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Ferret Mark 1/2 (Light Reconnaissance Vehicle)
Scout Car (FV 704)
Specifications
| Country of Origin/Used by: | Great Britain |
| First Produced/Service Dates: | 1962 |
| Manufactured by: | The Daimler Company, Ltd. |
| Crew: | 2 |
| Armament: | .303 cal BREN Light Machine Gun or 7.62mm GPMG. |
| Engine: | 6 Cylinder Petrol |
| Miscellaneous Info: | Very similar to the Mark 1 except for the flat faced superstructure. |
| Data Sheet Available: |
None Available |
Photos
| Reference | Source/Provider |
| Ferret Mk 1/2 Scout Car Photos | Don Allen - Ottawa, Canada |
Ferret Mk 1/2 Scout Car Photos |
Neil Baumgardner - Arlington, Virginia USA |
| Ferret Mk 1/2 Scout Car Photos | Ron Bollen - Belgium |
| Ferret Mk 1/2 Scout Car Photos | David Haugh - Content Editor |
Ferret Mk 1/2 Scout Car Photo (Soltau, Germany - 1984) |
Murdo - Scotland |
| Ferret Mk 1/2 Scout Car Photos | Keith Paget - Northampton, UK |
 Ferret Mk
1/2 Scout Car Photo (Military
Vehicle Show - Kemble, UK 2005) |
Dennis Trowbridge - Bristol, UK |
.jpg)
.jpg) Ferret Scout Car Instructional Hull
& 3D Electrical Diagram (Driver and Maintenance School - Bovington Camp:
Circa 1994) |
Clive Elliott - Editor of The Shorland Site |
| Ferret Scout Car Instructional Hull/Interior Photos taken at the Tank Museum - Bovington, UK | Keith Paget |
| Ferret Scout Car Instructional Hull Photos taken at the Tank Museum - Bovington, UK | Dennis Trowbridge |
References Available
Online
| Reference | Source/Provider |
| Ferret Scout Car Information and Photos | Ferret FV701 Website |
Printed
| Reference | Author |
| British Armoured Cars Since 1945 | Simon Dunstan |
|
"Daimler Ferret" (March 2013 Issue
of
Military Machines International
Magazine) |
Geoff Fletcher |
| Daimler "Ferret" Scout Car - Armored/Wheeled Fighting Vehicle Data #2 | David R. Haugh |
"Desert Scout" (July 2019 Issue of
Classic
Military Vehicle Magazine) |
Louise Limb |
| Encyclopedia of Armoured Cars | Duncan Crow & Robert J. Icks |
| Ferrets and Fox - AFV Weapons Profile #44 | R.M. Ogorkiewicz |
| Ferret: the FV 700 Series In British Army Service (Warehouse Publications) | Pat Ware |
| "Ferreting It Out" (December 1998 Issue of Military in Scale Magazine) | Pat Ware |
| Ferret Scout Car (ISO Publications) | Peter Gudgin |
| Ferret Scout Car in Canadian Service, The (Service Publications) | Colin MacGregor Stevens |
| Ferret Scout Cars: In Detail" (G 030) (Wings and Wheels Publications) | Kevin Browne, et al |
| Operation Granby: Desert Rats Armour & Transport in the Gulf War (Concord Publications) | Bob Morrison |
| Wheeled Armoured Fighting Vehicles In Service | B.T. White |
Hobby Modeling
Kits and Accessories
| Model Kit | Manufacturer | Scale | Other Information |
| Ferret Mk 1/2 Armored Car Model Kit | Accurate Armour | 1/35 | Resin/Brass |
| Ferret Mk 1/2 Armored Car Model Kit | Cromwell Models | 1/35 | Resin with full interior. |
| Ferret Mk 1/2 Armored Car Model Kit | Firing Line/Dartmoor Models | 1/35 | Resin/Brass |
| Aftermarket Set | Manufacturer | Scale | Other Information |
| “Desert Storm # 3: British Recce AFVs in the Gulf 1990-91. Operation Granby and Desert Sabre” (35-C1303) | Star-Decals | 1/35 | Decals. Includes markings for Ferret Scout Cars Mk I and Mk I/2, Fuchs NBC vehicle, Land Rover 109 Series III & Land Rover 110 Defender. |
Model Photos
| Reference | Source/Provider |
| Ferret Mark 1/2 Scout Car Model Photos (1/35 Airfix kit with Scorpion Miniature Models Aftermarket Items) | Major (Retired) Don Allen - Orleans, Ontario Canada |
