In doing a bit of research on the Brit/CDN numbers it appears to be that the these "Canadian" Ferrets were delivered to the British Army on WD Contract 4/FV/4267 in 1951. They were given British Army registration numbers when delivered.
Then about 1954 they were transferred to the Canadian Army and given CDN numbers starting with 54-xxxxx.
I have always thought my ex-CDN Fieldmouse Mk-1 was a 1954 model year Ferret.
This is because I was told that CDN reg. numbers start with the year of the vehicle.
It now appears that it is instead, a 1951 built vehicle.
It also appears that the first numbers in a CDN Reg. number is the year the vehicle was accepted by the CDN Army and not always the year the vehicle was built.
It looks like the CDN Army received these vehicles second hand (used) from the WD.
Can anyone confirm this?
Jim Gilmore
Jim Thorpe, PA
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