daimler ferret owners

Many thanks to all the owners who have sent in their pictures for this page

If you would like to contribute to this page all I ask is that the pictures have been taken by the owner of the vehicle.

If you have pictures of Ferrets in service I would welcome pictures of those as well. What I do not want are pictures that have been published in a book as it creates all sorts of problems that I can do without, copy write being just one them.

Just to be clear on that point just because you own the book does not mean that you own the copy write or the pictures!

All new pictures appear at the top of the page.

Contact Andy

Jim Davies

Ferret MK1 02CC12

Picture taken in approximately 1979 Dave Lewis ex 1st Royal Tank Regiment.

A recreation in February 2010 just a few years apart!

Jim has been extremely lucky to find not just one in service picture but two pictures!

02CC12 is in the background of this picture below.

Dave Lewis ex 1st Royal Tank Regiment.

John Sellers

Ferret Mk1/2 00EC25

Rob Dove

Ferret MK 2/3 fitted with a Sofim Diesel Engine

Johnny Brydon

33BA10

Project vehicle as rebuilt by Alvis in the early 1980's and is fitted with an Italian vm diesel engine. The rear body work has been modified to fit the engine and the exhaust exits out of the left hand side rather than the usual right hand side.

Anthony Wade

Ferret MK 2/5 03CC28

Date of Manufacture July 1958 In service November 1960 and out of service January 1985

Contract Number 6/FV19260

History Jan 61 -68 ..4 field Squadron BAOR , Jan 69 to Apr 70 ..14/20 Kings Hussars N/Ireland

Sep 70 to July 74 .. Antwerp BAOR, Oct 74 to March 84 .. Cyprus

March 84 to Jan 85 ..Vehicle disposal Salisbury

I have owned the vehicle for the last two years

Peter Wong

America

00DC31

The rather attractive lady in pictures is Yana Schlenker standing with Peter below.

Mark Burley

Marc van Aalderen

02CC41

Veenendaal The Netherlands

It was built in May 1959 and was bought two years ago in its present condition

David Liang

33BA34

New Orleans, Louisiana America

Keith Hembley

03CC29

Bournemouth, England

Ferret taken at Horndean Solent Overlord SOE 2009...or on the way to....I only broke down twice...but got there in the end.

Mateusz Zmyslony
05CC23

Cracow, Poland

Down and dirty in a Ferret

Wet going

Eat my DUST!

Markus Schaffrinna

Germany

18EA05

Timothy and Timothy's Ferret

Polegate East Sussex

Sabre Corporate Development

Australia 115238 - 87BA41

Ferret at RSL (Aust. Returned and Services League) fundraiser and also 2/14 Light Horse Regiment headgear

115238 served with 2/14 Light Horse Regiment QMI of the Royal Australian Armoured Corps. It remained with the Regiment until 2004 where it was still being used for ceremonial events such as ANZAC day parades. It sat alongside its more modern counterparts (ASLAV and 113 vehicles) as a reminder of RAAC history and progression of vehicle technology. It was acquired directly from the Regiment by Sabre Corporate Development (one of the Directors being a former member of the Regiment) for corporate event work on military themed team development events and also for community work with RSL Clubs etc. It is maintained in its Australian military vehicle cammo pattern at time of retirement and a mixture of old and recent internal radio harness etc reflecting its long period of service with RAAC since the 1960’s.

Robin Payne

Ferret MK 1 33BA07

I bought the Ferret in Leeds in May 2005 from a man who had in turn bought the vehicle from Withams in April 1994. The Ferret was and is in very good condition and seems to have survived Army life quite well. The mileage when bought was 970 miles it is now 2601 miles. It gets its chance to mud plug on a regular basis, no longer a garage queen. The vehicle bares the insignia of the 5 Innis DG. I was at a show and a man studied the Army history cards pointed out the 5 Innis DG to me and returned the next day with the emblems, he had served in Cyprus in the late 1960's early 1970's.

