A1379 Ferret Scout Car Mk.2
After a successful series of light armoured reconnaissance and liaison vehicles, the Ferret Scout Car saw widespread British and Commonwealth military service from the 1950s onwards, with later variants of the Ferret taking part in the Gulf War of 1990.
A vehicle type which can trace its lineage back to the successful Daimler Dingo scout car of the Second World War, the Ferret was designed with stealth in mind, a light and fast armoured vehicle which could probe enemy positions, reporting any discovered weak points back to commanders, with their own forces moving to exploit what they found.
Weighing in at around 4 tons operational weight, the Ferret was of all welded construction and featured armour protection capable of withstanding most small arms fire, but nothing much heavier, although it was not intended that the vehicle would be operating in direct opposition to heavy enemy armour.
If it did find itself in a bit of trouble, the 4 wheel drive Ferret was powered by a reliable 6 cylinder Rolls Royce engine which gave it a top speed of 45 mph, a speed it could also achieve in reverse if required, something which could prove extremely useful if the crew found themselves in a tight spot.
spec
length-10.57cm
height-5.37cm
width-5.46cm
number of parts-187
scale-1:35
skill level-2
schemes-A-B-C
A1379 - Ferret Scout Car Mk.2, West Germany, August 1961. (A)
No 11 Silver - Metallic
No 18 Orange - Gloss
No 19 Red - Gloss
No 29 Dark Earth - Matt
No 33 Black - Matt
No 53 Gunmetal - Metallic
No 56 Aluminium - Metallic
No 85 Black - Satin
No 186 Brown - Matt
No 75 Bronze Green - Matt
A1379 - Ferret Scout Car Mk.2, British Army Training Unit Suffield (BATUS), Canadian Forces Base Suffield, Alberta, Canada, 1980's. (B)
No 11 Silver - Metallic
No 18 Orange - Gloss
No 19 Red - Gloss
No 29 Dark Earth - Matt
No 33 Black - Matt
No 53 Gunmetal - Metallic
No 56 Aluminium - Metallic
No 60 Scarlet - Matt
No 85 Black - Satin
No 186 Brown - Matt
No 75 Bronze Green - Matt
A1379 - Ferret Scout Car Mk.2, 5th Parachute Brigade, British Army Overseas, Cyprus, 1974. (C)
No 11 Silver - Metallic
No 18 Orange - Gloss
No 19 Red - Gloss
No 29 Dark Earth - Matt
No 33 Black - Matt
No 34 White - Matt
No 53 Gunmetal - Metallic
No 56 Aluminium - Metallic
No 85 Black - Satin
No 186 Brown - Matt
No 75 Bronze Green - Matt
Safety Information
WARNING. Not suitable for children under 36 months. It contains small parts which can present a choking hazard. Please retain these details and the address for future reference. CAUTION Please remove all packaging before giving the toy to a child.