robin craig Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 The small plate that is tack welded to the right side of the interior of the hull, bears the following for two different vehicles, what can anyone tell me about them please Vehicle No1 337.8.4.4 Vehicle No2 447.8.8.4 Robin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marmite!! Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 Both... built under contract Number 6/FV/4267 Year 1951 Type: FV701C MK1 Reg numbers under this contract 32BA81-38BA73 Quantity built under this contract 592, this was the third contract ordered. First was for 2 Prototype Ferrets, second contract was for 6 Ferrets. No1 Hull Number 337 reg 36BA11 No2 Hull Number 447 reg 37BA21 The other digits after the hull numbers are dates but can't remember how to decipher them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robin craig Posted December 12, 2009 Author Share Posted December 12, 2009 Well, well, well aint that interesting. The thing is, the numbers I posted belong to the two Canadian Mk1 Ferrets that I have bought and am bringing back to Canada. So all I can assume is that in those times there was some kind of foreign military sales system under which those vehicles were sold to Canada by. hmm isnt that interesting. Thanks mate Robin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john fox Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 (edited) Robin have you not been in touch with Colin Stevens who has researched all 124 Canadian Ferrets? He should be able to answer everything about the history of yours BTW he has just published a book listing them http://www.servicepub.com/ Edited December 12, 2009 by john fox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 Well, well, well aint that interesting. The thing is, the numbers I posted belong to the two Canadian Mk1 Ferrets that I have bought and am bringing back to Canada. So all I can assume is that in those times there was some kind of foreign military sales system under which those vehicles were sold to Canada by. hmm isnt that interesting. Thanks mate Robin The Ferrets for Australia were also allocated British military numbers at around the same time. It may have been because the production run was originally intended solely for British Army, but to speed up delivery to Canada and Australia some were taken out of the run. Just for interest to you, one Aussie Ferret was numbered 37BA23 ( one of yours being 37BA21 ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robin craig Posted December 13, 2009 Author Share Posted December 13, 2009 Thanks for all the pointers. I am in contact with Colin Stevens already, he doesnt have a listing of hull numbers to registration or CFRs as we call them. I will have to wait until they get here and can rub them down and find the stamped numbers on the hulls. It seems that the Canadian and Australian vehicles were into service ahead of the British ones. Just had a bit of a set back on getting them home, because of paperwork delays it is likely they wont be home until the new year. Robin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlienFTM Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 Both... built under contract Number 6/FV/4267 Year 1951 Type: FV701C MK1 Reg numbers under this contract 32BA81-38BA73 That had me in a bit of a sweat. My last rebro Ferret was 33BA81 and I reckoned it was the oldest vehicle in Alanbrooke Bks, Paderborn in 1981 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toolman Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 Hello Lee I saw your post about the canadian Ferrets and was just wondering if you can help me with identification of my ferret. The Hull Number is 1436-5-58. Number 1436, built in May 1958. I think it might be somewhere between 00CA79 to 00CA91....... Any Ideas? Cheers Matt Both... built under contract Number 6/FV/4267 Year 1951 Type: FV701C MK1 Reg numbers under this contract 32BA81-38BA73 Quantity built under this contract 592, this was the third contract ordered. First was for 2 Prototype Ferrets, second contract was for 6 Ferrets. No1 Hull Number 337 reg 36BA11 No2 Hull Number 447 reg 37BA21 The other digits after the hull numbers are dates but can't remember how to decipher them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marmite!! Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 Hello Lee I saw your post about the canadian Ferrets and was just wondering if you can help me with identification of my ferret. The Hull Number is 1436-5-58. Number 1436, built in May 1958. I think it might be somewhere between 00CA79 to 00CA91....... Any Ideas? Cheers Matt John Guppy's is 00CA92 hull number 1438*5*58 so that should make yours 00CA90 That all I can dig up at the mo.. Cheers Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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