Lynx Scout Car

Canadian Ford LYNX Scout Car cartoon - next best thing to flying, when brakes fail
Canadian Ford LYNX Scout Car cartoon – next best thing to flying, when the brakes fail

The Ford Lynx Scout Car was produced in Canada during World War II by the Ford Motor Company in Windsor, Ontario.

It was a Ford V-8 powered armoured scout car and is based upon the Daimler DINGO. These were replaced by the Ferret Scout Car in 1954.

Canadian Ford LYNX Scout Car
Canadian Ford LYNX Scout Car

 

 

Canadian Ford LYNX Scout Car crew compatment
Canadian Ford LYNX Scout Car crew compatment
Canadian Ford LYNX Scout Car manual cover page
Canadian Ford LYNX Scout Car manual cover page

Some Lynx survivors in Canada:

REG HODGSON

EDMONTON

ALBERTA

Restored. Acquired from Australia. originally had an armoured roof but this was removed, apparently by the Australians.

RCA MUSEUM

SHILO

MANITOBA

Unrestored as of 1985. Acquired from Greece via Dr. William Gregg. Lynx II. Original Greek Army registration number + 88250 May have been given to Greeks in 1945 by Canadian Army.

CANADIAN WAR MUSEUM

OTTAWA

ONTARIO

       
Restored. Believed acquired from Greece via Dr. William Gregg ex-Greece.

Harry Moon, 

BURNABY

BRITISH COLUMBIA

Restored in 2007. It had been found abandoned by a logging company on the shores of Stave lake, BC. It was salvaged by a collector and later purchased from him.

Here are links to my pages on armoured vehicles.

Armoured Vehicles