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Panhard AML-90 Armored Car


Specifications

Country of Origin/Used by: France and many others (including El Salvador and Ireland)
First Produced/Service Dates: 1961
Manufactured by: Panhard
Crew: 3
Armament: Main: 90mm Cannon; Co-axial: 7.5mm Machine Gun
Engine: 4 Cylinder Gasoline or Diesel
Miscellaneous Info: The Auto Mitrailleuse Le'gere' (AML) 90 vehicle is similar to the AML-20 and AML-60 Armored Cars, which all share many of the same parts/components as the M3 APC. South Africa also produced a vehicle based on the AML, called the Eland Armored Car.
Data Sheet Available:   None Available

Photos

Reference Source/Provider
AML-90 Photos (Taken at The Tank Museum -  Bovington, UK) Major (Retired) Don Allen - Orleans, Ontario Canada
AML-90 Photos The Massimo Foti Collection
AML-90 Photos (Taken in the 1990's at the Tank Museum - Kubinka, Russia) Christophe Jacquemont
AML-90 Photos Keith Paget - Northampton, UK
AML-90 Photos (Taken at The Tank Museum -  Bovington, UK) Dennis Trowbridge - Bristol, UK
  Iraqi AML-90 Photos (Circa 1991) US Department of Defense via Mark Holloway, Beatty, Nevada USA
Iraqi AML-90 Photo (Circa 1991) US National Archives
IDF AML-90 Photos (Latrun) Rob Goldman - Kfar Saba, Israel
Irish AML-90 Photos (Taken at 2005 Irish Army "Shoot") Anonymous Irish WarWheels Supporter
Irish AML-90 Photos Kieran Flynn - Ireland
  Irish AML-90 Photo Irish Department of Defence
Irish AML-90 Photos Roy Kinsella - Dublin, Ireland
Salvadoran AML-90 Photos Julio Montes - California USA
    United Nations AML-90 Photos (Taken at Musee' des Blindes - Saumur, France) Christophe Jacquemont
AML-60 and 90 Photo (Niger) US National Archives

References Available

Online

Reference Source/Provider
"Irish Army Rarden Turreted Panhard"  By Dennis J. McCarthy Armored Car - The Wheeled Fighting Vehicle Journal (Issue #25)
Panhard AML-90 Armored Car Information & Photos Federation of American Scientists - Military Analysis Network Website

Printed

Reference Author
  "An Argentine Panhard" May 2022 Issue of Classic Military Vehicle Magazine) Barrimore England-Davis
"Argentine Panhards at War" (June 2012 Issue of Military Machines International Magazine) Santiago Rivas
Armored Fighting Vehicles of El Salvador: Museum Ordnance Special Number 7  (Darlington Publications) David Spencer
Encyclopedia of Armoured Cars Duncan Crow & Robert J. Icks
"French Four-Wheeled Flair" (May Issue of Classic Military Vehicle Magazine) David Garden
Irish Army Vehicles: Transport and Armour Since 1922 Karl Martin
Jane's AFV Recognition Handbook (2nd Edition) Christopher F. Foss
Landing Zone Lebanon: UNIFIL 2006 (Blue Steel Books) Moustafa Assad
Mexican and Central American Armor (Darlington Publications) Julio Montes
  "Packing a Punch" (October 2019 Issue of Airfix Model World Magazine (A build of the 1/35 Takom Panhard AML-90 Model Kit) Joe Turner
Panhard Armoured Car: 1961 Onwards (AML 60, AML 90 and Eland) (Haynes Publishing) Simon Dunstan
Panhard Armoured Cars - AFV Weapons Profile #39 R.M. Ogorkiewicz
Wheeled Armoured Fighting Vehicles In Service B.T. White
UNITAF In Somalia: Vehicles of Restore Hope Forces - Concord Publications Barry Beldam

Hobby Modeling

Kits and Accessories

Model Kit Manufacturer Scale Other Information
Panhard AML 90 Armored Car Kit Ace Models 1/72 Injection Molded Plastic
Panhard AML 90 Armored Car Kit ADV/Azimut 1/35 Resin
Panhard AML 90 Armored Car Kit (MM-R068) Model Miniature 1/72 Resin
Panhard AML 90 Armored Car Kit (2077) Takom 1/35 Injection Molded Plastic
Panhard AML 90 Light Armored Car Kit (4635) Tiger Model 1/35 Injection Molded Plastic
       
Aftermarket Set Manufacturer Scale Other Information
AML 90 Update Set (BL35307K) Blast Models 1/35 Resin. For the Takom Kit.
AML 60 & 90 Sagged Wheels & Spare (BL35304K) Blast Models 1/35 Resin. For the Takom Kits.
AML 60 & 90 Engine with Doors (BL35306K) Blast Models 1/35 Resin. For the Takom Kits.
AML 60 & 90 Chassis Doors (BL35308K) Blast Models 1/35 Resin. For the Takom Kits.
Panhard AML 60 &90 Sagged Wheel Set (DW35098) DEF Model 1/35 Resin. For the Takom Kits.
"IDF AML 90" Markings Set (D356249) Echelon Fine Details 1/35 Decals
"French AML-60’s & 90’s in Senegal” (D356277) Echelon Fine Details 1/35 Decals
“Irish & French AML Armoured Cars in Lebanon” (D356279) Echelon Fine Details 1/35 Decals; Covers Panhard AML-20, AML-60 & AML-90 vehicles.
AML-60/AML-90 Baskets (35479) FC Model Trend 1/35 Resin.  Consists of Stowage Basket and Jerry Can Holder.
Paquetages (Stowage) AML-90 OPEX (KMT 35054K) KMT 1/35 Resin. For the Takom Kit.
Panhard AML Wheel Set (MM-R115) Model Minaiture 1/72 Resin.
French Panhard AML-90 Basic Detail Set: 1961-Present (PE351009) Voyager Model 1/35 Photo-etched Brass; For the Tiger Model Kit.

Model Photos

Reference Source/Provider
Irish Panhard AML-90 Model Photos (1/72 Ace Models) Roy Kinsella - Dublin, Ireland
Irish Panhard AML-90 Model Photos (1/35 Azimut) Roy Kinsella