1920 Rolls-Royce 40/50 h.p. Armoured Car Mk. I [193WO]

1920 Rolls-Royce 40/50 h.p. Armoured Car [193WO] in Massive Speed, Documentary, 2006 Ep. 1.07

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1920 Rolls-Royce 40/50 h.p. Armoured Car Mk. I [193WO]

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Sunbar ◊ 2008-02-28 14:23	The vehicle details for SV 4996 are: Date of Liability 01 11 2008 Date of First Registration 01 07 1994 Year of Manufacture 1920 Cylinder Capacity (cc) 7428CC Vehicle Colour GREEN "British Navy captain Murray Sueter,... wanted high-speed armoured vehicles capable of reconnaissance missions and raids, so he came up with a simple solution –to get the biggest, most high-powered and over-engineered vehicles available and simply bolt armour to them. The result of his endeavours was the armoured Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost. The 6 cylinder, 7.2 litre engine allowed these cars to rocket to 60mph, but they were incredibly expensive –costing the equivalent of £832,205 in today’s money. "The Silver Ghosts were used widely in the flat deserts of Jordan and Syria, where Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Edward Lawrence – better known as Lawrence of Arabia –launched lightning raids against Turkish outposts..." See also the made for movie version, 1914 Rolls-Royce 40/50 h.p. Armoured Car, in 'Lawrence of Arabia'. /vehicle_53043-Rolls-Royce-40-50-hp-Armoured-Car-82EM-1914.html -- Last edit: 2008-06-27 19:57:57
Sunbar ◊ 2008-02-28 20:45	Rolls Royce Armoured Car - 1920 Mk1. Bovington Tank museum. http://www.tankmuseum.co.uk/news/pr_rollsroyce_200804.html -- Last edit: 2008-02-28 20:46:32

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Sunbar

◊ 2008-02-28 14:23

The vehicle details for SV 4996 are:

Date of Liability 01 11 2008
Date of First Registration 01 07 1994
Year of Manufacture 1920
Cylinder Capacity (cc) 7428CC
Vehicle Colour GREEN

"British Navy captain Murray Sueter,... wanted high-speed armoured vehicles capable of reconnaissance missions and raids, so he came up with a simple solution –to get the biggest, most high-powered and over-engineered vehicles available and simply bolt armour to them. The result of his endeavours was the armoured Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost. The 6 cylinder, 7.2 litre engine allowed these cars to rocket to 60mph, but they were incredibly expensive –costing the equivalent of £832,205 in today’s money.

"The Silver Ghosts were used widely in the flat deserts of Jordan and Syria, where Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Edward Lawrence – better known as Lawrence of Arabia –launched lightning raids against Turkish outposts..."

See also the made for movie version, 1914 Rolls-Royce 40/50 h.p. Armoured Car, in 'Lawrence of Arabia'.
/vehicle_53043-Rolls-Royce-40-50-hp-Armoured-Car-82EM-1914.html

-- Last edit: 2008-06-27 19:57:57

Sunbar

◊ 2008-02-28 20:45

Rolls Royce Armoured Car - 1920 Mk1.

Bovington Tank museum. http://www.tankmuseum.co.uk/news/pr_rollsroyce_200804.html

-- Last edit: 2008-02-28 20:46:32

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1920 Rolls-Royce 40/50 h.p. Armoured Car Mk. I [193WO]

1920 Rolls-Royce 40/50 h.p. Armoured Car [193WO] in Massive Speed, Documentary, 2006 Ep. 1.07

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