Lynx1 No.23 Home!

[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]

I was able to secure the original upper steering column and bracket from Lyle Evans, he and his family are the ones that pulled the Lynx out of the bush and floated it down the lake. With that on and the much improved steering location I'm looking at the bracket to the hull on the lower section and I'm sure it's not original. So my question is what is the proper distance that the bracket hold the lower steering column away from the hull? Mine is currently 2 7/8 inch away?

[Peter Duggan]

Harry,
The Spare Parts Manual for the Lynx 11 only lists two brackets for the steering gear, 3678 and 3925, which both have the C19SR prefix, which I interpret as being the same as the first marks of the Lynx. The lower steering gear shaft on my Lynx is 3" from the lower glacis plate.

Hope this helps, Peter

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[Harry Moon]

so I'm at that dimension right now so all is good on my end.