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The Daimler scout car, known in service as the Daimler Dingo (after the Australian wild dog), is a British light, fast four-wheel drive reconnaissance vehicle also used for liaison during the Second World War.
The Dingo Scout Car was a light armoured car built in Australia during World War II. They were produced by the Ford motor company during 1942.
'Light reconnaissance cars' existed during the Second World War, notably the Daimler Dingo. Given its experience with the successful Dingo (6,626 produced and one of two British AFVs produced throughout WWII) Daimler was awarded a development contract in October 1948, and in June 1950 the first prototype of the Car, Scout, 4×4, Liaison (Ferret ...
Dingo Scout Car (Australia) [1] – only saw service in Australia; Lynx Scout Car (Canada) – adaptation of Daimler Dingo using local chassis and engine; S1 Scout Car (Australian) – Australian design built for US Army service; never left Australia; Fox armoured car (Canada) – adaptation of Humber armoured car produced using local chassis
Pages in category "World War II scout cars" ... BA-64; D. Daimler Dingo; Dingo (scout car) H. Humber scout car; K. Kurogane Type 95; L. Lince (armored car) M. M3 ...
The Daimler armoured car was a parallel development to the Daimler Dingo scout car, a small armoured vehicle for scouting and liaison roles. It was another Birmingham Small Arms Company design. A larger version designed on the same layout as the Dingo fitted with the turret similar to that of the Mark VII 'Tetrarch' Light Tank and a more ...
AEC armoured car (629) Daimler armoured car (2,694) Daimler scout car (Dingo) (6,626) Guy armoured car (101) Humber armoured car (5,400) Humber light reconnaissance car (over 3,600) Humber scout car (at least 4,102) Lanchester 6×4 armoured car (35) Lynx Canadian version of Daimler Dingo; Morris light reconnaissance car (over 2,200) Morris CS9 ...
During World War II, the British generally used armoured cars for reconnaissance, from the machine gun armed Humber Light Reconnaissance Car and Daimler Dingo to the 6-pdr (57 mm) gun equipped AEC armoured car. Post war the British Army used the Ferret and later, Fox scout cars.