Ford Lynx Scout car for sale....

[Stew Robertson]

That is a nice one! you are going to hunt a long time to find another one as complete as that one. I have restored 2 and could never find as much as this fellow has. If he has the rest of the drive line as stated even after the engine rebuild the price is not outrages. This is a fun vehicle and easy to move around and is a real part of canadian history

[lynx42]

Originally Posted by Stew Robertson

That is a nice one! you are going to hunt a long time to find another one as complete as that one. I have restored 2 and could never find as much as this fellow has. If he has the rest of the drive line as stated even after the engine rebuild the price is not outrages. This is a fun vehicle and easy to move around and is a real part of canadian history

Stew, it is also a major part of Australia Armoured history. In 1943 Australia imported, under lend/lease, 170 Ford Scout Car Lynx 1 and Lynx 11's. At the end of the war, the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) in Japan was to use Staghounds as their policing vehicles but found that the roads in Japan were too small and unstable and unable to carry the weight of the Staghounds. A decision was made to use Ford Lynx Scout Cars and 109 were sent to Japan from the 170 which came to Australia. That left 61 in Australia at that time and I presume that most of the 109 eventually were returned to OZ, although I haven't been able to locate any info on which vehicles went and were returned.

I have copies of the ARN's (Australian Registration Numbers) from the Australian War Memorial and most were disposed of in the period from 1956 to 1958.

There are only about 3 actually drivable in Australia, although there are 6 that I know of being restored. Mine included. My Lynx was purchased from a farmer who bought it from a disposal sale in 1956 and promptly broke the rear diff. (Their Achillies Heal). He then cut it up and used the motor in a very early 3 point hydroplane (a tail dragger). Fortunately for me, the unusual gearbox was still there as was the ID plate with the hull and engine number stamped thereon. Further questioning revealed the fact that the 3 pointer was still in existance with the Lynx engine still in it and it had only seen 2 race meeting since 1957. I was able to obtain this historic race boat and the Lynx engine with it's matching engine number, runs very well.

My father was a Commando during WW11 and we have a photo of him sitting on the left front guard of a Lynx. He told me that they were called GolfBalls or Doodle Bugs by the troops. It is this photo and the stories Dad told of Ford Lynxs which sparked my interest and eventual recovery of a very restorable Lynx. (In fact 3 Lynxes have been recovered by me and supplied enough parts for 2 good ones and spares for a 3rd.)


There is a wonderfully restored one which went to England about 5 years ago, but will be a sad day if another Australian Ford Lynx goes overseas.

I wonder if there are any Export Restrictions from Australian Movable Heritage on this Lynx like there is on Steam and Traction Engines.

Regards Rick.

[Stew Robertson]

When I get the Gregg tapes redone maybe I can find the pictures of the one that went to shilo here is the picture of the other one It end up in europe
after the shooting of the movie Diepe

[Bruce Parker (RIP)]

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[lynx42]

So Bruce, are they for sale??? If so 1st dibs please.

[zemsi]

Originally Posted by lynx42

So Bruce, are they for sale??? If so 1st dibs please.

... how hard are these Lynx/Otter/Fox manuals to find? Rarer than the Blitz stuff?

Greetings
Chris

[Darrell Zinck]

Hi Hanno

Thanks and thanks.
regards
Darrell

[Phil Waterman]

Originally Posted by Stew Robertson

When I get the Gregg tapes redone maybe I can find the pictures of the one that went to shilo here is the picture of the other one It end up in europe
after the shooting of the movie Diepe

Hi Stew

With all the pictures I shot this is the only one that real shows it.

or http://canadianmilitarypattern.com/R...0CMP%20059.jpg for higher resolution.

Lesson I learned was you can never take to many photos. Now I wish I had shot many more roles of film.

Cheers Phil

[Mike Timoshyk]

Here is a shot taken during the move to Shilo....

cheers

Mike Timoshyk

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Mike Timoshyk

Here is a shot taken during the move to Shilo....

Ermm, that's a Dingo....

[Stew Robertson]

You are right Hanno that is the dingo. I will have to get out some pictures here are a couple more and the dingo and the lynx together. They are not very good pictures but I will find some good ones
Stew

[lynx42]

Originally Posted by Phil Waterman

With all the pictures I shot this is the only one that real shows it.
or http://canadianmilitarypattern.com/R...0CMP%20059.jpg for higher resolution.

Phil and Stew, those photos are the first ones I have ever seen with both a Dingo and a Lynx side by side. You can see that the Lynx, whilst a good copy of the Dingo hull is a good 12 inches higher overall and about 6/7 inches at the mudguards. This is because the Lynx has a chassis and the Dingo does not.

Thanks for them.

Regards Rick.

[Mike Cecil]

Rick said: "I wonder if there are any Export Restrictions from Australian Movable Heritage on this Lynx like there is on Steam and Traction Engines".
The answer is yes, to be exported it needs to have a Movable Cultural Heritage Permit. It is a straight-forward process to lodge the application, but it does take time to process. I can think of only one Lynx in a government collection in Australia, at the Army Tank Museum: are there any others? The act requires that there be two examples of similar standard, in different publicly owned collections before an export permit can be considered, though there are some exceptions to this.

Mike C

[Richard Farrant]

Originally Posted by lynx42

Phil and Stew, those photos are the first ones I have ever seen with both a Dingo and a Lynx side by side. You can see that the Lynx, whilst a good copy of the Dingo hull is a good 12 inches higher overall and about 6/7 inches at the mudguards. This is because the Lynx has a chassis and the Dingo does not.

Hi Rick,

Actually the Daimler Dingo does have a chassis, but what makes it lower is that all the drive line and independant suspension is within the chassis, not hanging below it on cart springs as on the Lynx.

I am quite intimate with the innards of Dingoes having restored around six over the years.

regards, Richard

[Darrell Zinck]

Hi Fellas

Well, since Mike C. dropped me in it with my Commanding Officer, I've been looking at use of the Lynx within the RCD.

In the first pic, I think that's Lynx in the back but he may be leaning on a Dingo. Taken in Holland 1945.

Second pic is a Dingo used in the UK circa 1942 prior to going to Italy.

3rd one is Lynxes in Holland ............and what's that on the Stag??? Pontoons???

regards
Darrell

[Marc van Aalderen]

Originally Posted by lynx42

This is because the Lynx has a chassis and the Dingo does not.

A Lynx is basicly a truck chassis/drive line with a Dingo hull planted on it. The Lynx has none of the beautifully designed drive line parts from the Dingo. Wilson pre-selective 5 speed gearbox, transfer with forward and reverse, bevel boxes at each wheel station, 4 wheel steering on Mk1's, independent double springs on each wheel station, dry sump engine, etc etc. Technically a Lynx is pretty basic and doesn't look as good as a Dingo either.

Cheers,

[Mike Cecil]

Evidently, beauty is in the eye of the beholder!!

Mike C