Leyland Armoured Car

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Leyland Armoured Car
Leyland Armoured Car at Bovington Tank Museum[1]
Type	Armored car
Place of origin	Ireland
Service history
In service	1935–1980s
Production history
Designed	1934
Produced	1934–1940
No. built	4
Specifications
Mass	8 tons 15 cwt laden
Length	20 ft 11 inches (6.13 m)[1]
Width	7 ft 3 inches (2.26 m)
Height	8 ft
Crew	4
Armour	13 mm maximum[1]
Main armament	Madsen 20 mm
Secondary armament	0.303 in Madsen machine gun, from 1958 two .30 in Browning machine guns
Engine	6-cylinder Leyland Terrier petrol from 1958 5,195 cc Ford V8 type 317 petrol 33 hp 62–80 bhp from 1958 155 hp at 3,200 rpm
Transmission	4 speeds plus reverse × 2 speed auxiliary driving rear wheels
Suspension	6 × 4 wheeled
Operational range	150 miles
Maximum speed	45 mph (72 km/h) with Ford V8

Leyland Armoured Car refers to four armoured cars, built between 1934 and 1940, which were used by the Irish Army. The first Leyland Armoured Car was built in 1934, and three more were built by 1940. The Leylands served with the Irish Army until 1972, and with the reserve An Fórsa Cosanta Áitiúil (FCA) until the early 1980s.