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Daimler Mark 2 Armored Car
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Specifications
| Country of Origin/Used by: | Great Britain |
| First Produced/Service Dates: | 1941 |
| Manufactured by: | Daimler Company Ltd. |
| Crew: | 3 |
| Armament: | Main: 2 pounder Cannon.; Co-Axial: Besa 7.92mm Machine Gun |
| Engine: | 6 Cylinder Petrol |
| Miscellaneous Info: | The Daimler 2 had improvements made to the vehicle and differed slightly from the Daimler Mark 1. Some of the improvements included a new welded turret, a modified gun mantlet/mount, new radiator and the addition of a driver's escape hatch. |
| Data Sheet Available: |
Daimler Mark 2 Data Sheet
from Dave Haugh. |
Photos
| Reference | Source/Provider |
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Daimler Armored Car Chassis Photo |
The David Haugh Collection |
| Daimler Mark 2 Armored Car Photos | Major (Retired) Don Allen - Orleans, Ontario Canada |
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Daimler Mark 2 Armored Car Photo |
Danish Nationalmuseet |
| Daimler Mark 2 Armored Car Photos | The Massimo Foti Collection |
| Daimler Mark 2 Armored Car Photos | The David Haugh Collection |
| Daimler Mark 2 Armored Car Detail Photos (The Tank Museum - Bovington, UK) | Alan McNeilly - England |
| Daimler Mark 2 Armored Car Photos (The Tank Museum - Bovington, UK) | Dennis Trowbridge - Bristol, UK |
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Daimler Mark 2 Armored Car Photo (New Zealand) |
The David Haugh Collection |
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Daimler Mark 1 or 2 Armored Car Photos |
Danish Nationalmuseet |
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Daimler Mark 1 or 2 Armored Car Photo |
Imperial War Museum |
Daimler Mark 2 Armored Car Stowage Sketches |
The Dave Haugh Collection |
References Available
Online
| Reference | Source/Provider |
| "British Armored Cars in the Middle East, Late 1942" By Peter Brown | Armored Car - The Wheeled Fighting Vehicle Journal (Issue #33) |
| "British Armored Car Production Figures - 1945" | By Peter Brown |
| "(British) Vehicle Cencus In Germany - 1945" | By Peter Brown |
| Daimler Armoured Car: Additional Details | by Peter Brown via Missing-Lynx |
| "Daimler Armored Car in 1/1 and 1/35th, The" By Peter Brown | Armored Car - The Wheeled Fighting Vehicle Journal (Issue #23) |
| Daimler Armored Car Information and Photos (Scans of the Vehicle Technical Manual) | Stephen Tegner - South Africa |
| "First Belgian Armored Car Squadron of WW II, The (Part 1): Belgian Armored Cars in Great Britain" By Raymond Surlemont | Armored Car - The Wheeled Fighting Vehicle Journal (Issue #16) |
| "First Belgian Armored Car Squadron of WW IIThe (Part 2): Belgian Armored Cars in Great Britain" By Raymond Surlemont | Armored Car - The Wheeled Fighting Vehicle Journal (Issue #17) |
Printed
| Reference | Author |
| A Photo History of Armoured Cars in Two World Wars | George Forty |
| Armoured Cars - AFV Weapons Profile #21 | B.T. White |
| British Armoured Cars: 1914-1945 | B.T. White |
| British Armoured Cars Since 1945 | Simon Dunstan |
| Encyclopedia of Armoured Cars | Duncan Crow & Robert J. Icks |
| "Into the Archives: Daimler Armoured Cars" (January 2010 Issue of Military Machines International Magazine) | Tom Cornelius |
| "Vehicles of the Reconnaissance Corps" (March 2022 Issue of Classic Military Vehicle Magazine) | David Garden |
Hobby Modeling
Kits and Accessories
| Model Kit | Manufacturer | Scale | Other Information |
|
Daimler Mark 2
Armored Car Kit (K058) Review by Phil Greenwood in Issue #24 of "Armored Car: The Wheeled Fighting Vehicle Journal" |
Accurate Armour | 1/35 | Resin |
| Daimler Mark 2 (WWII Version) Armored Car Model Kit (35GM0012) | Gecko Models | 1/35 | Injection Molded Plastic. Coming Soon as of February 2022. |
| Daimler Mark 2 Armored Car Kit | Hasegawa | 1/72 | Injection Molded Plastic |
| Daimler Mark 2 Armored Car Kit | Wespe Models | 1/48 | Resin |
| Aftermarket Item | Manufacturer | Scale | Other Information |
| British 2-Pounder AFV Barrel (35006) | Accurate Armour | 1/35 | Turned Aluminum |
| Daimler Armored Car Wheel Set (DW30066) | DEF Model | 1/35 | Resin. For the Gecko Models Kits. |
Model Photos
| Reference | Source/Provider |
| Daimler Mark 2 Armored Car Model Kit (1/72 Hasegawa) | Ron Bell - Columbus, Ohio USA |
