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Daimler Dingo/Ford Lynx
Scout Car
Specifications
| Country of Origin/Used by: | Dingo: Great Britain; Lynx: Canada; (Many other countries used both scout cars) |
| First Produced/Service Dates: | 1939 |
| Manufactured by: | Dingo: Daimler Company Ltd. Lynx: Ford Motor Company |
| Crew: | 2 |
| Armament: | (1) .303 BREN Machine Gun |
| Engine: | Dingo: 6 Cylinder Gasoline; Lynx: 8 Cylinder Gasoline |
| Miscellaneous Info: | In 1938, the
British War Office (BWO) invited a number of companies to design a new
armored scout car, which ultimately became the Daimler Dingo Scout Car
series. Three (3) firms produced prototypes: Alvis Car & Engineering
Company, Birmingham Cycles Ltd. (e.g. B.S.A) and Morris Commercial Cars.
The B.S.A. Scout Car
design was ultimately selected, although the vehicles were produced by
sister-firm Daimler Company Ltd. There were a number of versions of the Dingo produced including the Mark 1, Mark 1a, Mark 1b, Mark 2 and Mark 3. The major visual differences you can easily recognize are that the Mark 1 has a sliding roof over the crew compartment, the Mark 1a & 1b vehicles have a folding roof, the Mark 2 has 2-wheel steering (whereas the previous marks had 4-wheeled steering) and the Mark 3 has an open top. The Dingo and Lynx were fairly close in appearance except that the Canadian Lynx was larger by about 20 inches in length and a ton in in weight. To make matters a bit more confusing, the Italians also produced the Autoblinda Lince during World War Two, which was a copy of the Dingo Mark 1a. |
| Data Sheet Available: |
None Available |
Photos
| Reference | Source/Provider |
Dingo Mark 2 Scout Car Photo (Taken at the Tank Museum -Bovington,
UK) |
Keith Paget - Northampton, UK |
| Dingo Mark 2 Scout Car Photos (Vehicle Owner - Andy Hacking) | Martyn Smith - England |
 Dingo Mark
2
Scout Car Photos |
William Testaert - Brussels, Belgium |
| Dingo Mark 2 Scout Car Photos (Taken at The Tank Museum - Bovington, UK) | Dennis Trowbridge - Bristol, UK |
Dingo Mark 2 Scout Car Photo -Modified for use in the Malayan Emergency
(Taken at the 2005 War
& Peace show - Beltring, UK) |
Dennis Trowbridge |
| Dingo Mark 2 Scout Car Photos | WarWheels.Net Supporter - St. Louis, Missouri USA |
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Dingo Mark 2? Scout Car Photo (In New Zealand Service) |
Australian War Memorial |
Dingo Mark 2? Scout Car Photo (In New Zealand Service - Korea 1952) |
Australian National Archives |
Dingo Mark 3 Scout Car Photo |
Ken Adolphe - Bristol, UK |
| Dingo Mark 3 Scout Car Photos | Neil Baumgardner - Arlington, Virginia USA |
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Dingo Mark 3 Scout Car Photo (Taken at The National Museum of
Military Vehicles - Dubois, WY
USA) |
Mark Holloway- Bridger, Montana USA |
| Dingo Mark 3 Scout Car Photos (Taken at the WWII Victory Museum - Auburn, Indiana USA) | Patrick Keenan - Editor |
| Dingo Mark 3 Scout Car Photos | Dave Page - Ballston, Virginia USA |
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Dingo Scout Car Photos [Captured by Italians- Benghazi February 1942.
