Daz Posted July 18, 2005 Report Share Posted July 18, 2005 There were 4 of these outside the local police station last week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonlarge Posted July 18, 2005 Report Share Posted July 18, 2005 Are they the Yankel vehicles referred to in this article form the Sunday Times (9th paragraph): Sunday Times - London Bombings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesB Posted July 18, 2005 Report Share Posted July 18, 2005 They certainly look similar. Based down in Weybridge - something for Bazza to check out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz Posted July 18, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2005 Sounds like they are the same. The Jankel website says that they are a "Guardian Armoured Multi-Role Law Enforcement Vehicle" I believe the police station that they are parked outside does specialise in that sort of thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian_m Posted July 18, 2005 Report Share Posted July 18, 2005 yup the yanks make a better job of armoured vehicles than us!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beez Posted July 18, 2005 Report Share Posted July 18, 2005 My Ford's bullet proof too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorburn Posted July 18, 2005 Report Share Posted July 18, 2005 Sometimes I think your skull might be too..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beez Posted July 18, 2005 Report Share Posted July 18, 2005 It definately is. So don't waste your bullets on that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DHA Posted July 19, 2005 Report Share Posted July 19, 2005 I see 4 of those every day at work. I think the LHR police station was the first to get them in the UK. Big things especially in your rear view mirror. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiftyPence Posted July 19, 2005 Report Share Posted July 19, 2005 It must be wider than a normal UK vehicle because its parked on the pavement and it looks like the wheel bolts had to be cut down too i think judging by the yellow arrow things over the bolts/nuts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beez Posted July 19, 2005 Report Share Posted July 19, 2005 All I can say is that I want one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiftyPence Posted July 19, 2005 Report Share Posted July 19, 2005 Id prefer a fully loaded Hummer H2 with full armor plating and 24''+ chrome rims and a super loud stereo just like the Ali G lookalike on the Renault advert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beez Posted July 19, 2005 Report Share Posted July 19, 2005 Yeeahh but I just like how that Ford everything-proof truck looks. It's the kind of truck that EVERYONE in the US owns. By law or something. You see 'em on movies all the time. They just look so 'ard. Don't get me wrong, hummers look well 'ard too - but I've seen more been blinged up with 24" spinning trims on and that kinda crap than I have looking cool as fook (I'm not counting the ones that have massive guns on top of 'em) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sayerbloke Posted July 19, 2005 Report Share Posted July 19, 2005 [ QUOTE ] It's the kind of truck that EVERYONE in the US owns. By law or something. You see 'em on movies all the time. [/ QUOTE ] Yeah, it doesn't have to be the Ford. Dodge do a nice range in them, too. Annoyingly, the Ford ones do look good though, I grant you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beez Posted July 19, 2005 Report Share Posted July 19, 2005 Hell I've only just spotted where it says Police. I've been looking at it on and off since the topic was started, and I just spotted it, well camoflagued and small at the top of the back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz Posted July 19, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2005 The other ones had Police in large letters down the sides as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shao_khan Posted July 19, 2005 Report Share Posted July 19, 2005 See these quite often - Wonder if thats because I can see into their yard from my office? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonb Posted July 19, 2005 Report Share Posted July 19, 2005 Great manourverability for chasing criminals no doubt?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beez Posted July 19, 2005 Report Share Posted July 19, 2005 I'm not sure that's what their purpose is... We'll leave that to the traffic cop cars and other cars, rather than bullet proof trucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiftyPence Posted July 20, 2005 Report Share Posted July 20, 2005 probably transport for top marque US officials or somethin' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malagus Posted July 20, 2005 Report Share Posted July 20, 2005 www.westcoastcustoms.com - pimping paradise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz Posted July 20, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2005 [ QUOTE ] I'm not sure that's what their purpose is... [/ QUOTE ] Based on the Sunday Times article. [ QUOTE ] S019 commanders also sent armed teams onto the streets of London in four Jankel armoured vehicles, bought by Scotland Yard last year for this eventuality. The vehicles are designed to protect their passengers from the impact of a suicide bomb blast. Inside each vehicle were marksmen and women from the elite 72-man cadre of Specialist Firearms Officers (SFOs). The SFOs are divided into six teams of 12 which have been given different colour-coded names. They are armed with Glock pistols, Heckler & Koch MP5 semi-automatic machineguns and G3 short-barreled rifles, which are small enough to be carried discreetly in a shoulder holsters. The rifles, equipped with “red dot” sights, use “frangible” ammunition that releases all its energy in the target’s body, instead of passing through it and endangering nearby civilians. [/ QUOTE ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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