Restoration of Canadian Scout Car Ford Lynx I, Mk.III No.1726

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I originally thought that this hull was a change over from the Lynx I (mk.II) to the Lynx I (mk.III*), as this hull has indication that it was one of the original hulls with the vertical rear grill

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and was modified to the later horizontal grill version.

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There are 3 hinges on the rear hatch not two.

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Both sides of the rear of the engine compartment have welded up holes and newer drilled holes for the horizontal grill mounts.

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Left side.

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Right side.

Mike C. tells me that the Lynxes’ supplied to Australia were of two rear body configurations: the early vertical rear grill and the later horizontal rear grill. In October 1944, a modification was authorized for all the early type to be converted to the later configuration using one of two Ford-supplied retrofit kits, either the C19SR-16604 or C19SR-110895. In theory, all Lynx were then converted to the latter type rear grill configuration which gave much better cooling performance, but I doubt that the ones held in vehicle parks ('Command Depot Stock') were high on the priority list, and possibly escaped conversion.

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