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Local Pattern 1 "Ned Kelly" Armored Car

Specifications

Country of Origin/Used by:	Australia
First Produced/Service Dates:	1934
Manufactured by:	Chassis: Ford Motor Company; Assembly: Australian Army Ordnance Factory
Crew:	3
Armament:	Turret: (1) .303 Vickers Machine Gun
Engine:	4-Cylinder Gasoline
Miscellaneous Info:	Developments on armored car design and production had been started as early as 1930 by the Australian military.  However, only a couple imitation vehicles were built using wood timber and mild-steel until the first true vehicle was built in 1934.  That vehicle was the Local Pattern (LP) 1 Armored Car, officially named "Corrobboree". More commonly it was called the "Ned Kelly". Ned Kelly was a Australian outlaw/folk-hero in the late 19th Century who fitted himself with homemade armor to protect himself from harm by law officers. The LP-1 used a 1933 Ford Model BB 1 1/2-ton (30cwt) truck chassis and an armored hull closely modeled on the iconic British Rolls Royce Armored Car; most likely the 1924 Pattern vehicle. "Ned Kelly's" armor was produced and shaped in Great Britain by Hadfield's of Sheffield and the final assembly was completed by the Australian Army Ordnance Factory. The LP-1 was always seen as an experimental vehicle, however it still served until 1942, even though deemed obsolete in 1939. Although near-from perfect, the car did perform well enough to justify producing the improved LP-2 Armored Car.
Data Sheet Available:	None Available

Photos

Reference	Source/Provider
Local Pattern 1 "Ned Kelly" Armored Car Photos	The David Haugh Collection

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Reference	Author
Australian Military Equipment Profiles (Volume 3): Australian Scout and Armoured Cars: 1933 - 1945	Michael Cecil
"Dingo, the Rover & the Rhino, The" (February 2021 Issue of Classic Military Vehicle Magazine)	David Fletcher
Encyclopedia of Armoured Cars	Duncan Crow and Robert J. Icks

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