Does The Chieftain Fit Into... A Daimler Dingo?

Filmed at Aquino 2023, this is the Scout Car donated by DeadmeatBC (That's a World of Tanks username) to the Ontario Regiment Museum. It is also quite small.
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[@Andarion00]

I hope he does an "oh god, the dingo is on fire" test

[@TheArklyte]

Absence of roof would go a long way though.

[@TheArklyte]

Besides he de facto did in the end😅

[@mh1ultramarine]

@@TheArklyte he would of been faster if the dingo was on fire. Like leaping like a frog out

[@setesh1294]

Let's be honest here. If the dingo gets hit to get set on fire, no one inside is surviving.

[@samholdsworth420]

🏃🔥🧨

[@danceswithmules]

I'm glad our favorite lieutenant colonel made it out of that. Otherwise, we'd all be collectively shouting "Dingo ate our Chieftain!"

[@Shadow-998-handlessuck]

Glad it wasn't a space dingo then.

[@stvdagger8074]

Next question - "if you cut a hole in the bottom of a Dingo, can the Chieftain propel it using the traditional 'Fred Flintstone: method?"

[@DougthebearRichards]

No, it can be linked so that the pedals can be used to propel it along.

[@mcintoshpc]

It looks rather small, I bet he could manage

[@viandengalacticspaceyards5135]

The best part is him still standing on the ground with his head out the top. "Can the Chieftain wear a Daimler Dingo ?" - Yes he can.

[@steeljawX]

Imagine going into the armory. "Yeah, that's a nice Daimler Dingo there, but do you got one in extra-extra 'The Chieftain' size???"

[@alantheinquirer7658]

No such thing as a bren gun being 'in the way'. It's a bren. It's exactly where it should be.

[@wurfyy]

What if you're a german soldier in WWII? I can definitely see how a Bren gun might be "in the way".

[@NitroNuggetTV]

attempting to smack you in the face over every big bump lol

[@wideyxyz2271]

Father Jack voice >>>"Oi Luv moi Bren" (One for the Father Ted officionados).

[@alantheinquirer7658]

@@wideyxyz2271 Bang on the nail, there! I can hear his voice ...

[@rogerbourke5570]

How the f**k would you know, Alan? Have you ever fired one?

[@18robsmith]

Years ago my father recounted that the "normal way when the sergeant wasn't looking" was to drop in via the top rather than wriggling in through the official entrance (he was only 5'10" as opposed to your 6' 12").

[@thejackal5099]

Chieftain is 6'5", not 7 foot tall.

[@SchemingGoldberg]

@@thejackal5099 Yes, you are correct, he is 6'48" tall.

[@rudithedog7534]

@@thejackal5099 I think you will find he is 5'17" in height

[@steveturner3999]

The Chieftain was a circus sideshow contortionist in a previous life and he’s starting to revert to his former self.

[@TonboIV]

And in a life before that he was literally an octopus.

[@Dreyno]

Circus performance is a core subject here in Irish schools. Most people went with juggling or lion tamer but a few oddballs chose contortion.

[@intractablemaskvpmGy]

I imagine when these were designed the crew probably weighed 120-130 pounds each.

[@terrywarner8657]

And the specs came from Britain where that generation had just come through the Depression. Not the most well-fed recruiting pool of the war.

[@timonsolus]

@@terrywarner8657 : The factor that most influences the size of human beings is the calorie intake as an infant. Someone born in 1929 would be only 16 in 1945 - so too young to fight in WW2. So they would have to be born in 1927 to reach 18 in 1945, and born in 1925 to fight from 1943 onwards.

[@davidbarnsley8486]

And no more than 5 feet tall

[@surlyogre1476]

...and they were late teens - early twenties, limber and flexible.

[@alfnoakes392]

Most folk pre-1950s will be smaller than nowadays, it is only since then that a decent calorie-intake has been guaranteed (ish) for most of the (Western Democracies) population. The Military implications of this became very apparent during the 1914-18 War, when the pool of available 'cannon-fodder' was limited by diet-induced ill-health. I would expect that the Dingo would be suitable/comfortable for all but the very largest WW2 era personnel. I am a short-arse and I would love one 😃 @@timonsolus

[@Rhubba]

"Is this a seat adjuster?" PHWOOM! "Yes, it is a seat adjuster"

[@bill_heywood]

Watching a giant man try to fit into armoured vehicles designed for much smaller frames is the content we demand. Keep up the good work

[@davydatwood3158]

I suspect your exit was the method generally used by troops in the field. Honestly, I wonder if that door is more for sweeping out spent brass than for actual mounting and dismounting.

