Originally developed to perform work similar to the Humber Mk. Ill LRC (It was after all a similar vehicle). This was a simple and robust vehicle, dedicated to reconnaissance missions who accomplished its work in North Africa and in Europe, from the year 1942 right until the end of the war in 1945. The company who built it. Hamilton Bridge in Hamilton (Ontario), made 1761 units of this rare vehicle. Crew consisted of three men; the commander and the driver occupied the two seats on the front, while the gunman occupied the seat suspended from the small open turret on the roof. All of them gained access to the vehicle through the two huge hinged doors on both sides of the frame. The turret was mounted on rotating ball assemblies that could afford a 360 degree turn. From the turret the gunman could fire a Bren machine gun through a slot, and he could do it manually or mounted on a reclining resort that helped lift the gun easily.
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