4x4s.org NAMED MODEL · 1938–40
NAMED MODELMilitary · United KingdomUnited Kingdom

Carrier, Scout Mark I

The reconnaissance carrier of the mechanised cavalry: armour on the front and right-hand side only and a No. 11 wireless set.

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Sources & evidence
BASE VEHICLEMachine-gun, Bren and Scout carriers (1936–40)BUILT BYVickers-Armstrongs, Thornycroft, Basingstoke, Sentinel Waggon Works, Shrewsbury, Aveling-Barford, Grantham, Ford of Britain, Dagenham, Morris Motors, CowleyIN SERVICE1938–40OPERATED INUnited KingdomPRODUCTIONNot published separatelyLAYOUT4 wheels

The record

Each of the seven mechanised divisional cavalry regiments of the British Expeditionary Force had 44 Scout Carriers alongside 28 light tanks in 1939–40.

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

Specification

MANUFACTURERVickers-Armstrongs ↗, Thornycroft, Basingstoke ↗, Sentinel Waggon Works, Shrewsbury ↗, Aveling-Barford, Grantham ↗, Ford of Britain, Dagenham ↗, Morris Motors, Cowley ↗
design; built by Aveling-Barford, Ford of Britain, Morris Motors, Sentinel Waggon Works and Thornycroft
MANUFACTUREDPre-war to 1940
ENGINEFord flathead V8 petrol, 239 cu in (3.9 L), 85 hp at 3,500 rpmFord flathead V8
PRODUCTION RUNNot published separately
COUNTRY OF ORIGINUnited Kingdom
OPERATED INUnited Kingdom
STATUSout of production
RECORD KINDNamed model
MODEL LINEBren and Scout carriers
FAMILYBren and Scout carriers
WHEELS4
BODY STYLEopen
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

  • Khaki Green No. 3
  • Service Colour Standard brown
  • Light Stone
  • Portland Stone

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

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Sources

  1. 1Universal Carrier ↗Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-24SOURCE

Registry record updated 2026-09-24 · status: draft