Shown in photos, Antonio Nalin (right) of the Ariete Division] |
Diego Faccio - Ephrata, Pennsylvania USA |
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Dingo Scout Car Photo (British Expeditionary Force - 1940) |
German Bundesarchiv |
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Dingo Scout Car Photos- Modified for use in the Malayan Emergency |
Australian War Memorial |
| Canadian Dingo Scout Car Photos (Dieppe Raid - 1942) | German Bundesarchiv |
| Canadian Dingo Scout Car Photos (Before & After Dieppe Raid - 1942) | Collected by Anthony Sewards - Canada |
| Lynx Mark 2 Scout Car Photos | Australian War Memorial |
| Lynx Mark 2 Scout Car Photos (Taken at the RAAC Museum -Puckapunyal) | Brad James - Australia |
| Lynx Mark 2 Scout Car Photos | Marius van Aardt - South Africa |
| Lynx Mark 2 Scout Car Photos (In Israeli Service) | Rob Goldman - Kfar Saba, Israel |
References Available
Online
| Reference | Author |
| "British Armored Cars in Europe- 1944-1945" by Peter Brown | Armored Car - The Wheeled Fighting Vehicle Journal (Issue #35) |
| "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" | Peter Brown |
"Daimler Dingos in the Malayan Emergency" WarWheels Article |
Ley Reynolds - Australia |
| "The First Belgian Armored Car Squadron of WW II (Part 1): Belgian Armored Cars in Great Britain" by Raymond Surlemont | Armored Car - The Wheeled Fighting Vehicle Journal (Issue #16) |
| "The First Belgian Armored Car Squadron of WW II (Part 2): Belgian Armored Cars in Great Britain" by Raymond Surlemont | Armored Car - The Wheeled Fighting Vehicle Journal (Issue #17) |
| "Free Greek Armored Vehicles in the Mid-East Circa 1943" by T. Metsovitis | Armored Car - The Wheeled Fighting Vehicle Journal (Issue #24) |
| Line Drawing of the Daimler Dingos By Hubert Cance | Armored Car - The Wheeled Fighting Vehicle Journal (Issue #13) |
| "Turreted Daimler Dingos (In Malaya)" by Peter Brown | Armored Car - The Wheeled Fighting Vehicle Journal (Issue #13) |
| Daimler Dingo Photos & Drawings | British Kit and Weapons Website |
Printed
| Reference | Author |
| A Photo History of Armoured Cars in Two World Wars | George Forty |
| Armoured Cars: 1900-1963 (The Royal Armoured Corps Tank Museum) | |
| Armoured Cars - AFV Weapons Profile #21 | B.T. White |
 "A
Very British Dingo" (June 2020 Issue of Classic
Military Vehicle Magazine) |
Clare Westbrook |
| British Armoured Cars: 1914-1945 | B.T. White |
"The Calm Before the Storm" (Build Review/Diorama of the
Miniart
1/35 Daimler Dingo Mark 2 Scout Car) (June 2013
Issue of
Airfix Model World Magazine) |
Johan Augustsson |
| Captured Armored Cars and Other Vehicles In Wehrmacht Service in World War 2 | Werner Regenberg |
|
"Daimler
Dingo" (September
2014 Issue of Military Machines International
Magazine) |
Ian Young |
| Daimler Scout Car 1/35 Line Drawings | George Bradford |
| Dingo Scout Car In detail (R 055) | Wings & Wheels Productions |
| Encyclopedia of Armoured Cars | Duncan Crow & Robert J. Icks |
| Ford Lynx Mark 1 and Mark 2 Scout Car 1/35 Line Drawings | George Bradford |
| "Life In the Old Dog Yet" (July 2017 Issue of Classic Military Vehicles Magazine) | Lt. Peirs Flay, LCoH. Adam Blackmore-Heal & LCoH. Harry Day |
| Lynx Scout Car In Canadian Service, The (Service Publications) | Roger Lucy |
| "On the Prowl" (November 2024 Issue of Classic Military Vehicle Magazine) | Neil Huband |
|
"Royal Malaysian Police" (September
2008 Issue of Military Machines International
Magazine) |
Ian Stroud |
| U.S. Armoured Cars - AFV Weapons Profile #40 | Robert J. Icks |
| "Vehicles of the Reconnaissance Corps" (March 2022 Issue of Classic Military Vehicle Magazine) | David Garden |
Hobby Modeling
Kits and Accessories
| Model Kits | Manufacturer | Scale | Other Information |
| Ford Lynx Scout Car Mark 2 Kit | ADV/Azimut | 1/35 | Resin; Out of Production |
