Lynx1 No.23 Home!

[Harry Moon]

Today while cleaning up the lynx after some heavy maintenance I went looking for the IHC stamp discussed on another thread. Found it with the number 30 stamped together. The presumably Ford stamps on the opposite side are 5 42 23. Hence the serial number 23. The IHC stamp and number suggests hull # 30 from them to Ford. But the real prize was a different set of stamps near the IHC marks. Clearly CF61782.

[Harry Moon]

I had always reasoned that my Lynx never saw overseas service... according to my reference book, Armoured Acorn that number appears to be an European theatre census number.

[Alastair Thomas]

Nice looking example, Harry.
Does anyone have a list of existing LynxIs? It could turn out that yours is the earliest remaining and mine the latest.
LynxI MkIII* #1920

[David Dunlop]

Hello Harry.

Ford of Canada built Universal Carriers had a WD Census Number stamped into the top edge of the vertical armour plate, along with some other data, directly in front of the driver. If the vehicle stayed in Canada, that number was never used but still there.

Perhaps Ford was doing the same think with its Lynx production?

David

[Jordan Baker]

All of the armoured vehicles were given their war department numbers by hull manufactures in Canada. This goes for the Universal Carrier, Lynx, Otter, Fox, Sexton, Ram and C15Ta

[Harry Moon]

Originally Posted by Jordan Baker

All of the armoured vehicles were given their war department numbers by hull manufactures in Canada. This goes for the Universal Carrier, Lynx, Otter, Fox, Sexton, Ram and C15Ta

I didn't know that, interesting. So I wonder if the range of numbers cited in Armoured Acorn were for manufacturing or for in Theater marking? Any way of knowing if mine served overseas? And yes I am going to repaint my WD number to match.

[Harry Moon]

According to my reference in Armoured Acorn, to the best of the authors knowledge the first issued census number to a Lynx1 was CF61774, making , 61782 the 9th one with a census number....

[Bruce Parker (RIP)]

Originally Posted by Jordan Baker

All of the armoured vehicles were given their war department numbers by hull manufactures in Canada. This goes for the Universal Carrier, Lynx, Otter, Fox, Sexton, Ram and C15Ta

Agreed. I've seen numbers on carriers and now Lynx, and have no idea if or where they were stamped on Rams and Sextons, but I've never seen them stamped on GM Otters, Fox and C-15TAs. Were they and I'm just not looking in the right place? I know the WD number on my Fox because I recovered it while sandblasting. Should I be looking somewhere else?

[David Herbert]

Rams, Sextons and Grizzlies have a Hull number or Shop number which started with one and progressed through production, though some blocks of numbers were not used.

On a Ram it is stamped into the top centre of the heavy tube that supports the front fenders. On a Sexton it is stamped into the upper rear vertical plate, just above the cranking handle hole. On a Grizzly it is stamped into the outside of the front of the hull casting, centrally directly above the transmission. The stamps are about 1/2" high but sometimes not very deep.

There is a direct relationship between the Shop number and the War Dept. number so one can be worked out from the other if you know the batches.

David

[Harry Moon]

Originally Posted by Alastair Thomas

Nice looking example, Harry.
Does anyone have a list of existing LynxIs? It could turn out that yours is the earliest remaining and mine the latest.
LynxI MkIII* #1920

I believe Reg Hodgison in Edmonton has a Lynx1 as well. My census number was on the edge at the right side of the horizontal armour below the drivers visor. very faint and I missed it until i used a very bright flashlight.

[Mike Cecil]

Yes, Reg has a restored Lynx I, ex-Australia. Don't remember the hull number.

Mike