Ferret armoured car

The Ferret armoured car, also called the Ferret scout car, is a British armoured fighting vehicle designed and built for reconnaissance and produced between 1952 and 1971 by the UK company Daimler. Daimler won the development contract in October 1948 on the strength of the Dingo, and the first prototype of the Car, Scout, 4x4, Liaison (Ferret) Mark 1, designated FV 701(C), was delivered in June 1950. It shared the Dingo's H form drive train and used a 4.26 litre Rolls-Royce B.60 six cylinder petrol engine giving 116 bhp, later 129 bhp, with a five speed preselector epicyclic gearbox, larger 9.00x16 run flat tyres and a longer wheelbase. The Mark 2 added a one person traversable turret. Armour of 6 to 16 mm gave splinter protection, and it was used by the British Army, the RAF Regiment and Commonwealth armies.