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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.
Armoured cars and scout cars Dingo Scout Car (Australia) [1] Lynx Scout Car (Canada) – adaptation of Daimler Dingo using local chassis and engine; S1 Scout Car (Australian) Fox armoured car (Canada) – adaptation of Humber armoured car produced using local chassis; Marmon-Herrington armoured car (South Africa) Rhino heavy armoured car ...
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 ...
Immediately prior to the war, this changed with vehicles such as the Dingo designed from the start for armoured use. Such vehicles provided better handling, along with removing many compromises in design caused by the inherited chassis. Scout cars. Daimler Dingo (6,626) Humber scout car (4,300) Light reconnaissance cars. Humber light ...
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 ...
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 ...
The first British vehicle of this type to enter service was the Daimler Dingo. [6] After the war, this role was filled by the Daimler Ferret. [7] Scout cars were gradually superseded by more heavily armed vehicles for light reconnaissance, such as the FV721 Fox armored car. [8]