Daimler Dingo Scout Car Mks I-III

Digitally reproduced from original Army documents

The Dingo was a light and fast armouredreconnaissance vehicle first developed in 1938. Itwas designed for a crew of 2 and operated ahead ofarmoured formations as well as in liaison roles.Dingo was well armoured for its size and wasequipped with the Bren Light Machine Gun, smokedischargers and the radio set No 19.

All 4 wheels are driven and the vehicle waspowered by a rear mounted Daimler 6 cylinder 2.5litre petrol engine. Unusually the Dingo had a fluidflywheel and a 5 speed pre-selector gearbox. This

coupled with a transfer gearbox gave 5 forward and5 reverse gears. With its high speed and excellentmanoeuvrability it earned an excellent reputation inthe units who deployed it.

The Dingo was so successful that it was not replacedin service until the early 1950s. It saw service inmost theatres of operation and remained in servicewith the British army until it was replaced by theFerret Scout Car. In total 6500+ Dingoes were builtin several variants.

Contents

1. General Description

2. Power Unit

3. Engine Lubrication System

4. Fuel System

5. Carburettor

6. Cooling System

7. Ignition

8. Lighting, Starting and Electrical System

9. Transmission

10. Fluid Flywheel

11. Gearbox

12. Transfer Box

13. Suspension

14. Bevel Boxes, Tracta Joints and Hubs

15. Steering

16. Brakes

17. Driving Instructions

In the package there are 2 handbooks in English. The first is the Instruction Book for the Dingo Mark I,IA, IB and IA W/T. The second is the Handbook for the Dingo Marks II, II W/T and III. There are 150pages liberally illustrated with 83 colour and monochrome diagrams. These include detailed explanatorydiagrams for the fluid flywheel and pre-selector gearbox, wiring diagrams and lubrication charts.

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