| Dingo Mk. 1a Scout Car with Crew (35087) | Mini Art | 1/35 | Injection Molded Plastic Kit Includes three figures. |
| Dingo Mk. 1b Scout Car with Crew (35067) | Mini Art | 1/35 | Injection Molded Plastic Kit Includes three figures. |
|
Dingo Mk 2
Scout Car with Crew Model Kit - German Army
|
Mini Art | 1/35 | Injection Molded Plastic Kit Includes three figures. |
|
Dingo Mk. 3
Scout Car |
Mini Art | 1/35 | Injection Molded Plastic Kit Includes three figures. |
| Dingo Scout Car Mark 2 Kit | Tamiya | 1/35 | Old Injection Molded Plastic Kit; With some work can look nice. |
| Dingo Scout Car Mark 2 Kit (32581) | Tamiya | 1/48 | Injection Molded Plastic Kit. New tooling. |
| Aftermarket Detail Sets | Manufacturer | Scale | Other Information |
| Dingo Crew Cover and Stowage Set (A152) | Accurate Armour | 1/35 | Resin. For Mini Art Kits. |
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Accurate Armour | 1/35 | Multi-Media kit complete with Ferret turret, decals and photoetched parts. For Mini Art Kits. |
| New Zealand Armour In Italy Decals (35060) | Bison Decals | 1/35 | Decals with Dingo Scout Marking Option. |
| Dingo Mk. II British Scout Car (Sagged) Wheel Set (DW48008) | DEF Model | 1/48 | Resin. For Tamiya Kit. |
| Calgary Regiment Dingos at Dieppe (D356098) | Echelon Fine Details | 1/35 | Decals. |
| Dingo Scout Car Mirrors (M357139) | Echelon Fine Details | 1/35 | "Peel and Stick" Series. For Mini Art Kits |
| Dingo Scout Car Mk. 2 Detail Set | Eduard | 1/35 | Photo Etched Brass. |
| Dingo Scout Car Mark 2 Detail Set (E35-001) | E.T. Model | 1/35 | For Tamiya Kit; Photo Etch. |
| Dingo Scout Car Mark 2 Fender Set (E35-002) | E.T. Model | 1/35 | For Tamiya Kit; Photo Etch. |
| Daimler Dingo Weighted Wheels (35671) | FC Model Trend | 1/35 | 3D Printed Resin |
| Dingo Scout Car Mark 2 Detail Set | Gaso.Line | 1/48 | |
| Dingo Type 1 Wheel Set (35084) | Hussar Productions | 1/35 | Resin. |
| Dingo Type 2 Wheel Set (35085) | Hussar Productions | 1/35 | Resin. |
| Daimler Dingo Details Set (48004) | Inside the Armour | 1/48 | Photo-etched Brass; for Tamiya Kit. Three options are included for North Africa, Dieppe or European Theatres. |
| Daimler “Dingo” Scout Car Stowage Set (RE35-597) | Panzer Art | 1/35 | Resin. |
| Dingo Scout Car Wheel Set (741) | Royal Model | 1/35 | Resin. |
|
"British Armoured Cars #3: Dingo Scout Car from BEF to VE-Day" (35-C1331) |
Star-Decals |
1/35 |
Decals; Includes markings for the Daimler Dingo Mark Ia & II Scout Car. |
|
"British Scout & Recce Units in NWE 1944-45" (35-891) |
Star-Decals |
1/35 |
Decals; Includes Markings for the M3A1 Scout Car, Staghound Mark 1 Armored Car & Dingo Mark 2 Scout Cars. |
|
"Commonwealth Mix: Korean War 1950-53" (35-C1168) |
Star-Decals |
1/35 |
Decals; Includes Markings for a Jeep and Dingo Mark 2 Scout Cars. |
|
"Kiwi Armour #3: 19th Armoured Regiment" (35-C1283) |
Star-Decals |
1/35 |
Decals; Includes Markings for Daimler Dingo & Humber Scout Cars. |
|
"Middle East 1948 #1: Egyptian Mixed Tanks and AFV's" (35-C1179) |
Star-Decals |
1/35 |
Decals; Includes Markings for the Daimler Dingo Scout and Humber Mark 4 Armored Cars. |
|
“Polish Tanks in Italy-1943-45 # 3: Mixed AFVs and Armored Cars” (35-C1242) |
Star-Decals |
1/35 |
Decals; Includes markings for the Humber Scout Car, Daimler Dingo and Staghound .50 cal AA Vehicle. |
Model Photos
| Reference | Source/Provider |
| Dingo Mark 1b Scout Car Model Photos (1/35 Miniart) | Steve Allen - Monticello, Iowa USA |
| Dingo Mark 2 Scout Car Model Photos (1/35 Tamiya) | Model by David Keenan; Photos by Patrick Keenan |
| Dingo Mark 2 Scout Car/M31 ARV Diorama Photos (2007 IPMS/USA Butch O'Hare Model Show) | Photos by Patrick Keenan and Sean Lynch |
| Dingo Scout Car Model Photos (1/76 Matchbox & Details) | Ron Bell - Columbus, Ohio USA |
