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Scout Car S1 (American), was an armoured car produced in Australia for the US Army during the Second World War.The vehicle was based on a Ford F15 4x2 chassis (a single 4x4 vehicle was built). The open-topped armoured hull was similar to that of the M3 Scout Car. The armament consisted of one .50 inch heavy machine gun and two .30 inch machine guns on a skate rails, operated by the crew of five. About 40 vehicles were produced by Ford Australia.