Armored Pre-Owned Land Rovers Go for $15K-ish
For sale in Pine River, Wisconsin through eBay Motors this week was a 1975 Land Rover Shoreland Series III Armored Patrol Car. With 19,000 miles on its inline 6-cylinder engine and garage stored for the past decade, it was pretty sweet for the collector of military vehicles or those who just want one heck of a camp truck/bug-out vehicle.
It went for $15,999 which was just over what I wanted to pay for it, but still, look at what you could have gotten.
From the descrioption
This is a Land Rover Series III Armoured Petrol Car. Land Rover through Shorts Brothers produced over 900 of these patrol cars. Mostly used for homeland security, airport security, border crossings, etc. This was not produced for military service, but as a security vehicle/armoured car, such as armored car that delivers money to the bank. There are perhaps 10 or so in America. They produced a number of variants, the last of which did not have the upper turret as it was deemed “a bit scary for the public”. Some of these were exported to other nations for airport security etc. and in fact are still in use around the world.
This Land Rover has a clear title and is registered as a collector vehicle and can travel public road anywhere. Insurance is cheap as in less than a couple hundred dollars per year from various insurance agencies that specialize in collector vehicles. Parts are 80% Land Rover and most electrical parts are Lucas and available ( such as similar vintage Jaguars, MG, MGB, Triumph, etc). The guns are dummy guns and can not be made to shoot. More info can be had at Shorelandsite.com as there is an active owners group world-wide. Also there is a great Yahoo group for the Land Rover Shoreland.
Features of the Land Rover Shoreland:
< Armored plate, 8.25mm up to 10mm depending on front or sides. Kevlar floor, armored window shield that can be lowered with bullet proof glass. Armoured side window plates, seat four people – two in the front, turret seat, radio operator. This vehicle as all radios, fume extractor build into the escape hatch behind gunner. Search light that follows the gun site either up or down. You put your forehead against the gun site prism and can see to aim dummy weapons., Turret operates quickly and efficiently with your foot movements. Top hatch has about 3 positions, you can open the back part and have a seat to sit on top with legs in, you can stand with hatch all the way open, or you can stand with hatch half-open and have an armored plate in front of you. Fuel tanks are in armoured back deck. Back deck can be stood on or in theory transport additional people while in transit (may not be legal in all states for people to ride on deck). Tires are run flat tires, in perfect shape with no weather checking. Tires are standard for many security vehicles and could, if needed be easily replaced.
” As this is a non military , security vehicle the armour-plate on this vehicle is made to withstand small arms fire. The engine is fully armoured, sides, top and the grill in front. In fact that grill in impervious to any radiator damage. This armour-plate will withstand a.308 NATO round at 50 meters”
Eh, maybe next time, left my $16K in my other pants….
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No really, I need armored car money.