Alfie & Dawn Montgomery

Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland

Ferret MK1/2 02CC56

Marc

Belgium

Ferret MK1/2 00EC02

Ian

Ferret MK2/3 00DA26

In service picture supplied by Robert Dove

Shane Potts Sussex

Ferret MK1 32BA80

Ferret MK 2/3 03BB63

This ferret belongs to 901 troop marine cadet Winterton on sea

Martin Smith

Ferret MK1 34BA28 and has just sold his MK2/3 Ferret 01DC16

MK2/3 01DC16

01DC16 history from Bovingdon

MK1 34BA28

Is this vehicle formerly a MK2/2 which has been converted back to a MK1?

34BA28 history from Bovingdon

Badger Group's Ferrets in Holland

Pictures courtesy of Rene Westendorp

Click the picture for a new page to open with all Badger Groups Pictures

William Bannister MK 2/4

Pictures from Beltring 2007

Nic Kent MK 2/3 03CC37

Przem MK1 02CC66

Poland

Nicholas Rose Ferret MK2 04CC22

Pictures courtesy of Dave Rose

Left to right

04CC12, 03CC72, 03CC42, 00EA76 & 05CC16

Two Versions of the same picture, the picture directly below is the larger version.

Mick Brookes Ferret MK1 02CC13 Uttoxeter Staffs

From this to.....

Notice the position of the Number Plate in the last picture

To this

Matthew Taylor

Bo Bergmann Christensen MK 2/3 (VHF) 01DC76

Odense Denmark

My Ferret has lived most of its "life" in Germany with the Royal Engineers. Coming back from the first Gulf War it was sold to the Belgian Company 'SABIEX' along with 250 other Ferrets of different marks. 'SABIEX' thought they could fix the cars up a bit and sell them to Africa - but no one was interested. So the Ferrets stayed in Belgium stored outdoors from 1993 to 2003 when I bought mine (some are still there). It looked bad and the bins and mudguards were badly rusted, but the car was original and untouched and technically sound. It took me two years to restore it, working on and off.

I have restored it as it looked during service with 4 FD SQN RE, which is part of 7th Armoured Brigade - hence the dessert rat on the hull. 01DC76 is now "living" with me in the town of Odense in Denmark. There are about 5 Ferrets in the country all privately owned. The Ferret was only used by the Danish Army during UN - service on Cyprus. Ferrets were loaned to us by the British.

A few more pictures from Bo Bergmann Christensen

Driving through the City streets of Odense with 00EC65 in front and with Bo driving 01DC76 this August 2008.

On display in front of the garrison museum in Odense and the town center

00EC65 served with The Queens Royal Irish Hussars

Steve Walling Mk 1/2 18EA10

Birkenhead England

As bought

Nearly finished

Justin Legg MK2/3 00DD46 Clansman equipped

Bridgend South Wales

Justin Legg MK2/3 05CC14 Clansman equipped

Bridgend South Wales

Glyn MK 2/3 02CC52

Londonderry Northern Ireland

This was owned by Robert Dove it has since been sold on E-Bay

Ferret MK 2/3 34BA47

Restoration of 34BA47 started by a previous owner

Re-fitting of parts by Rob

Finished at last!

Grahame Robinson & Ferret MK1 33BA06

Surrey England

Built in 1951 date in service 1953 served with 13/18th Royal Hussars (Queen Marys own) it then went into storage. It then served with A squadron Royal Wiltshire Regt (T.A) until being released in 1987.

Pictures below taken at Beltring 2008 by ACF

Nick Blackburne

Near Belfast in Northern Ireland

Pictured in June 2007 (a rare bit of sunshine)?

John Danker MK 1/2

Netherlands Assen

Bob Hill MK 2/3 02DA63

(Bob has since sold his Ferret onto another collector)

America Hayward Minnesota

Steve Socha MK 1/2 00EA19

America Omaha Nebraska

Many thanks to all the Ferret owners who have sent in pictures of their vehicles for this page

All pictures are owned (copyrighted) by the original senders and can not be used without the express permission of said owner. I have used any pictures provided in good faith. Contact Andy with any copyright issues at contact@ferret-fv701.co.uk