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SPORTS CAR OF MILITARY MIGHT; 1960 DAIMLER FERRET.(NEWS)
Byline: LARRY SANATA
THINK OF THE FORMIDABLE-LOOKing Daimler Ferret as the limited-production sports car of military vehicles. Only about 4,000 were produced between 1952 and 1971 at the Daimler plant in Coventry, England, and all were equipped with impressive Rolls-Royce "Specialist Series engines.
Along with a dry-sump oil system similar to those found in race cars, the 4.2-liter, 130-hp Rolls engine in the Ferret is connected to a Wilson preselector five-speed transmission. Preselector gearboxes were popular in purpose-built race cars in the 1930s, "40s and "50s and were commonly found in many Bugatti, ERA and Talbot-Lago competition cars.
"Driving a Ferret is the best part of owning one, says Ian Wallace of Ohio, owner of 00 DC 81, the British military designation for his Ferret. He gets plenty of stares as he drives the 1960 model around town.
An apocalyptic sight with its camouflage colors, armor plating and gun turret, Wallace's Ferret is no slouch in traffic. The scout car, a hit among military-vehicle collectors, has a top speed of 60 mphgoing forward or backward.
One of the biggest problems with driving the Ferret, says Wallace, is other motorists, "especially drivers who keep pace with me when I'm trying to change lanes so little Elmo ...
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