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A VIP armored car is a civilian vehicle with a reinforced structure that is designed to protect its occupants from assaults, bullets and blasts. Armored cars are typically manufactured with bulletproof glass and layers of armor plating , often with a variety of other defensive mechanisms and features to aid the individuals inside.
A Chevrolet Impala 9C1 displayed at the 2008 Chicago Auto Show. 9C1 is a production code used by Chevrolet to designate a vehicle intended for use as a police car or car-based emergency vehicle. 9C1-designated vehicles are marketed under the Police Pursuit Vehicle or Police Patrol Vehicle (PPV) nameplate.
Download QR code; Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Armoured cars by period (5 C) S. Scout cars (3 C, 4 P) U. Armoured car units and formations (9 P)
The 1945 Willys "Universal Jeep" was the world's first mass-produced civilian four-wheel drive car. In 1944, Willys-Overland , the primary manufacturer of the World War II military Jeep , built the first prototypes for a commercial version – the CJ, short for "civilian Jeep". [ 3 ]
P71's do not have a "chipped" key, so if the key is a regular metal key, it is a P71, unless the owner has modified the computer of the civilian model or added a bypass key. P71's (and P70/P72) do not have the 5 digit keypad on the door, all civilian models do. The keypad can be added with some work (or a civilian model door placed on a P71).
AFVs produced in Canada. LAV family of wheeled armoured vehicles: AVGP: Cougar, Grizzly and Husky 6×6 armoured vehicles - based on the MOWAG Piranha; LAV-25 8×8 – Family of vehicles produced for the United States Marine Corps
In the 1930s, a new sub-class of armored car emerged in the United States, known as the scout car. This was a compact light armored car which was either unarmed or armed only with machine guns for self-defense. [32] Scout cars were designed as purpose-built reconnaissance vehicles for passive observation and intelligence gathering. [32]
The SandCat (Hebrew: פלסן קרקל) [5] is a composite armored vehicle designed by the then Plasan Sasa (now Plasan) of Israel.The SandCat was shown publicly for the first time at AUSA during October 2005.