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  • ...istan Foreign Ministry also operates up to ten of these identical armoured cars which are used to transport VIPs and visiting Heads of States. Politicians
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  • ...y [[Alvis Cars|Alvis]] and used by the British Army. It replaced the [[AEC Armoured Car]] that had been in use during World War II. ...ilar suspension and drivetrain components to the [[Alvis Saracen|Saracen]] armoured personnel carrier, [[Alvis Stalwart|Stalwart]] High Mobility Load Carrier a
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  • ...er's official car is an armoured [[BMW 7 Series|BMW 760Li]]. Each of these cars cost around half a million euro when bought. ...[Audi A6]]s, but there are also [[Volvo S80]]s and [[Saab 9-5]]s. The only armoured car besides the three most notable ones is the Foreign Minister's [[Audi A8
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  • ...War Car was presented at the Crystal Palace, London, in April 1902.<ref>''Armoured Fighting Vehicules of the World'', Duncan, p.3</ref> Another armoured car of the period was the French [[Charron-Girardot-Voigt 1902]], presented
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  • The '''[[Alvis Cars|Alvis]] Salamander''' is a [[Six-wheel drive|6X6]] Airport Crash Tender wi ...Saladin|FV 601 Saladin]] armoured car and [[Alvis Saracen|FV 603 Saracen]] armoured personnel carrier. In turn it led to the [[Alvis Stalwart|FV 620 Stalwart]]
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  • The military's '''armored''' (or '''armoured''') '''car''' is a wheeled armored vehicle, lighter than other armored figh ...'Encyclopedia of Armored Cars'', pg. 102</ref> A great variety of armored cars appeared on both sides during World War I and these were used in various wa
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  • ...n. Modifications included heavy duty air conditioning and a special glazed armoured bubble to protect the rear passengers. The modifications cost over €360,0 ...2007-2008) cars as escort vehicles. The motorcade is composed of around 15 cars. The personal car of the King Juan Carlos I is an especially customised [[M
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  • ! colspan=2 | '''Rolls-Royce Armoured Car''' The '''Rolls-Royce armoured car''' was a British [[armored car|armoured car]] developed in 1914 and used in World War I and in the early part of Wo
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  • ...[[Ford Excursion]],also with some identical [[Mercedes-Benz W220]]. These cars are occasionally used. Then president-elect Lee Myung Bak drove in a [[Kia
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  • ...ister's car uses a civilian license plate. It is unknown if these cars are armoured.
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  • ...times Russobalt or Russo-Balt) was the first Russian company that produced cars between 1909 and 1923. ...Russo-Baltique produced both trucks and cars, often more or less copies of cars from the German [[Rex-Simplex]] or Belgian [[Fondu]].
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  • ...s''' was a British company based in Fallings Park, Wolverhampton that made cars, lorries and buses. They were established in 1914 by Sydney Guy who had bee ...d by a smaller model in 1922 with the 2465 cc four cylinder 16.9 hp. Both cars were expensive and this limited sales, especially from a relatively unknown
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  • The '''Land Rover Tangi''' is an [[armoured car]] used in Northern Ireland. They are used by the PSNI. A similar model ...turret was too provocative for long-term use on the streets of Belfast. So armoured Land Rovers based on the Series 3 109 Model were used. Over the years with
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  • ...3 Saracen''' was a six-wheeled armoured personnel carrier built by [[Alvis Cars|Alvis]] and used by the British army that became a recognisable vehicle as The FV603 Saracen was the armoured personnel carrier of Alvis' FV600 series. Besides the driver and commander,
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  • ...n fit by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. The Prime Minister rides in an armoured long-wheelbase [[Cadillac DeVille]] and the lead car is a [[Chrysler 300]]
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  • ...sse returned to his native France where the system was used on [[Citroën]] cars between 1921 and 1937 for off-road and military vehicles.
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  • The President of Russia is usually seen in an armoured [[Mercedes-Benz S-Class]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cdi.org/russia/john ...2008/may/01/automotive.russia |title=Russia's new rich help British luxury cars drive out the venerable Zil &#124; Business |publisher=The Guardian |date=
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  • ...Service protection, use transportation from the BKA pool of [[Armored car|armoured car]]s and BKA driving staff. The car pool includes armored limousines from ...lliance '90/The Greens (Germany's green party) have chosen Audi, VW or BMW cars to avoid the posh and elitist image of Mercedes models. While in office, fo
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  • ==Steam cars== Two more cars were made in 1885 followed by a series of lightweight two cylinder, three w
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  • ...nder 6 litre models. In 1913 Humber was the second largest manufacturer of cars in the United Kingdom. During World War II, several armoured cars were produced under the Humber name.
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