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General => Armed Forces => World War Two => Topic started by: Blackdog on Tuesday 01 March 22 15:07 GMT (UK)
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Hi, my father, Eric Lane, served in the Household Cavalry. He was a Corporal of Horse in the Blues, serving as a driving instructor in the UK, before the regiment was posted into Europe.
The photo is dated 1948 Germany.
I know he drove several different armoured cars, and I have photos of two. I am trying to identify this one. I think it’s a Humber Scout car that I know the regiment used as a vehicle to run liaison tasks between armour groups, which fits his description of service.
Can anyone with more skills confirm the vehicle ID from this small picture?
Thanks
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Agree, looks like the front of a Humber Scout Car
https://www.turbosquid.com/3d-models/3d-model-humber-scout-car/653932
Tony
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Looks like a Daimiler Dingo to me
http://daimlerferret.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/CMV-Nov2014-Dingo.pdf
Cheers
Guy
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Thanks guys so far. Whilst I know my father did drive a Dingo at times, in this instance I am leaning towards the Humber Scout car due to the shape of the front with the wheel arches set slightly back and no storage box is present, which appears on the front of every image of the Dingo I’ve seen.
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Good evening,
Humber scout car is correct. But the Humber, Daimler, Morris and several others were all designed to a basic war office specification. Manufacturing was discontinued around 1948 although many Daimlers were still in the 50s.
They were superseded by the Daimler Ferret mk1 in 52, later came the mk2 with turret.
We had a Humber at the end of our tank hanger in Bovington in the 70s. It got a lot of use around the tank park when the sgt maj wasn't around as did the Comet which stood next to it.
John915
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Thanks John, I was fairly certain it was the Humber due to the bonnet configuration, but needed a keener expert eye than mine.
I have another photo which looks more like the Daimler Scout as it has the box storage on the front bumper.
As he was in the Household Cavalry (Blues), and was posted overseas towards the end of the war, I believe his role was with Scout cars carrying out linking roles between armoured battalions and general fast reconnaissance over areas already behind lines and back to general command posts. Followed by a general presence for peace “enforcement”.