Rover Light Armoured Car

[Wayne Henderson]

I recently acquired a Ford CMP based Armoured Car. This Australian designed body was made in 1941 using local 9mm armour plate and fitted to a 1941 cab12 chassis. Two versions were made, MK1 was fitted to a Ford 158 inch chassis then latter the MK2 fitted to the Ford 134 inch chassis.

The vehicle I have is a Mk1 which has suffered over the last 80 years but it is restorable. Only 40 Mk1 bodies were made.

There is very little information available apart from Mike Cecil's Military Profile books, most information on the web has come from this publication.

One eastern state museum claims to have one of only 3 left in the world, which is odd as there are at least 4 in W.A.

I will update this thread as I proceed and add any other information