Trevor smith Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 Well here are some of the pictures from the daimler ferret that i have acquired and started stripping. Man its alot of work to tear that engine apart its quite the design. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirhc Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 You've got a lot of work there! What were they trying to do with the doors on the side and extra 'stuff'? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robin craig Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 Dont forget that I have a complete spare hull that you could build up using all your parts except the hull. Robin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 something very odd about that vehicle, wonder where it came from? Doubt it was ex- British army as it has an Aviation Jersey rebuild engine fitted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toner Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 Hi. Great pictures, I look forward to seeing you progress with this. Do you know anything about its history? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopa Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 (edited) The color suggested UN, the doors on the side looked like an adaption to carry a stretcher. On the canadiansoldiers.com website I found the following: "Canada purchased 124 Ferret Mark I Scout Cars in 1954, and used them until 1981. None of the Canadian vehicles had turrets. They were used not only in Canada but also overseas, in West Germany and on Cyprus, for example. Final disposition was: 23 used as range targets 4 to museums 74 sold surplus via CADC (Crown Assets Disposal Corporation) 1 converted to a funeral vehicle 10 sold as a second batch of surplus 10 converted to monuments 1 scrapped (in 1975) 1 unknown" I wonder if yours was the one converted to a funeral vehicle? Where are you in FL? I'm in Fort Myers on the west coast. If you need measurements there is a ferret in the military history museum in Kissimee, just south of Orlando.E Edited November 25, 2014 by Chopa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor smith Posted November 25, 2014 Author Share Posted November 25, 2014 Yes im actually an hour from you im in clewiston fl. As for the doors im not sure if the guy before me fabricated them to make it easier to get into or what the deal is with it. Not too much on the history other than it was canadian and has the b60 engine in it. I have thousands of pictures i just have to go through them. In the process of stripping the inside so i can do a full restore of the interior. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeferret Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 yes,very interesting Ferret indeed.......I like those doors...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 (edited) something very odd about that vehicle, wonder where it came from? Doubt it was ex- British army as it has an Aviation Jersey rebuild engine fitted. How do you recognise that Richard? Aviation Jersey were in the 1970's Alvis Fighting Vehicle main dealear. There was a major row in Parliment about a 'British' company refurbishing Metor engines from Rhodesian Saracens. The other side of the factory in St Aubins made electric wheelchairs. Never could decide if that was salving conciense, or cashing in at both ends. Edited November 25, 2014 by Tony B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirhc Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 How do you recognise that Richard? . Aviation Jersey rebuild plate on the side of the engine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Barrell Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 Metor engines from Rhodesian Saracens. Assuming you mean Meteor, that would be something to see! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 Assuming you mean Meteor, that would be something to see! Adrian, Tony never lets the facts get in the way of a good story Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guykay Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 Not sure how you'd get a coffin in there. Wouldn't it stick out the side a bit. Not a particularly stylish way to be transported to your resting place. Also what's the armoured bit sticking out by the rear wheel for? whatever the reason, it makes entry & exit from ferret a lot easier than pouring yourself in through the drivers hatch or rattling down through the turret bashing yourself on every sharp edge as you do so! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor smith Posted November 25, 2014 Author Share Posted November 25, 2014 Not sure how you'd get a coffin in there. Wouldn't it stick out the side a bit. Not a particularly stylish way to be transported to your resting place.Also what's the armoured bit sticking out by the rear wheel for? whatever the reason, it makes entry & exit from ferret a lot easier than pouring yourself in through the drivers hatch or rattling down through the turret bashing yourself on every sharp edge as you do so! If your talking about the rear left it was modified for an external tank so that the fuel tank wasn't inside, haven't decided yet if im going to locate back inside Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 Adrian,Tony never lets the facts get in the way of a good story No poor spelling. :-D The workshop factory was at La Haule on the sea front of St Aubin bay. That's now housing. The last time I was over the company still have an office by the Co-Op in St Aubin's. There was at that time a Saracen under tarpulin round the back. Wonder what ever happned to that? As an aside I wasn't the only one there who couldn't spell. Afore said engines went back in crates stenceled Avation Jersey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pru426 Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 Trevor was it modified for Hollywood etc.?...escape doorway is quite wide if it´s canadian stamped reg. number is on there pekka ttfn 02 cc 30 54 82550 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor smith Posted November 25, 2014 Author Share Posted November 25, 2014 Trevor was it modified for Hollywood etc.?...escape doorway is quite wide if it´s canadian stamped reg. number is on there pekka ttfn 02 cc 30 54 82550 Srry not sure what you mean by modified for hollywood, the doors were widened at some point i believe that they were widened by the previous owner, think he just did it that way so it was easier to get in but not 100% on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirhc Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 As an aside I wasn't the only one there who couldn't spell. Afore said engines went back in crates stenceled Avation Jersey. There's a bigger problem than the spelling... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 Hey! In about 1973 all we got were two very beat up V12 engines.:-D I got told by the foreman they were from Saracens, then he gave me and the other apprentice the job of cleaning all the hard caked, and I mean hard, red clay off the beasts. Daft thing is even we oiks knew they were South African/ Rhodesian, at the time of sanctions. Maybe a local mod, after all the S.A goverment at the time were extremly good at getting around sanctions.It was about two years later some MP finally got uo on his legs to spout in Westminster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 Hey! In about 1973 all we got were two very beat up V12 engines.:-D I got told by the foreman they were from Saracens, then he gave me and the other apprentice the job of cleaning all the hard caked, and I mean hard, red clay off the beasts. Daft thing is even we oiks knew they were South African/ Rhodesian, at the time of sanctions. Maybe a local mod, after all the S.A goverment at the time were extremly good at getting around sanctions.It was about two years later some MP finally got uo on his legs to spout in Westminster. Don't believe everything you are told, just try and get a V12 Meteor in a Saracen, might fit in the back door but not the engine bay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 Richard, I was so green I could get lost in the grass. :-D First day there an old Saracen was around the back under a tarp. I was given a long starting handle and told that every day I had to turn the engine one hundred times to stop it freezing up. Along with Prussian Blue round the edge of the engineers loupe, buckets of steam and boxes of 9/8 inch holes. Them were the days. :nut: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pru426 Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 http://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_209842-Daimler-Ferret-Scout-Car-1952.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor smith Posted November 26, 2014 Author Share Posted November 26, 2014 heres more pics of the engine block. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptMax Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 Great pictures Trevor, keep them coming. Looks as if that motor is going to need some serious attention. You have more ambition than I to take on a project like that, but you are inspiring me. CaptMax Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeferret Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 So how is the restoration going ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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