4×4S.ORGTHE REGISTRY NAMED MODEL · 1943–45
NAMED MODELMilitary · United KingdomUnited Kingdom

SOD (Sawn-Off Daimler)

The turretless command version of the Armoured Car, known in service as the Sawn-Off Daimler.

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Sources & evidence
BASE VEHICLEArmoured Car (1941–45)BUILT BYThe Daimler Company, CoventryIN SERVICE1943–45PRODUCTIONPart of the 2,694 totalLAYOUT4 wheels

The record

Taking the turret off left room for maps, radios and a squadron commander; the nickname stuck.

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

Specification

MANUFACTURED1943–45
ENGINEDaimler 27 4.1-litre petrol six, 102 hpDaimler 27
PRODUCTION RUNPart of the 2,694 total
COUNTRY OF ORIGINUnited Kingdom
STATUSout of production
RECORD KINDNamed model
MODEL LINEArmoured Car
FAMILYArmoured Car
WHEELS4
BODY STYLEturret
CATEGORYMilitary · United Kingdom

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.

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 Armoured Car ↗Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-23SOURCE

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