Lynx II, hull # 4225

[lynx42]

Micheal R. here is the parts book which confirms that the numbers started at Number 0001.
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The earliest Lynx I. that Australia received seems to be Hull No.240 with (Army Registration Number) ARN 123833. The first 15 are listed with just the engine number.(The first ARN. No123810 to ARN No.123824) and the latest Hull No.2025. ARN.123970. The hull numbers are all over the place. Just as they drove in the gate off the ship I think.

The last one listed in the ARN. books is Hull No. 1726 Serial No. 1726 and ARN.123980. That one is mine. There are another 30 spaces unfilled as if they were waiting for a further shipment. Maybe Mike C. can answer that one.

The identification Plate gives the Model. - Serial ID No.- Hull No.- Engine No. and build date with the month and year.

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Above are 3 of my Lynx plates. The Identification Plate, The gear Change and info plate and the WARNING plate. The Warning plate is fixed on the drivers hatch immediately next to his right eye.

Peters Lynx may not have this plate as it has the later diffs with the 8 stud wheels and no armoured roof. the earlier 6 stud axles were a problem as they were too weak.

The 4th one, not pictured, is the Publication plate afixed to the book holder near to the drivers right knee.

The Hulls were built by International Harvester and fitted to Ford chassis. There will be an IHC stamp on the flat horizontal piece immediately in front of the armoured vertical windscreen on the right hand side, right near the outer edge. The Serial Number, Ford Stamp and build date is right near the edge on the LEFT side of the horizontal plate.


Hope that this helps although it does not explain how Peter has a Lynx with the Hull No 4225 if there were only 3255 built.

Regards Rick.

[Lynn Eades]

The cover of the parts book identifies a MkIII and a MkIII* What is the difference? Were the MkIII's built in the U.K.?..... or for the Brits?
Were there only 3255 MkI's built, but did MkIIIs run into higher numbers?
I know nothing about them, but with carriers and firearms the "*" denotes Canadian built, so what does a a MkIII with no * denote?

[Michael R.]

Thank-you Rick. As I know SFA about the Lynx, I wonder if there are any indications of serial number ranges in the parts book showing a part used to a certain serial number..... perhaps showing numbers greater than 3255?

By way of example, the FUC-03 parts book for Universal Carriers has an indication where a part is used for a MK-I* U.C. to serial number 240XX, suggesting the MK-I* had a production range that may have reached that serial number range. I have no exposure to the Lynx, so please bear with my musings.

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Peter,

Nice find, good luck with the restoration

PS: for those who would wonder where it came from, see the CMPs for sale in Italy thread

Hanno

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[Peter Duggan]

Guys,

Great discussion. Here is a picture of the hull number which was on the LF corner of the horizontal plate, in front of the observers position

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[lynx42]

Peter, Here are my numbers before the restoration started.
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Lynn, No Lynx's were built in the UK only Daimler Dingos of which the Lynx is the Canadian version.

Michael R. I do not have the later books. There are a few anomalies in my books and some numbers between 0 to roughly 400 are mentioned as changes.

The some of the differences between the Lynx I and Lynx II are the axles and wheels, the different open section to the top, no roof, placement of the air cleaner into the crew compartment, shielded ignition system, placement of the sand channels to the rear, and who knows what else.

If you look at my parts book, you will see that it is for a Lynx I. Mk.III and Mk.III* not a Lynx II.

Confused? I am.

Regards Rick.

[Lynn Eades]

Rick, I have edited my post deleting ref. to a MkII.
So What is the difference between a MkIII and a MkIII*