wheeled Armoured Fighting Vehicles In Service B.T. White

Hobby Modeling

Kits and Accessories

Kit Manufacturer Scale Other Information
Ferret Mk 1/1 Armored Car

Review by Andrew Dextras via Missing-Lynx

Accurate Armour 1/35 Resin/Brass with full interior
Ferret Mk 1/1 Armored Car Cromwell Models 1/35 Resin with full interior.

Model Pictures

Reference Source/Provider