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FV 711 Ferret Mark 4 "Big Wheel"
Scout Car
Specifications
| Country of Origin/Used by: | Great Britain |
| First Produced/Service Dates: | 1967 |
| Manufactured by: | The Daimler Company, Ltd. |
| Crew: | 3 |
| Armament: | Main: (1) .30 cal Browning or 7.62mm GPMG Machine Gun |
| Engine: | 6 Cylinder Gasoline (Rolls-Royce B60 Mk 6A) |
| Miscellaneous Info: | The Mark 4 Ferret was a fully amphibious vehicle converted from either a Mark 1 or Mark 2/3 variants. Among other differences, it was fitted with larger wheels/tires, disc brakes, stronger suspension and a floatation screen. |
| Data Sheet Available: |
None Available |
Photos
| Reference | Source/Provider |
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.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 (The Tank Museum - Bovington, UK) | Keith Paget - Northampton, UK |
| Ferret Scout Car Instructional Hull Photos (The Tank Museum - Bovington, UK) | Dennis Trowbridge - Bristol, UK |
|
Ferret Mark 4 Scout Car Photo (2nd Prototype - Modified from a Mark 2/3
Vehicle) |
The Lt. Colonel James Loop Collection via the David Haugh Collection |
Ferret Mark 4 Scout Car Photo |
David Green - Oxfordshire, UK |
| Ferret Mark 4 Scout Car Photos | Patrick Keenan - Editor |
References Available
Online
| Reference | Source/Provider |
| Ferret Scout Car Series Information & Photos | Ferret FV 701 |
| Ferret Scout Car Series Information & Photos | Key-Military |
| Ferret Scout Car Series Information & Photos | The Daimler Ferret |
| Ferret Scout Car Series Information & Photos | The Daimler Fighting Vehicles Project |
Printed
| Reference | Author |
"Big-Wheeled Ferrets" (February 2015 Issue of
Classic Military Vehicle Magazine) |
David Fletcher |
| 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 |
| 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 | Pat Ware Warehouse Military Vehicle Datafile |
| Wheeled Armoured Fighting Vehicles In Service | B.T. White |
Hobby Modeling
For a Full List of Model Kits and Accessories related to the Ferret Scout Car Series, you can check out Scalemates.
Model Photos
| Reference | Source/Provider |
