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Hello to all you ferret owners...I've had 589 for 32+ years...you can look at all my old posts to see some photos....some people love them...some don't...nothing is perfect...most say they are hard to work on...isn't everything? Its my hobby...she is my little girl...found out she has some cool...
Well after looking for about 30 years i have finally found the m.g. mount (cradle) for ferret 589.....its a long story....really its owner found me.....anyway i am forever greatful...its a british no.5 mount....slightly different from the one the canadians used....but they are all very hard to...
Im interrested in finding what happened to the daimler ferret scout cars from Canada....in 1954 they bought 124 of them....they used them until 1980-81 then disposed of them.....most went to the U.S. ....sold by a few dealers.....i know where a few are....and i know one dealer that scrapped...
About 1989 i found a canadian ferret....54-82589....after some research i found out canada bought 124 ferrets....all 1954s....years later i found out that c.a.r.number589 went to Egypt in the 1950s...and later to Cyprus Greece in the 1960s all part of un peace keeping missions....very few...
Here is a mix of photos i shot in 1990 at an mv show at Fred Ropkeys place in Indianapolis Indiana....some of my favorite photos were of the unrestored sherman...a flame thrower model .
Found some old photos from my trip to Augusta Ga. about 1990 or 91...cant remember...anyway heard that Seco had some canadian ferret scout cars left and went down there looking for another one....my first one i still have came directly out of canada...but she needed a friend....i did purchase...
Hey all you guys and gals....if you own a ferret or any vehicle with the wilson type gearbox that uses a fluid coupling....fluid flywheel...or as us yanks say a torque converter....make sure you check that its topped up....they are notorious for leaking....last year i removed about 100 lbs. of...
Im trying to finish up a power pack removal ...fluid flywheel seal replacment...clean and paint the engine bay and engine job....started in october last year....alls going well...little cold...little slow....its all good...
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