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Saladin (FV601) Mark 1 & 2 Armored Car
Specifications
| Country of Origin/Used by: | Great Britain (and Many Others) |
| First Produced/Service Dates: | 1958 |
| Manufactured by: | Alvis Ltd. |
| Crew: | 3 |
| Armament: | Main: 76mm Cannon; Co-Axial: .30 cal Machine Gun; Tertiary: .30 cal MG on Right-Top of Turret Roof. |
| Engine: | 8 CylinderGasoline |
| Miscellaneous Info: | No Mark 1 Saladins were ever put in production. The Mk 1 designation only references the six pre-production vehicles built by Crossley Motors. The Mark 2 production vehicles share many common parts with the Saracen FV603 APC. |
| Data Sheet Available: |
None Available |
Photos
| Reference | Source/Provider |
| Saladin Mark 1 & 2 Armored Car Photos (Taken at the Tank Museum - Bovington, UK) |
Major (Retired) Don Allen - Orleans, Ontario Canada |
Saladin Mark 1 Armored Car Photo (Taken at the Tank Museum - Bovington, UK) |
Dennis Trowbridge - Bristol, UK |
| Saladin Mark 2 Armored Car Photo (Above) | David Green - Oxfordshire, UK |
| Saladin Mark 2 Armored Car Photos (Beltring 2005) | David Green |
| Saladin Mark 2 Armored Car Photos | Dave Haugh - Content Editor |
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Saladin Mark 2 Armored Car Photos (Taken at the Imperial War Museum -
Duxford) |
Patrick Keenan - Editor |
| Saladin Mark 2 Armored Car Photos | Tim Lingle - Princeton, New Jersey USA |
| Saladin Mark 2 Armored Car Photos (Taken at the Australian Armour & Artillery Museum - Cairns) | Mckenna35 - Fort Collins, Colorado USA |
| Saladin Mark 2 Armored Car Photos | Keith Paget - Northampton, UK |
| Saladin Mark 2 Armored Car Photos (F Sqn 3RTR SBA - Cyprus 1986-88) | Lt. Col. Dick Taylor (RTR) -
Blandford Forum, |
| Saladin Mark 2 Armored Car Photos | Lt. Col. Dick Taylor |
| Saladin Mark 2 Armored Car Photos (Beltring 2005) | Dennis Trowbridge |
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Honduran Saladin Mark 2 Armored Car Photo |
Dave Haugh |
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Indonesian Saladin Mark 2 Armored Car Photo |
Dave Haugh |
| Jordanian? Saladin Mark 2 Armored Car Photos | Christophe Jacquemont - France |
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.jpg) Libyan Saladin Mark 2
Armored Car Photos |
Dave Haugh |
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.jpg) Saladin Mark 2
Armored Car with Swingfire Anti-Tank Missile System Photos |
Dave Haugh |
References Available
Online
| Reference | Source/Provider |
| "British Wheeled Armor on Cyprus" By Stelios Markides | Armored Car - The Wheeled Fighting Vehicle Journal (Issue #32, Page 3) |
| "Last of the Line - No More Armored Cars in the British Army?" By Peter Brown | Armored Car - The Wheeled Fighting Vehicle Journal (Issue #32, Page 1) |
Printed
| Reference | Author |
"An Export Success" May 2022
Issue of
Classic Military
Vehicle
Magazine) |
David Fletcher |
| British Armoured Cars Since 1945 | Simon Dunstan |
| Encyclopedia of Armoured Cars | Duncan Crow & Robert J. Icks |
| Saladin Mk II: In Detail (R078) (Wings & Wheels Publications) | |
| "Six-Wheeled Firepower" (September 2020 Issue of Classic Military Vehicle Magazine) | David Garden |
| Wheeled Armoured Fighting Vehicles In Service | B.T. White |
Hobby Modeling
Kits and Accessories
| Model Kit | Manufacturer | Scale | Other Information |
| Saladin Mark 2 Armored Car Model Kit (K131) | Accurate Armour | 1/35 | Multi-Media |
| Saladin Mark 2 Armored Car Model Kit with Interior/Engine (K131i) | Accurate Armour | 1/35 | Multi-Media |
| Saladin Mark 2 Armored Car Kit (3554) | Dragon Models (Black Label Series) | 1/35 | Injection Molded Plastic. |
| Saladin Mark 2 Armored Car Kit | Firing Line/Dartmoor Models | 1/35 | Initially all White Metal; Second run kits with Firing Line have a resin hull. |
| Saladin Mark 2 Armored Car Kit | JB Models | 1/76 | |
| Saladin Mark 2 Armored Car Model Kit | Kit Form Services | 1/24 | Multi-Media |
| Saladin Mark 2 Armored Car Kit | Tamiya | 1/35 | Injection Molded Plastic. Out of Production and VERY old. |
| Aftermarket Set | Manufacturer | Scale | Other Information |
| Saladin Mark 2 Armored Car Sagged Wheel Set (DW35079) | DEF Model | 1/35 | Resin. |
| Saladin Mark 2 Armored Car Upgrade Set (HKCW CK3525) | Hong Kong Creation Workshop | 1/35 | Mixed Media; For Dragon Models Kit. Ex-Inside the Armour Set without DEF Model Wheels. |
| Saladin Mark 2 Armored Car Basic Upgrade Set | Inside the Armour | 1/35 | Mixed Media, including DEF Model Wheels; For Dragon Models Kit. Out of Production. Re-released by Hong Kong Creation Workshop. |
| British Army FV 601(C) Saladin Armored Car Upgrade & Gun Set (MR-35477) | MR Modellbau | 1/35 | Resin with Aluminum Barrel; For Dragon Models Kit |
| German Border Police FV 601(D) Saladin Armored Car Upgrade & Gun Set (MR-35482) | MR Modellbau | 1/35 | Resin with Aluminum Barrel; For Dragon Models Kit |
Model Photos
| Reference | Source/Provider |
| Saladin Mark 2 Armored Car Model Photos (1/35 Firing Line) | Noel Baker - Rainham, Kent UK |
| Saladin Mark 2 Armored Car Model Photos (1/35 Dragon) | Mike Oberholtzer - River Forest, Illinois USA |
