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Ferret Mark 2/3 & 2/4 Armored Car
Ferret Mark 2/3 - Singapore (Circa 1960)
Photo Credit: Department of Defense - via David Haugh - Oregon USA
Statistics
| Country of Orgin/Used by: | UK |
| First Produced/Service Dates: | 1950's |
| Manufactured by: | Daimler |
| Crew: | 2 |
| Armament: | 7.62mm or .30 cal. LMG in turret. |
| Engine: | 6 Cylinder Petrol |
| Miscellaneous Info: | The difference between the Mark 2/3 and 2/4 is that the "3" was uparmored during production, where as the "4" was retrofitted with heavier armor. Both, very similar to the Mark 2 except for a larger turret. |
| Data Sheet Available: |
None Available |
Photos
| Reference | Source/Provider |
| Ferret Mk 2/3 Photos | David Haugh - Oregon USA |
| Ferret Mk 2/4 Photos (Taken at Army Museum at Bandiana, & RAAC Museum: Puckapunyal, Australia) | Nick - Australia |
| Ferret Mk 2/7 Photo (VERY similar to the Mark 2/3. Basically, a Mark 2/6 with Vigilant Missile System Removed | Peter Brown - Wimborne, Dorset, England |
| 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 2/3 Photos from Military Vehicle Show - Kemble, UK (2005) | Dennis Trowbridge - Bristol, UK |
| Ferret Mk 2/3 Photos from Military Vehicle Show - Kemble, UK (2005) | David Green - Oxfordshire, UK |
 Ferret Mk 2/3 Photographed
at the War & Peace Show - Beltring, UK (2005) |
Dennis Trowbridge |
| Ferret Mk 2/3 Photos | Keith Paget - Northampton, UK |
 Ferret Mk 2/3 Photo |
Dave Chaney - Portland, OR USA |
Ferret Mk 2 Cut Away Photo (at the Imperial War Museum) |
Jacques Dujardin - France |
Ferret Mark 2 or 2/3 Armored Car Photo |
Robert Goldman - Kfar Saba, Israel |
| Ferret Mark 2 or 2/3 Photos (RAAC Museum -Puckapunyal) | Brad James - Australia |
Ferret Mark 2 or 2/3 Photo |
Marius van Aardt - South Africa |
| Ferret Mk 2/3 with ENTAC Missile System ( Photos from Army Museum at Bandiana, Australia) | Nick - Australia |
| UN Ferret Mk 2/3 Photos (Tank Museum - Bovington) | Ken Adolphe - Bristol, UK |
| Ferret 2/3 Photos (Latrun) | Rob Goldman - Kfar Saba, Israel |
References Available
Online
| Reference | Source/Provider |
| "British Wheeled Armor on Cyprus" By Stelios Markides | Armored Car - The Wheeled Fighting Vehicle Journal (Issue #32) |
| Ferret Scout Car Information and Photos | Ferret-AFV.org Website |
| Ferret Scout Car Information and Photos | Ferret FV701 Website |
| Ferret Mark 2/3 Armored Car Photos | Missing-Lynx |
Printed
| Reference | Author |
| British Armoured Cars Since 1945 | Simon Dunstan |
| British Infantry Brigade Berlin: Armoured Vehicles of the... (Tankograd British Special No. 9001) | Andreas Kirchhoff |
| 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 |
| 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 2/3 Armored Car Model Kit (TQ-FV-1701) | Kit Form Services | 1/24 | Multi-Media |
| Ferret Mk 2/3 Armored Car | Accurate Armour | 1/35 | Multi-Media |
| Ferret Mk 2/3 Armored Recovery Vehicle | Accurate Armour | 1/35 | Multi-Media |
| Ferret Mk 2/3 Armored Car | Cromwell Models | 1/35 | Resin with full interior. |
| Ferret Mk 2/3 Armored Car | Aran Models | ? (Small Scale) | Resin |
Model Pictures
| Reference | Source/Provider |
| Building Aran Models' Ferret Mk. 2/3 | by Don Dingwall via Missing-Lynx |
