Reply With QuoteMy dad owns one 🤦 🤷🏻
Worth a thread of its own, its a great film.
Its set up a little for effect but it would have been great fun doing this little tour around Europe.
How I ever managed to get in the drivers seat is a mystery,they where very tight inside.
In the Saracen the seat used to flip back,I cant remember on the Ferret.
B60 Rolls Royce designed engine built by Jaguar if I recall correct???
They where withdrawn from NI as they upset the locals.
Daimler Ferret Mk2 Armored Scout Car
Faced with the requirement to update its light armored vehicles post-WW2, the British Ministry of Defence turned to the Daimler company, whose experience in this specialised field included the successful Dingo scout car. Development began in 1949 and the resulting Ferret armored – or scout – car first entered service in 1952. The Ferret shared many design features with its Dingo predecessor but incorporated a larger crew compartment and a small machine gun turret. Life within the Ferret could be extremely noisy, as the two-man crew shared the all-welded steel monocoque body with the running gear. The six-cylinder engine was a Rolls-Royce B60 overhead-valve gasoline unit developing 129bhp, good enough to endow the 3.75-ton (‘dry’) Ferret with a top speed close to 60mph. Power was transmitted via a fluid flywheel to a five-speed pre-selective gearbox (a combination Daimler had long been familiar with) and then via a transfer case to all four wheels, that were shod with ‘run flat’ tires. The turret, when fitted, carried a single 0.30” caliber (7.62mm) Browning machine gun. Six grenade launchers were fitted to the hull (three on each side) and carried smoke grenades in British Army service.
Several different versions of the Ferret were produced, including those with varying equipment, turret or no turret, and some armed with Vigilant or Swingfire anti-tank missiles. Heavier armor, a sealed hull for fording and a three-man crew were features of later types, while the Saracen APC’s turret was fitted from the Mk2 onwards. Including all marks and experimental variants there have probably been over 60 different types of Ferret.
The Ferret was produced between 1952 and 1971 during which time approximately 4,400 were built. Fast and small enough to be used in an urban environment yet strong enough to negotiate rugged terrain off road, it remains in service with armed forces around the world, including those of Commonwealth countries. Although no longer in service with the British Army, it was used by the latter as late as the Gulf War in the 1990s. The Ferret is very popular with private collectors of military vehicles due to its compact size and relatively affordable price.
My dad owns one 🤦 🤷🏻
WikiLink...Current operators.
That list surprised me, especially in the light of these Wiki quotes..."The Ferret was developed in 1949..." and The Ferret was produced between 1952 and 1971...
Having been inspired to watch an American YouTuber extolling the virtues of the DH Vampire by an earlier TZ thread, I'm fully in nostalgic those were the days and where did it all go wrong mode.
OP...thanks for posting.
He also used to have a Saracen and a Sampsonmanaged to persuade him to get rid of those!!
Originally Posted by dougair
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Nice have you driven it?
Ahh...the Saracen. Another 1950s vehicle with unexpected (to me) longevity. I must dig out my MatchBox models...
PS Apart from the staged reporting, the voice recognition subtitles are amusing. Check out the various interpretations of "Disley". My spelling may be wrong but see what YT managed to come up with.
Last edited by PickleB; 6th January 2024 at 18:17.
All those vehicles we drove and operated then we would now pay a fortune to have a "cabby of"nowadays.
Thats the term we used going for a "Cabby".
Lets see if I can remember what I drove at some time or other.
I only had HGV 3 and only got a track licence after I had been driving 432s for months without one.
No instruction, no written test I just drove through the town and surrounding area,things where different then.
Same for my bike test,HGV3 was the only one done properly.
I ended up driving lots of HGV2s as well (no choice).
No instuctions on Clansman radio procdure/operation either learnt it on the job in the field.
At first I had to speak in clear which didnt go down to well (not my fault though).
Bedford TK
Bedford MK
Bedford RL
Bedford MK Hiab
AEC Calm (knocker)
AEC Millitant
AEC Recovery truck
Fordson panel truck
Saracen
Humber Pig
Ferret
432 mk1 (got to fire the 81mm mortar out the back when I made friends with the mortar boys).
434
Scimitar
Land Rover 10/11 (I think)
Land Rover series 3
Land Rover various chassis sizes
Land rover 1 Tonne
Commer truck
BSA B40
Triumph TRW (only 100m it broke down and was scrapped)
Eager Beaver
I still have H on my licence would love to drive 432s again.
Been looking at tanks a lot and othey companys.
Last edited by bwest76; 6th January 2024 at 18:32.
God no, that would end badly Im sure. He does though 😁
Its not to difficult, select gear by hand then press the preselect foot lever (its not a clutch).
Though if its out of adjustment it could kick back and that hurts.
Steerings easy and brakes are good within limits.
Vision isnt as bad as some armoured vehicles either.
I would ask him to take you of the road somewhere and have some fun.
Something for many years I would have loved to own, bet these bring strong money now!My dad owns one 🤦 🤷🏻
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Fill yer boots.
https://tanks-alot.co.uk/military-vehicles-for-sale/
Its worth a fair bit more than he paid for it thats for sure. Hes had it maybe 20 yrs!
He lives on the side of a Welsh hill so to be fair Id just need to avoid the sheep 🐑 😁
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