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Ford to give extra protection to Americans

flogen · 2004-04-03 01:58:47

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1896&ncid=1896&e=17&u=/nm/20040402/us_nm/life_armor_dc A useful development or cashing in? I'd go for the latter tbh and the quote that its "an elegant answer to a hostile world," almost made me laugh Flogen

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03-04-2004 2:58am

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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1896&ncid=1896&e=17&u=/nm/20040402/us_nm/life_armor_dc

Ford Motor Co. calls it the right vehicle for the wrong place. This month, as it moves to capitalize on surging demand for armored protection since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks in New York and Washington, Ford will begin offering a "Ballistic Protection Series" version of its Lincoln Town Car.

From the outside it looks deceptively like other Town Cars, the ubiquitous vehicle of choice in the U.S. livery business. But with a price tag starting at $144,995, it's about $100,000 more expensive and features a reinforced body that can withstand rounds from high-powered or high-velocity assault rifles and submachine guns.

A useful development or cashing in? I'd go for the latter tbh
and the quote that its "an elegant answer to a hostile world," almost made me laugh

Flogen

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