[@NitroNuggetTV]

it was there for when it was buttoned down, these did have both an armoured roof that could be folded forward (not fitted here) and a canvas roof

[@JagerLange]

Or a means of escape with better cover than going out through the top. That's the only reason I can think of for any humans to be using that option since it looks far easier to enter via the top.

[@Edax_Royeaux]

Or letting rain water drain out.

[@allangibson8494]

@@JagerLangeWhich is exactly why the Sherman had a hatch in the floor… (There are actually reports of German tankers being trapped in overturned tanks).

[@Riceball01]

@@NitroNuggetTV But if the armored roof can be folded open wouldn't it still be easier to enter and exit through the top with the roof folded open? Or is the roof designed so that it could only be secured from the outside?

[@beanhavok2287]

We need a "Oh bugger the tank is on fire" compilation!

[@chaptermasterpedrokantor1623]

I was at the Market Garden celebrations here in Nijmegen last week, and they had re-enactors cross the Waal river. But the interesting bit was a German guy who had built a Sd.Kfz.222 armored car. For those old enough to remember the 'Allo Allo comedy series, Lt. Gruber's Little Tank.

[@Fifty_Two_Hz]

Plomp! "It was a seat adjuster" why am i laughing at this.🤣

[@Hellspijker]

Chieftain forgot his coat, insteads puts on a Daimler Dingo....

[@wbertie2604]

Yes. It's a jacket with an engine, essentially

[@HanSolo__]

@@wbertie2604 And "near vertical" steering wheel.

[@bishopcorva]

I kinda expected a cut jump from clamoring into the side door, a short bit of painted cursing. Jumpcut, sitting on the commander seat in a change of clothes and a subtle tick in the voice when mentioning the Dingo. Bravo for being able to slither in without needing to be shoehorned or greased up first.

[@azgarogly]

I think we have to start a kickstarter campaign just to offer The Chieftain trip to France to see if he would fit into the AMX ELC. I've heard there is one in Saumur.

[@stanislavczebinski994]

He even fits in that Polish WW2 tankette which name I forgot. So he probably will fit in that thing, too.

[@EdyAlbertoMSGT3]

TKS @@stanislavczebinski994

[@Edax_Royeaux]

When he was in front of the AMX ELC, even he started laughing at how absolutely tiny it is.

[@CthulhuInc]

@@stanislavczebinski994 TKS

[@stanislavczebinski994]

@@CthulhuInc Yup - that's the one.

[@johnmeyer4789]

Oh bugger! A dingo ate my chieftain!🤠

[@JessWLStuart]

"It *was* a seat adjuster! ... And that's the end of these jeans!" - The Chieftain, 2023

[@stanislavczebinski994]

Quite funny - seeing Chieftain wearing a Dingo😁

[@widgren87]

I am trying to picture two soldiers with full kit in that and I am failing hard...

[@wurfyy]

Let's just say that the military often gets fairly homoerotic.

[@SchemingGoldberg]

The average height of men in 1920 was only 5 foot 7 inches (170 centimeters).

[@deansmits006]

Perhaps 2 smaller soldiers...

[@fabiogalletti8616]

Two tiny soldiers and the kit somewhere else is my guess.

[@notmenotme614]

They would have hung their kit on the outside

[@markfryer9880]

Take note of the apprehension in the Chieftain's voice prior to entering the vehicle and the relief in his voice at being able to escape the vehicle! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 The things that you do for views Chieftain! Mark from Melbourne Australia

[@osmacar5331]

Yes another Episode of if he fits he sits.

[@lairdcummings9092]

The Chieftain is a cat. Who knew? 😁

[@grumpyboomer61]

That might be the only time you hear the words "There is a Bren Gun in the way".

[@drops2cents260]

I can't prove it, but I'm pretty sure those words could be heard quite often on the German side during WWII...

[@lairdcummings9092]

The cutest little armored car, evah! It's like a clown car for soldiers.

