Surviving DAC

The Daimler Fighting Vehicles Project

The Surviving Daimler Armoured Cars

Armoured car F19935 Mk1

(Privately owned by Norman B / USA)

This is the oldest surviving vehicle and was a Gate Guardian in Winchester.

It is complete in most respects and moves under its own power.

It is currently undergoing restoration.

Armoured car F20108 Mk1

in the markings of the Guards Armoured Reg’

(Privately owned by Shaun H

Great Britain)

Restored by Roy Elvis in the 1980’s

Armoured car F20214 Mk1

in the markings of the 43rd Recce Corp and named ‘THE DAME’

(Privately owned by Paul H/ Great Britain)

This car is ex Cobberton Collection and now used as part of the 43rd Recce living history group ant show throughout the southeast.

Armoured car F20334 Mk1

in the markings of the Guards Armoured Regt

(Privately owned by ‘Singe’

Great Britain)

This car was in a Dumfies playground for many years and then in the Beverly Transport Museum.

Restored to road going condition by the current owner.

Armoured car F117417 Mk1

in the markings of the Piron Brigade

(Owned by the Belgium Army Museum)

Armoured car F117427 Mk1

in the markings of 43rd Reconnaissance Corp

(Privately owned in Great Britain)

Armoured car F117462 Mk1

(Owned by the Cobberton Collection

Great Britain)

Armoured car F117485 Mk1

(Privately owned in Great Britain)

This car was a gate Guardian for many years in Winchester, it is made up of an a number of ex Sennybridge range wrecks and is stripped of almost all mechanical parts.

The gun mantle is a reproduction.

Armoured car F207627 Mk1

Armoured car F117637 Mk1

(Owned by the Imperial War Museum,

Great Britain)

This car has mismatching chassis and turret numbers and was built using parts obtained from range wrecks in the late 1970’s.

Armoured car F206478 Mk1

In the markings of the 7th Armoured Brigade

(Owner by the Coventry Motor Museum

Great Britain)

Armoured car F207303 Mk1

(Owned by the Muckleburgh Collection

Great Britain)

This vehicle has featured in many films and TV programmes such as ‘Day of the Triffids’

Armoured car F208170 MK1

(Privately owned in Great Britain)

This car has be built using mechanical gear taken from an engineers demonstration chassis, and so the mechanical condition is expected to be excellent. The hull was obtained from the Kirkudbright firing range.

Armoured car F???????

(Port Dickson Army Museum Malaysia)

Presumably this vehicle was sold to the Malian Federation Army in the 1950’s when the country gained independence.

Armoured car F207627 Mk1

(Now in the Jacques Littlefield Collection, USA)

Armoured car F208312 Mk2

(at the ASPHM collection, France)

This car was restored by Mike Hoffman in the early 1980’s

Armoured car F208330 Mk2

(At the Bovington Tank Museum, Great Britain)

Armoured car F208388 Mk2

(Privately Owned in Canada)

This car ex Budge collection car, was purchased by a Canadian who's father served in these vehicles during WW2.

Armoured car F339281 Mk2

in the markings of 7th Armoured Brigade .

(Privately owned in Great Britain)

This car was rescued in an appalling condition from Black Gang Chine on the Isle of White. Where the vehicles was being used in a Children's playground.

Armoured car F339258 Mk2

(Privately owned in Great Britain by Rob S)

This vehicle was obtained from the Sennybridge firing range.

Armoured car F20611,incorrect Number!

(Owned by the Kubinka Tank Museum

Russia)

Armoured car Mk1

This ca was quite literally dug out of a field in Normandy (France).

It is odd that the car was found complete with a set of Panther tank wheels!

Armoured car in the UK awaiting restoration

Armoured car in Elephant Pass, Sri Lanka.

This picture was taken some years ago.

It suspected that after the tsunami in 2000 it is probably now lies at the bottom of the Indian Ocean!

Three armoured cars in the Libyan Desert awaiting for a saviour !

Due to political reasons it is currently illegal to export items of military purposes from this country.

However since the Arab Spring this situation may change and possible that these cars will be saved.

The vehicles shown on this page are the 41 known cars out of the 2694 produced.

There are perhaps another few other vehicles worldwide in a state of great disrepair or existing as badly damaged range wrecks.

It is very unlikely that many more cars will be found and restored.

Armoured car Mk2

(Privately owned in New Zealand)

It is rumoured that there are 4 or 5 cars in NZ but that most have been substantially modified for use as agricultural vehicles

If you have any more information please contact me.....

Armoured car Mk1

(Owned by the Household Cavalry Regiment at Windsor)

The car is stripped of almost all mechanical parts & the gun mantle is a reproduction.

It is badged up as F207829 which was a car used by the 2HCR in 1944/45.

However the cars identity is not proven and unlikely to be this specific vehicle.

Armoured car Mk2

(Privately owned in New Zealand

by Russell B)

A car converted for local agricultural use that will make an interesting project for its owner.

Armoured car F117680 Mk1

(Owned by the James G,

Great Britain)

This car has mismatching chassis and turret numbers but the hull has been identified as the above number. Both turret and hull share the same post war rebuild numbering and so it presumed that the change in turret occurred early in the cars history.