$184,000 Armoured Ford Guards Small Tennessee Town.

A grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has provided the Memphis suburb of Germantown,TN (a quiet,wealthy, safe town) with a SWAT-like armoured vehicle that puts the town at "(the)forefront of preparedness".

Why would a sleepy town like Germantown ever need one of these? Who knows. It would be better suited in a larger city like nearby Little Rock,AR, or Atlanta,GA

As for the vehicle, it looks to be a heavily modified Ford F-Series.
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Rupert - 8/10/2006 5:58:47 PM

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the ultimate school-run-mum car?
imagine turning up to school in that...

dblo7 - 8/10/2006 8:37:06 PM

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Sounds like it will be used for small towns for 'test purposes'. Any other explanation would call it a waste or something there that we do not know about.

dblo7 - 8/10/2006 8:41:29 PM

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Another thought...it looks like a converted E250/350 and those front tires look very exposed. Sure hope they are run flats!

Carboy - 8/10/2006 11:08:16 PM

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Ford F550

UPshift - 8/10/2006 11:43:36 PM

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It really looks like the Studebaker XUV from the Avanti website, which is based on the Ford heavy duty F-platform as well. HAHAHA.

Imagine if that thing pulled you over for speeding....I'd need a new pair of pants!

mstangpny07 - 8/10/2006 11:48:24 PM

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Carboy:

Correct, but is might as well be a F-250,F-350,or F-450.