Canadian Ferrets

[Colin Macgregor Stevens]

Yes, the Canadian Ferrets are more tired than the UK Ferrets in general and that was before some were left sitting out of doors for a quarter of a century after being sold. Canada did not do arsenal rebuilds of Ferrets apparently. Only two of the 124 were ever written off and that was due to fires.

The one that lost its right front wheel, fender, bins, antenna tube, sand channels and escape hatch to a land mine in Egypt. IFerret UNEF 1210 was fixed. You would be surprised how little it cost to fix and put back in service.

It boils down to how important is the history to you.

In the military jeep world the counterpart is a Canadian Contract W-LU 440-M-PERS-1 vs. an MB/GPW ex-Franch Army La Maltournee arsenal rebuilt jeep with MB, GPW and Willys of France parts.

Yes one can buy a nice British Ferret, and modify/paint it to look like a Canadian one and have a lot of fun with it. Mind you, it would likely be a later model with the newer side "windows" shape instead of the rectangular type used on the early Ferrets including the Canadian. If buying ex-British one to do as a Canadian one, try to find an early one with the rectangular side "windows". Look for a WD number close to 36 BA 66 (mine which is Canadian had that WD number). The Aussie Ferrets are from the same contract as the Canadian Ferrets but the shipping would be a killer.