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.
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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.
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
Date of Manufacture July 1958 In service November 1960 and out of service January 1985
Contract Number 6/FV19260
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
Ferret taken at Horndean Solent Overlord SOE 2009...or on the way to....I only broke down twice...but got there in the end.
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
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
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.
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
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