Are there any good books on WW2 British armoured cars?

The question's in the title. I have a lot of books on British WW2 tanks, but none on armoured cars. For a very good reason - I don't remember (apart from Osprey titles and similar on individual vehicles) ever seeing one, or I'm sure I'd have bought it.

Obviously there must be unit histories of AC units, but it's the technical stuff I'm more interested in.

Does anyone have any recommendations?

 

No.
Most seem to written for children

 

The only thing I'm aware of is older compilation books.

 

Gap in the market I think.

Many of the old AFV Profiles can be downloaded from here: AFV Profiles

 

Some info here:
Enciclopedia armas 2 guerra mundial tomo i by rbaosh - Issuu

Other titles:
ISSUU website

Modern vehicles:
Jane's Light Tanks and Armoured Cars by Dellvzla - Issuu
Jane's World Armoured Fighting Vehicles 1976 by Dellvzla - Issuu

 

Yes - I've got all those (had a fill-the-gaps-in-my-collection session, largely on eBay - when the prices were reasonable! - a few years ago).
Trouble is - they're a bit like the curate's egg - good in parts. And, they're ALL I've got . . .

But thanks for the suggestion, anyway.

 

Yes - I was afraid that was the case . . .

 

I think Forty's book was what I was thinking of.

Someone should do something about this. Pity I'm over here in Canada...

There isn't even much that I can see from Osprey.

 

“Potato quality” I have not heard that one before!

 

They are certainly within the scope of my research!

 

As others have noted, this is a large gap in the market. Osprey has touched on a couple of types. The Staghound has a number of titles on it and seems to be the most covered type of the cars used by Commonwealth forces. (Being an American type this may be why.
However if you're looking for technical books, a Czech company does do English books you may be interested in:
WWP Books: Daimler Armored Car Photo Book | Armorama™
WHEELED VEHICLES (2) - WWP Bookshop


I've ordered other books from them and had them shipped to Canada for a decent price so shipping to the UK maybe even cheaper and faster.

 

Those look vaguely familiar. Do they have technical information or are they just "walkarounds"?

 

Hi Chris.
Some technical information with info from old manuals but mostly walkarounds. They are designed for the modeling community.

 

"Peter And Jane Drive A Staghound to Arnhem" is a very good book though.

 

Dear all,
A very belated Thank You (apologies!!) to all those who've answered this post - your various contributions are much appreciated.
Faute de mieux, I've added George Forty's book to my list of Books-To-Buy (thanks to Von Poop) and I'm in the process of ordering one of those Czech publications to see what they're about (thanks to orwell1984). I can't find any relevant Tankograd books (they seem to be mostly post-war?).

Clearly, a gap in the market - any budding authors out there?

 

Not an author, but a potential buyer

We think that my grandad drove armoured cars before and during the war. Lanchesters, Guy, Humber Scout, LRC and possibly M1A1 scout cars.