During The Emergency (WW2 to most of the world), Ireland realised it needed to suddenly expand its armed forces, and it turned to local industry to meet the needs. Originally intended merely for airfield defense, the first series of conversions from civilian truck chassis proved to be surprisingly capable, and orders went out for additional armored cars to be converted. The MkVI was the last of these, with a surprisingly long service life.

Karl Martin's video.    • Irish Army Ford Mk VI armoured car  

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