Lynx II, hull # 4225

[Terry Witiuk]

Peter. Came across this on Facebook and thought it would be of interest to you....perhaps you already know about it. Maybe if you have some extra time on your hands this winter.....?

Tank,Artillery & Vehicle Thursday at Canadian Virtual Military Museum
An experimental Lynx that never saw combat, WW 2
IMAGE - Canadian built Lynx Armoured Car with a 2 pounder anti-tank gun. There were a number of reasons why this prototype would be impractical on the battlefield.
Source: Library & Archives Canada via tanks encyclopedia com
Back Story to Photo
The Canadian-built Lynx
When the demand exceeded the capacity of Daimler, Ford Canada, in Windsor Ontario, begun production of a local derivative. The “Scout Car, Ford Mk.I”, also called the “Lynx armoured car”.
Almost identical, it was one foot taller because of the Ford transmission. The Ford engine was more powerful, but both the transmission and suspension were inferior to the Dingo’s.
In all, 3255 were delivered from 1943 to 1945.
An experimental prototype was built that mounted a 6 pdr gun on the Lynx hull.
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[rob love]

Originally Posted by Terry Witiuk

Almost identical, it was one foot taller because of the Ford transmission. The Ford engine was more powerful, but both the transmission and suspension were inferior to the Dingo’s.
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I don't think it was so much because of the transmission that the Lynx sat so much higher than a Dingo, but more the fact that the lynx hull rests on a conventional truck chassis, whereas the Dingo is built like a traditional armoured car.

[Peter Duggan]

Guys,

If I ever get off my butt and back to finishing the Lynx, my next challenge will be to recreate the Observer/gunner's seat. I really should access a real live one and get all the correct information.

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Andrew Rowe also supplied me with some pictures of the front "splash shields" which is another missing element on the Lynx. Now to find the time and energy.

[rob love]

When I got the RCA Museum's lynx running several years ago, the same seat was missing, and I thought I would have to make something up. Months later I found it in a storage shed elsewhere on base laying in a triwall full of picture frames.

[Peter Duggan]

Guys,

Finally saw the light and turned the seat base and raising/lowering mechanism over to Andy to dismantle and rebuild. Here's what it now looks like. I did get a NOS spring from LWD, the pile of rust is all that remains of the original spring. Decided to rebuild a conventional CMP seat since the correct seat seems to be "unobtanium". Should I ever find the real thing it would be an easy swap.

Peter


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[Peter Duggan]

Guys,

Andy performed to his usual high standard and fabricated the lower portion of the Gunners seat which allows the seat to raise/lower and rotate. Unable to find the correct seat I have substituted a conventional CMP seat which is the same as the Driver's seat. Now for sandblasting, paint and some new seat cushions.

Definitely makes the crew compartment feel tight. Peter


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[Peter Duggan]

Guys,

A good friend sent me this picture of a Lynx 11, along with a C15TA, serving in South Vietnam.

I would hazard a guess that this would be in the mid 60's. I also suspect that these rigs would have quite the tales to share at this stage of their lives.

Enjoy, Peter


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