[@stanislavczebinski994]

It did what it was supposed to. In a war, you fight with what you have - not what you want. Especially the British did this very well in WW2.

[@drops2cents260]

> _It's like a clown car for soldiers_ Or like a Bobby car for Little Chieftains. 🙂

[@drops2cents260]

@@stanislavczebinski994 You're of course perfectly right because any good soldier knows how to make do with what they have - BUT: Taking British sense of humour into account, I would actually be surprised if no British soldier in WWII would have cracked the same joke as well. 🙂

[@stanislavczebinski994]

@@drops2cents260 To this very day, many armies fail knowing limitations on the top brass level. And that is what the Brits mastered very well during WW2.

[@lairdcummings9092]

@@stanislavczebinski994 of course it did its job. But think on this: clowns are scary. A car full of clowns is a car full of terror. Except in this case, the occupants have machine guns instead of cream pies.

[@danielk9906]

the door on the dingo looks like its scaled for actual dingos

[@Willysmb44]

When I was taking part in evals for various NATO vehicles for what eventually became the first Stryker Brigade, before we chose Canadian LAVs as the interim vehicle, I climbed into several different vehicles. The worst of them all was an Italian B1 Centauro. NOT ONE of the US Army folks, myself included, could get into the thing quickly as it was clearly designed for much smaller folks than any of us. I grabbed a female 63W and asked her to climb through it. She was around 5 feet 2 inches if memory serves and she got out and said, "It was clearly made for someone MY size!" At one point, I was horizontal trying to get through an area where I was supposed to be vertical as it was the only way I'd fit. I'm 6 feet tall and was around 190 pounds or so at the time. I own a 1944 Willys MB Jeep and when I'm driving it, my knees are spread as wide as I can get them to go. I've also driven Sherman and Stuart tanks in the 90s and had issues fitting into them as well. I think the average height of an American man in the 1940s was around 5 foot 6?

[@minarchist1776]

I would have thought you would have needed two dingos, one for each foot. 🙂

[@stitch626aloha]

I love the unannounced "Oh bugger; the truck is on fire" drill at the end.

[@danieltaylor5231]

Tune in next week when The Chieftain pulls an armored car out of his pocket then gets in it.

[@simongee8928]

Apparently, another reason for the skewed seat for the driver was because the Dingo could reverse as fast as forward, thus the driver could see over his left shoulder better for steering backwards - ! 😊

[@zhufortheimpaler4041]

its just amazing how he just makes a regular step over the side panel and s out.

[@ditzydoo4378]

one Dingo and a Seat adjuster later and the Chieftan fits, Hazah! though the Bren gun operator may take exception to having to give up so much real state. 0~o

[@billmmckelvie5188]

That should be an easy "Oh my tank is on fire"! 🔥 As he takes in his stride to get out of it! 😂

[@NitroNuggetTV]

Enjoyed riding round in these (and a Daimler armoured car) as a kid/young teen. Can still recall the sound of the silky smooth 6 cylinders and the preselect gearbox dropping into gear. Nice big 80 gallon fuel tank pressing against your back to keep you alert as well. Good memories. I adore these things. I found them tight enough as a small human back then, can't imagine being 6'+ like yourself in these haha

[@HarryFlashmanVC]

Lol! I had an Action Man version of this in the 1970s

[@wbertie2604]

The real thing is barely bigger

[@ABrit-bt6ce]

Scorpion, Sheridan (in yellow) and some random APC were at my parents place. Probably long since gone.

[@aapje]

It's about the size of one of Chieftain's shoes!

[@drmarkintexas-400]

🏆🤗🙏🇺🇲 Thank you for sharing

[@kristiangoransson6104]

The resistance against the roof as a integral part of armored vehicles is surprising

[@chaptermasterpedrokantor1623]

Most of the attacks were expected to come from the side. Even today the roofs of tanks and armored vehicles are still not the most heavily armored.

[@HanSolo__]

Dingo has a regular roof. Half of it opens from front to back hinged in the top middle of the crew compartment. This roof was made with armoured plates. No idea how the second half of it folded back together. It could also be covered with canvas material like a Jeep.

