Collection: Motor Vehicles

Once the British Army took over its NATO role of Northern Flank defence of Norway, it selected this fully-tracked and articulated Swedish vehicle for its over-snow performance. …

During the Cold War, West Germany designed and manufactured two main battle tanks. The Leopard 1 was the first of these successful designs and was an unqualified …

The second half of the Cold War saw a major increase in urban terrorism. The Wheelbarrow is a remotely controlled bomb disposal vehicle designed to allow a …

The Saladin had a protracted development before going into production in 1958. It entered service a year later and served in all parts of the world. In …

With a growing demand for car ownership in the Eastern Bloc, the Trabant evolved from earlier designs as a car for the people. Steel was in short …

This armoured close reconnaissance vehicle is part of a family of tracked light armoured vehicles built for the British Army during the 1970s. The RAF Regiment used …

Although widely identified in the public’s mind as a fire fighting appliance, this is actually a Civil Defence mobile pump unit. The design concept was based on …

The Mini was launched in 1959 to compete with the popular “bubble car”. Excellent handling compensated for the low power and success was achieved in motor sport. …

The Russian BMP-1 went into production in the early 1960’s and marked an important departure from previous armoured personnel carriers. Not just an infantry carrier, it provided …

Following the cancellation of an Iranian Army order, the British army conducted trials with the system and an order was placed to equip the Royal Artillery air …

The Centurion came into service just too late to see combat in the Second World War, but combat use in Korea, Vietnam and the Middle-East Arab-Israeli wars …

The Landrover on display was issued for VIP duties with the Royal Air Force from April 1955.