Ironsides

[Mark W. Tonner]

Originally posted by Richard Farrant
Sorry, Mark, I do not remember, it was nearly 2 years ago when I spoke to him.

Richard

Thanks Richard, I was just curious, I had read that the 12th Royal Lancers had provided the troops for these VIP protection details.

Cheers

[dcrfan]

Searching for something else I found this link and thought I can add to the story as it is now the subject of a book - The Kings Private Army: Protecting the British Royal Family during the Second World War by Andrew Stewart.

It appears six Ironside special armoured staff cars were initially build as shown in the photo above and layer two Type B with additional side armoured windows as shown in this link https://www.keymilitary.com/article/protection-detail

Based on Mk 1 Humber LRC they feature enclosed and raised roof with ventilation system, wider rear hull sides, full length doors and a plush interior.

Paul

[chrisgrove]

Slight problem. The 'Type B' shown in the link above is not based on the Humber LRC Mk 1 at all. It is a Humber Scout Car, a rather later vehicle and does not have any windows.
Chris

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Humber LRC Mk.I

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More info and pictures here:
https://warwheels.net/HumberLRC1INDEX.html
https://www.flickr.com/photos/278622...57629115184387
https://classiccarcatalogue.com/HUMBER_1941.html
https://www.keymilitary.com/article/protection-detail

[dcrfan]

Originally Posted by chrisgrove

Slight problem. The 'Type B' shown in the link above is not based on the Humber LRC Mk 1 at all. It is a Humber Scout Car, a rather later vehicle and does not have any windows.
Chris

Did you scroll down past the first photo?

[chrisgrove]

Tried, but no other pic showed up!
Chris

[David Herbert]

Same for me, gave up !

David

[Jakko Westerbeke]

I think this is the problem:

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