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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. Politicians720 bytes (110 words) - 03:19, 13 September 2009
- ...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 a2 KB (271 words) - 10:53, 25 May 2010
- ...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 A81 KB (162 words) - 10:47, 12 September 2009
- ...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]], presented2 KB (339 words) - 11:17, 22 June 2010
- 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]]1 KB (154 words) - 10:30, 25 May 2010
- 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 wa5 KB (700 words) - 11:10, 22 June 2010
- ...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 [[M2 KB (343 words) - 13:32, 22 January 2010
- ! 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 Wo5 KB (771 words) - 02:09, 5 February 2007
- ...[[Ford Excursion]],also with some identical [[Mercedes-Benz W220]]. These cars are occasionally used. Then president-elect Lee Myung Bak drove in a [[Kia677 bytes (90 words) - 03:51, 13 September 2009
- ...ister's car uses a civilian license plate. It is unknown if these cars are armoured.490 bytes (75 words) - 00:12, 13 September 2009
- ...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]].2 KB (264 words) - 05:10, 19 February 2007
- ...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 unknown2 KB (372 words) - 09:06, 6 December 2008
- 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 with4 KB (558 words) - 04:18, 9 March 2007
- ...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,6 KB (979 words) - 10:48, 25 May 2010
- ...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]]1 KB (156 words) - 23:47, 12 September 2009
- ...sse returned to his native France where the system was used on [[Citroën]] cars between 1921 and 1937 for off-road and military vehicles.2 KB (310 words) - 09:21, 23 March 2009
- 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 | Business |publisher=The Guardian |date=2 KB (246 words) - 03:46, 13 September 2009
- ...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, fo4 KB (538 words) - 11:11, 12 September 2009
- ==Steam cars== Two more cars were made in 1885 followed by a series of lightweight two cylinder, three w4 KB (751 words) - 12:08, 30 June 2007
- ...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.3 KB (489 words) - 06:34, 19 February 2007