[@stanislavczebinski994]

There is a reason to that. Without a roof it's easier to spot an enemy in WW2. In a tank destroyer like the Hellcat this meant you are the one that shot first - and had a good chance to destroy or disable the enemy. In a recon vehicle like the Dingo, you can spot the enemy before he spots you and take off. The armor can't take more than small arms either.

[@Imbeachedwhale]

The Dingo is a scout car, intended to sneak around, find enemies, and get away unnoticed. The armor and machine gun are only there in case of a sudden surprise before you run away. An open top allows for much greater visibility and makes it easier to hear enemy vehicles.

[@NitroNuggetTV]

They did actually have a fold back armoured roof, but you're better off without it most of the time, especially as these could reverse at 50mph (5 gears in both forward and reverse thanks to a transfer case)

[@N_Wheeler]

Thank you Chieftain, for finally showing me the inside of a Dingo. I've see the outside many times, but never the inside. Please circle back and do an - in depth - review (25 minutes). [including the escape hatch was icing on the cake.]

[@seductive_Octopus]

Every time I see Armored Cars, I get reminded that I really want a ferret 😅

[@havegregory]

I’m here to see the Chieftain do a fire drill!

[@stevekarp3325]

"there's a bren gun in the way". Story of my life, m8

[@rickansell661]

Also the story of a fairly large number of Axis troops deaths.

[@cjford2217]

I think I would have gone for the Dukes of Hazard entry into the vehicle. But the climbing through the kiddy door did make it more dramatic. 😂👍

[@samuelbhend2521]

next "does-he-fit?" test: the praying mantis.

[@tuukka518]

Cute side door for dismounts :) like BTR-80A

[@SaperPl1]

I would like to see it happen with full infantry equipment on top of Chieftain :D

[@friedrichweitzer3071]

Or the prototype with a metal roof!

[@redtsar]

If he fits, he sits

[@jon-paulfilkins7820]

Its like the frog eyed sprite of armoured cars, cute, compact, seats 2, roof? highly optional, comfort? debatable.

[@Erik_Arnqvist]

If he fits, he sits. Good boy

[@plneky1171]

Reminds me of getting into an MG Midget, a tight fit. 🙂

[@M26E4SuperPershing]

Cant wait for "does the chieftain fit in a L3/33cc ?"

[@ptonpc]

Dingos are great little vehicles as long as they are used for the purposes they were designed for.

[@rafw5291]

I'd like to see the Staghound, too 😀

[@patrickbureau1402]

Examplez like this machine - alone reason to salute OUR Veteranz - ah couzin !🇨🇦

[@inisipisTV]

Well, David Wiley of the British Tank Museum privately owns and drives a Dingo, and David is no short person. So...

[@johncartwright8154]

My Father in Law (7th Armoured) served in Churchill Crocs ibn 1945 and later Dingos (during Partion of India 1947) and he was 6'4'' (193cm)! A tight squeeze for him in both.

[@janwitts2688]

Not surprised .. if guards armoured were able to use it then its 6 foot plus compatible

[@davidcox4436]

The real question is "can the Chieftain fit in a Daimler Dingo with it's roof on?". After all, remember they came with folding armoured roofs for protection against shell splitners. My dad drove one and he said they were pretty miserable when buttoned down!

[@kermitcook8498]

Okay, boss. I've got a few things. First, I thought the Dingo looked like a Ranger or a Razor or a Rhino with a military kit attachment. You know, like those mini Willys kits. Second, I couldn't believe getting down on the ground to get in through the dog door was a good idea. Follow up with, "Dude, you left the door open." My choice, ingress/egress would be climbing over the top. Bravo! Aim high, semper fi, hooah!

[@davidofford7002]

Gosh Colonel, here - catch! You can have the keys.

[@Taistelukalkkuna]

Chieftain going Carting.😁

[@zoperxplex]

Soon: "Will The Chieftain fit into a clown car?"

[@kclcmdrkai1085]

Oh, bugger, Der Daimler Dingo was on fire... Bugger out the easy way... ;}

[@petesheppard1709]

Bravo, NIck!

[@adamdubin1276]

The only word I can use to describe the Dingo is cute, and with a max speed of 55 mph it's a zippy little thing!

[@DougthebearRichards]

But with a decent frontal armour of 30mm, not bad for something that small.

[@andersjjensen]

Going 55mph in this on anything but a freshly paved road is a guaranteed trip to both the dentist and the chiropractor.

