Canadian Ferret 54-82506

[Alan Duffy]

my left nut and my first born!

Actually I traded another Ferret and a few bobbles. A Canadian one that Peter Wilkie had way up in Northern Ontario. First I bought Wilkie's and then had it shipped to Oshawa to the Museum.
First Wilkie's had a turret added. I wanted a Mk1 original but more importantly I wanted a Ferret with a very interesting history. I wanted an Egyptian one. According to the records the Ont.Regmt Museum had four. I got the best one. Funny thing is that I saw it at the Nov 11 Remberence Day parade with many other armoured vehicles and prayed that that was one of the four and sure enough it was.
It was a bonus to find out where it came from and the 8th Hussars connection.
I was an officer in the ONTR's when the ferrets came to the unit. They have been stored in doors and most have remained functional over the years.