Durango 1, Armored Car 0

[Mike Ellis]

Probably already posted, but I couldn't resist...



http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/14929.htm

 

[TPCDrafting]

Hey! Does that thing got a Hemi in it?

 

[MFalkinham]

I used to drive armored trucks for a living, and with all of the steel plating on the sides and roof, plus the extremely heavy bullet-resistant glass, they are rather top-heavy. I imagine the Durango's hood slid under the truck's chassis and acted as a wedge.



We had one armored van that was stopped on an Interstate during a traffic jam. An approaching tractor-trailer didn't see the blockage, and rear-ended our guys truck at 50mph. The armored truck was pushed into a pickup truck in front of it, and then shot through the median, across the other lanes, and straight into a tree. Both guards survived with only minor injuries, but the imprint of the semi truck's grill was clearly stamped into the back door. The van was a Ford E-350 chassis running a Supreme armored conversion. I'm not a big Ford fan, but that particular truck was really well built, and saved their lives.

 

[Steve M]

I e-mailed that address over to my wife on her side of the bed since she also has her laptop on. She'll get a kick out of it since she drive's an '01 Durango.