The Dingo was the reconnaissance vehicle every other army’s scout car was measured against. Its H-drive let the first mark steer on all four wheels and turn in 23 feet; drivers could not manage it at speed, so the Mk II did without and the circle went out to 38.
It served through the Second World War and then in Malaya, Cyprus and Vietnam until 1974 — nobody looked for a replacement until the Ferret appeared in 1952. Ford of Canada built 3,255 of its own version, the Lynx, between 1942 and 1945.
11939 – 1940
Four-wheel steering (1939–1940)
2 VEHICLES IN THIS CHAPTERThe Mk I, and the 23-foot turning circle that proved too much.
Registry records · chapter 1
21940 – 1945
Production (1940–1945)
2 VEHICLES IN THIS CHAPTERThe Mk II onward — five marks, 6,626 vehicles — and the Canadian Lynx.
Registry records · chapter 2
Base models
The structural configurations the registry and the Creator build from; each page carries the researched specification.In service
Where the registry's Dingo records worked; each opens the themed history.Sources
- Daimler Dingo — Wikipedia