sirhc Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 According to Pat Ware's book there were 32 Mk 5 Ferrets built. I know there is one at the Tank Museum, and one at B&E Boyes. There was one on the show circuit a few years ago which was then on milweb. Where are the rest? Anyone seen one in a museum, at a show, on the ranges or anywhere else? Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 Where are the rest? Anyone seen one in a museum, at a show, on the ranges or anywhere else? Shot to pieces I can remember in the late Seventies or thereabouts, a load of these coming into the workshops on a train ( we had sidings there). The wheel stations were removed.........possibly engines and gearboxes as well, but never saw them so perhaps they had been removed already. Then they went to the local ranges. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian2b Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 I am sure Paul Thompson had a MK5 which was up for sale some years ago. Not sure if it has a new owner now or not but havent seen one at a show laterly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian2b Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 Couple of links. Ferret Registry http://www.ferret-afv.org/oldfh/FH4.htm Paul's mk5 http://web.archive.org/web/20050105093222/www.ferretscoutcar.info/members/owners/03ee02/03ee02.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirhc Posted December 16, 2008 Author Share Posted December 16, 2008 Yes it was Paul Thompson who had the Mk 5, not seen it since it was on milweb. It sounds like there aren't going to be any others turning up any time soon. Richard, do you know which ranges they went on? Not that there would be anything left now! Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlienFTM Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 Couple of links. Ferret Registry http://www.ferret-afv.org/oldfh/FH4.htm Paul's mk5 http://web.archive.org/web/20050105093222/www.ferretscoutcar.info/members/owners/03ee02/03ee02.html That's interesting. Ferret Registry lists 33BA81 as a Mark 1/1 configured as a Mark 2/3. When I commanded it as a 15/19H Command Troop Rebroadcast in 1980 (having been taken on 15/19H strength in late 1977) it was undoubtedly a Mark 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 Richard, do you know which ranges they went on? Not that there would be anything left now! Chris, Lydd Ranges. Might well have gone to the scrap man by now though. Over the years I have seen remains of Churchill and Daimler Armoured Car there.......all gone now. Also I surveyed a Mk1 Matilda which had been the target on a PIAT range long ago, parts of it were subsequently used on the running example at Bovington. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 Hi Guys, I have seen 2 in a pit on STANTA (thetford) , they were filled to the top with concrete and then shot to sh1t. i have some photos some where with reg numbers numbers on. i know i had the smoke dischargers off of one for the Scorp i had at the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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