54-82540 Ferret Scout Car Restoration

[Brad Mills]

This will be tomorrows job. Once I rebuild the carb and install, we may see her spark to life once again.

[Brad Mills]

June 17th

Carb isn't finished soaking yet, so I quickly mounted the rear fuel can rack that was mounted on this Ferret to have a look and see how bad its twisted. I think it was used as a backstop at somepoint. Its badly bent up and twisted but great for a pattern. Took a few snaps. Very crudly made, so easy to fabricate a perfect copy with my welding skills

I read somewhere this was added to the Ferrets Canada sent to Egypt/Sinai Penisula in 1956 and used in Germany as well.

[maple_leaf_eh]

My first experience with Ferrets was when the 12RBC took over the local reserve armouries for an exercise about 1975. The school bus passed a troop doing a road move, and I was entranced! What little go-carts they must have been!

[rob love]

Some of the ferrets had brackets like you show, but many more had the standard jerry can brackets mounted on the rear plate.

[Brad Mills]

Rob,

I think the Jeep fuel can brackets would have been a later mod perhaps? Most of the early photos of Ferrets in CDN service shows the large rack not the dual fuel can brackets.

Just my thoughts.

[charlie fitton]

Originally Posted by BMills

Rob,

I think the Jeep fuel can brackets would have been a later mod perhaps? Most of the early photos of Ferrets in CDN service shows the large rack not the dual fuel can brackets.

Just my thoughts.

Brad-
Thanks for that, seems like a lot of work for a lamp....kinda like the hugely expensive recess fabricated into the grizzly/cougar avgp hull for the armour plate covered muffler... the armoured elbow and 200$ muffler was a much better idea.

[Philliphastings]

Having owned and driven Carrier, Centurion tank, Stuart M3 and Daimler dingo, I can agree whole heartedly that the Ferret is the easiest to drive and the most comfortable of the bunch. That's why I decided to stick with ferrets after all the other vehicles have gone to better homes...

Cheers

Phill

[charlie fitton]

What's the hole in the middle top of the backplate and the 'can rack for?

[Brad Mills]

Originally Posted by charlie fitton

What's the hole in the middle top of the backplate and the 'can rack for?

Charlie,

The hole is to re-mount the Lic plate lamp. You can see the original hole directly behind the rack in the rear armour plate.

[Brad Mills]

Originally Posted by maple_leaf_eh

My first experience with Ferrets was when the 12RBC took over the local reserve armouries for an exercise about 1975. The school bus passed a troop doing a road move, and I was entranced! What little go-carts they must have been!

Terry,

They are a hoot to drive off road. Driving down a logging road, they are fantastic. That at least is from the drivers point of view, very comfie down there tucked away. Being up top, well, I would suggest hanging on during the ride.