4×4S.ORGTHE REGISTRY NAMED MODEL · 1955–90
NAMED MODELUnited Kingdom

Ferret abroad.

The Ferret in Commonwealth and other armies, many of them running it into the 1980s and beyond — long after Britain retired it in 1991.

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Sources & evidence
BASE VEHICLEFerret scout car (1952–71)BUILT BYThe Daimler Company, CoventryIN SERVICE1955–90PRODUCTIONPart of the 4,409 totalLAYOUT4 wheels · 90″

The record

The H-drive and independent suspension gave the Ferret a working life few reconnaissance vehicles match; the type turns up in service, and in private hands, all over the world.

Research status: draft — identification, dates or figures could not all be pinned down; the summary says what is unresolved.

Specification

MANUFACTURED1950s–1980s
ENGINERolls-Royce B60 petrol six, 130 hpRolls-Royce B60
PRODUCTION RUNPart of the 4,409 total
COUNTRY OF ORIGINUnited Kingdom
STATUSout of service
RECORD KINDNamed model
MODEL LINEFerret
FAMILYFerret
WHEELS4
NOMINAL WHEELBASE90″
BODY STYLEscout

Catalogue fields describe the vehicle's structure and body as this registry records it. They are not certified factory measurements, and no performance figures are published here.

Variants & colours

Base model variants

Factory colours

  • Light Stone

Codes on hover. Hex values are representative approximations of period paint unless a source states a measured value.

AI rendering impression

An AI rendering impression starts from a 3D model of this vehicle, which an image model then paints into a scene. It is an artist's impression of the type, made to give a feel for the vehicle in its element — not a photograph, and not a record of any particular vehicle.

Proportions, fittings, markings, colours and the setting can all drift from the original in the process. For the vehicle's actual details, rely on the specification, the photographs and the cited sources on this page.

Sources

  1. 1Daimler Ferret ↗Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-23SOURCE

Registry record updated 2026-09-23 · status: draft