Lynx Scout Car
Ford Canada scout car based on the Daimler Scout Car.
History and Service Notes
The Lynx scout car was designed in 1941 and was based on the Daimler Scout Car, also known as the Dingo, which was also supplied to Canadian Forces.
Production began in 1942. By 1945, Ford had produced 3,255 Lynxes at Windsor, Ontario, with hulls fabricated by the International Harvester Co. in Hamilton, Ontario.
Its Canadian wartime story makes it a useful bridge between British reconnaissance vehicle design and Canadian wartime manufacturing. The vehicle carried the compact scout-car concept into Canadian service with a domestic production base.
- Designed: 1941
- Production period: 1942-1945
- Total production recorded by the legacy SALHRA page: 3,255 vehicles
- Canadian production: Ford, Windsor, Ontario; hulls by International Harvester Co., Hamilton, Ontario
Technical Specifications
- Crew: 2 (driver, commander/gunner)
- Combat weight: approx. 4.4 tonnes (roughly a ton heavier than the Daimler Dingo it was based on)
- Dimensions: approx. 3.68 m long, 1.85 m wide, 1.78 m high
- Engine: Ford V8 gasoline, approx. 95 hp (vs. the Dingo’s 55 hp Daimler six-cylinder)
- Max speed: approx. 90 km/h (58 mph)
- Armament: .303 Bren light machine gun
- Armor: 30 mm front, 12 mm sides/rear, 6 mm roof