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Leyland Armored Car

 Leyland (Modified) Armored Car

Specifications

Country of Origin/Used by:	Ireland
First Produced/Service Dates:	Initial: 1938 Modified: 1957
Manufactured by:	Chassis: Leyland Motors (England); Hull: Scrapped Peerless Armored Car Armor; Turret: Landsverk (Sweden)
Crew:	4
Armament:	Turret: 20mm Cannon; Co-axial: .30 cal. Machine Gun; Hull: .30 cal. MG (Browning Aircraft Machine Guns)
Engine:	Initially, the cars were fitted with a 6-cylinder Gasoline Engine.  Later, they were replaced by an 8-Cylinder.
Miscellaneous Info:	The initial production of four (4) vehicles occurred in the mid-1930's and used the Leyland Terrier 6x4 3-ton truck.  However, the vehicles were upgraded with new components including a Ford V-8 engine, tires/wheels and armament in the 1956-1957 era.  These later cars were referred to as "Modified".
Data Sheet Available:	None Available

Photos

Reference	Source/Provider
Leyland (Modified) Armored Car Photos (Taken at the Tank Museum -Bovington)	Major (Retired) Don Allen - Orleans, Ontario Canada
Leyland (Modified) Armored Car Photos (Taken at the Tank Museum -Bovington)	Joel Gewirtz - Northbrook, Illnois USA
Leyland (Modified) Armored Car Photo	Glen Phelan - Dublin, Ireland
Leyland (Modified) Armored Car Photos (Taken at the Tank Museum -  Bovington)	Dennis Trowbridge - Bristol, UK

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