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This is one of the new armoured land rovers. Kitted out with some very gucci kit including 360 degree ballistic plating and inch thick bullet proof glass.

Should stop anything up to a 7.62mm round.

As for driving the thing. Its a right dog. Plenty of Wallow and wobble. Mainly due to the extra weight of the thing.

Its primary job is a firearms support vehicle.

Had to drive it over to West Yorks for some training this week.

Certainly got a lot of attention on the way. People must of thought there was a war on.. :dunno: :lol:

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Would look even better with a mounted GPMG and a Milan missile launcher... ;)
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Good one Eddie, they shoulda let you mount your bike on top of it... It would have eased the tension.....

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I'd rather ride my bike mate. Its far more comfy. :Dance:
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This is just the right vehicle for Edinburgh's sh!te road surfaces! :agree: EricT
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What you really want is a Savage, only 4 made, designed by my Dad and a chap called Chris Twentyman to replace the Land Rover APV in NI as they were way too heavy and had a tendency to buckle chasis if they had a bump. The Savage was all compositeand capable of withstanding and RPG. needless to say the "peace process" happened and they never went into full production. I've no idea what happened to the 4 vehicles that were produced. they were used out of HQ in Lisburn for a while.
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Sounds like a bit of a beast Ben. Maybe they are moth balled somewhere. Any snaps of the machines pal? :rock:
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just been trawling the net and not a one. I'll see if my Dad has any, he's been retired a few years now though. They were all signed behind the rear bumper and marked up savage 1 2 3 4
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VEGAS wrote:
As for driving the thing. Its a right dog. Plenty of Wallow and wobble. Mainly due to the extra weight of the thing.
Understeering won't be a problem though.
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Could do with one of those Eddie.....painted yellow with blue lights and London Ambulance Service written all over it.... :lol:

And Ben....think i found a piccie of the savage....please correct me if i'm wrong mate.... :worried:

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