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Armoured Car Lanchester, Mark II

The Lanchester was a huge, luxurious vehicle – and was one of the first armoured cars to be used by the cavalry. Only 39 were made – proving too expensive and large for stealthy reconnaisance work….

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Bison

The Bison shows how desperate Britain was for any kind of armoured vehicle in 1940….

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Bulldog

Bulldog is the most modern version of the British Army’s long serving armoured personnel carrier….

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Centaur Dozer

A vehicle that could move as fast as a tank, and could be used to bulldoze rubble out of the way and make a path for other tanks through the rubble-strewn streets of bombed-out cities….

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Centurion

Designed before the end of the Second World War, the Centurion is often believed to be the epitome of the tank. …

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Chieftain

Britain’s Main Battle Tank for twenty years, Chieftain was one of the first true Main Battle Tanks, designed to replace both medium and heavy tanks in front line service….

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Churchill

The Churchill is perhaps the most well known example of the British ‘infantry tank’….

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Comet

Leyland Motors designed the A34 Comet in 1943 in response to a War Office requirement for a  Cruiser tank armed with the 17pdr (76.2mm) high velocity anti-tank gun….

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Crusader III

The first Crusader III was delivered in May 1942 and they remained in service until the conclusion of the campaign in Tunisia in May 1943. Our vehicle was held by the School of Tank Technology, before transfer to the Tank Museum in 1949….

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Dingo Scout Car

If the essence of reconnaissance is stealth, then few vehicles could be more suitable than the Daimler Dingo Scout Car….

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