4×4S.ORGTHE REGISTRY NAMED MODEL · 1942–45
NAMED MODELMilitary · CanadaCanadaUnited States

Ford Lynx (Canada, 1942–45)

The Canadian Dingo: 3,255 built by Ford of Canada as the Lynx between 1942 and 1945.

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Sources & evidence
BASE VEHICLEDingo scout car (1939–45)BUILT BYFord Motor Company, Ford Motor Company of CanadaIN SERVICE1942–45OPERATED INCanadaPRODUCTION3,255LAYOUT4 wheels · 78″

The record

Canada built its own version rather than import; the Lynx is the reason so many Dingo-pattern scout cars survive in North America.

Specification

MANUFACTURED1942–45
ENGINEFord V8 petrolFord flathead V8
PRODUCTION RUN3,255
COUNTRY OF ORIGINCanada
OPERATED INCanada
STATUSout of production
RECORD KINDNamed model
MODEL LINEDingo
FAMILYDingo
WHEELS4
NOMINAL WHEELBASE78″
BODY STYLEscout
CATEGORYMilitary · Canada

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

  • Deep Bronze Green

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

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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 Dingo ↗Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-23SOURCE

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