There are many levels of protection that can be installed on armored
cars.. You might have a CIT truck ( Cash in Transit) that only picks up a
minimal amount of cash, coins or checks and is considered a low risk
route. This type of vehicle might be armored for hand guns only. A
Brinks armored truck that could be picking up gold bullion or large
amounts of cash will be heavily armored to Level IV or B7 which is the
highest protection available which will protect against hand grenades,
armor-piercing bullets, and I.E.D.’s. The levels of protection start at
Level I, or B1 and go right up the line increasing in protection based
on the threat levels you may encounter. The US uses Levels as tested by
the N.I.J. ( National Institute of Justice). The European standard uses
B1, B2, etc. for their degrees of protection
There are certain
vehicles when seen, you will know immediately that they must be an
armored vehicle, but there are also other vehicles driving around that
are heavily armored but look just like the average car you can buy at
your local dealership. Just like Clark Kent, as he goes to work in his
suit and tie, he looks like an average guy, but underneath the normal
everyday attire there is a suit of armor that no one knows about.
Similar to Clark these very expensive armored cars that look like just
every other car driving down the road but have hidden armor underneath
it’s stock exterior.. It takes highly skilled workers to accomplish this
daunting task.
Brand new cars will be stripped to the frame and
transformed using ballistic material will be installed depending on the
level of protection the customer needs. Next, they will install very
expensive hurricane /bullet proof glass in these vehicles which is no
easy task. Windows can be up to three inches thick for maximum
protection. If you ponder that thought for a moment, and think about
replacing the standard window with those incredibly thick heavy widows
while making it all fit perfectly inside the door keeping an original
fit and finish on the car as it came from the factory. Yes, these guys
and gals are good that do this very technically and demanding work on
these armored cars
Unfortunately, there is only one Superman and
my guess is he keeps a pretty close watch on that suit of his, so I
guess for the rest of us mortals, we will have to protect ourselves with
armored cars.
Of course there are only a select few that really need this kind of
protection some being, High Government Officials like the President,
Diplomat’s, Oil Sheik’s and maybe a Rock star or two and as always Mr.
James Bond. Armored cars are very expensive to build and will generally
take four to six weeks to complete.
For those who have to pay for
their own armored cars, you better dig way deep down in those pockets to
pay for it, or you could possibly get elected President, or discover an
oil well, maybe write a hit song or two or be a Super spy like James
Bond and get all your armored cars for free..No matter how you get them,
armored cars are very protective, very expensive and
, very cool.