[@FrankJmClarke]

They should cut 2 holes in the floor, so Nicolas could Fintstone around the museum.

[@gs8494]

That off angle of the steering wheel would drive me insane. I'm twitching now just looking at it.

[@paralogregt]

Worked on one shortly after joining my first regiment after training, it supposedly came out of a barn in Northern Ireland.

[@insane5375]

I was more concerned if Nicholas could actually make it out of the Dingo :D

[@MartyBCNB]

That looks like a Staghound in the background.. I don't see that in the collection. Wondering where it's from.. I have fond memories of one in Edmonton.

[@TheChieftainsHatch]

I think it is the one from Edmonton, actually. Certainly it's from one of the Canadian Army units.

[@j.c.h5642]

My grandpa was in one of those during the war! He commanded a squadron of three! Granted he was also only 5'6"..

[@dennisvandermarkt8263]

Love when chieftain post. Made my day

[@PaulG.x]

Early versions had a bell instead of a horn - it was known as the dingo's donger

[@gorbalsboy]

What a fantastic wee thing😊

[@sneakyfeats2353]

Ww2 driver: "I want a crooked neck" Daimler-Benz: "Say no more"

[@michaelmanning5379]

Hopefully there's a video about that Staghound in the background in the future.

[@CthulhuInc]

2.5 minutes of pure joy

[@mwhyte1979]

And that's the end of these jeans! I was holding my laughter in until that point.

[@guyk2260]

Well done Nick!

[@henryturnerjr3857]

Wow! That things almost smaller than a side by side ATV!

[@StromBugSlayer]

That's what I thought of: an armored ATV.

[@lewiswestfall2687]

Thanks Nick

[@greyareaRK1]

Always amazed how old designs can be so much more flexible and roomy, like those tiny European cars of yore. A bit more room and thicker armour, and it would make a nice vehicle for suburban soccer moms.

[@kristofferjohansson3768]

It’s just like the ‘Will it float?’ At Letterman show.

[@fdsdh1]

That is smaller than I imagined from period photos etc.!

[@AtomicHombek]

As time goes by, it's going to be "Can the Chieftain get out of "X-armoured vehicle" We are all getting there. I do wonder how many times he has to change because of grease stains on his clothes during shoots.

[@MisterMainiac]

"Is this the seat adjuster?" *THUD!* "That was the seat adjuster!" Never change

[@robertscott2210]

'Tis bad luck to exit by other than the door you entered lol 😆

[@Schwertmaid]

We have tested it! With a 5DM coin vertival on the running engine block... The coin stands during the engine testrun. !Daimler! :-D

[@gfffgdcvv-gb6mz]

That cooling feeling when jeans reach expiration date.

[@lomax343]

According to my father, who drove a Dingo on his National Service, the reason the driver's seat is angled was so that he could see to the rear more easily, and thus drive the vehicle in reverse as easily as he could forwards. The idea being that if, when scouting, the dingo ran into more than it bargained for, there was no need to waste time turning round, but could skedaddle backwards - the dingo being capable of driving in reverse almost as fast as it could forwards. I look forward to the Chieftain telling me if any of the above is true.

[@broadbandislife]

Near as I know in larger armoured cars there was typically a second driver's station in the rear of the fighting compartment specifically for driving backwards in an emergency, and naturally the powertrain was designed accordingly too. I think the guy there typically operated the radio when not needed at the wheel?

[@angryeliteultragree6329]

A dingo stole my cheiftain.

[@johnmorrow7080]

I've seen a Daimler Ferret and Austin Champ but that's a new one LOL .

[@simonwood1402]

The Bingo scout car one for the left foot and one for the right foot 👣

[@JohnCBobcat]

"There's a Bren Gun in the way," he says. I should dream of having such problems...

[@fengshuo2725]

Damn....it fits

[@wideyxyz2271]

So dignified sir. I think looking at the actual door it was either an afterthought or they expected it to be crewed by Dwarfs.

[@Colinpark]

My friend had one and we used to drive it around town to get lunch. Such a cool little vehicle.

[@jeroylenkins1745]

Gets into Dingo, completely ignores kangaroo behind him.

[@nematolvajkergetok5104]

Nice. Now try a FIAT-Ansaldo!