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Military - Armoured patrol car
Shorland Armoured Car
Short Brothers & Harland of Belfast built the Shorland for the Royal Ulster Constabulary. A steel body and small turret sat on a 109 chassis, and later marks moved to V8 power and the Defender 110.
- Released
- 1965
- Ended
- 1990s
Full technical specification
Figures are typical for the model range and vary by year, engine, body style and market.
Engine
- Type
- 2.25 L / 2.6 L petrol, later 3.5 L V8
- Power
- 77 - 91 bhp (Series), up to 134 bhp (V8)
Protection
- Armour
- 7.25 mm (later 8 mm) steel
- Turret
- Rotating turret with 7.62 mm machine gun
Dimensions & capacities
- Weight
- Approx. 3,000 - 3,600 kg
- Crew
- 3
Production
- Builder
- Short Brothers & Harland, Belfast
- Units
- Over 1,000 across Mk 1 - Mk 5
- Operators
- RUC, Ulster Defence Regiment, 40+ export countries