The Hotspur was complemented by a more advanced armoured Land Rover called the Simba. This, rather than being a civilian Land Rover with armour bolted on, was a chassis which was fitted with a purpose built armoured steel body providing 360-degree protection against high velocity rifle fire, bricks, bottles, petrol bombs and small improvised ...

The "Tangi" (meaning "Tank" in the African Swahili language) was designed and built by the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) and are based on the strengthend Defender 110 Land Rover Chassis.

Apr 10, 2021 · These vehicles had more angular rear bodies making them easy to differentiate from the Tangi – see the middle vehicle in the trio below, which is a Simba. Meanwhile a batch of Hotspur armoured body kits from clapped-out Series III chassis was transplanted onto around one hundred of the new Land Rover One-Ten chassis model and the Tangi was born.

Due to the unique threat of terrorism faced by police officers in Northern Ireland during the Troubles, the RUC had long used armoured vehicles to provide protection to its officers. The first to be based on the Land Rover appeared in 1957, based on a …

The RUC 'Simba' Land-Rover model was designed with further protection in mind for the officers of the Royal Ulster Constabulary who had to endure much greater risks on the streets from high powered guns and RPG rockets and mortars.

Jun 18, 2015 · By the mid 1980's the RUC's Hotspur fleet was reaching the end of its service life and the replacement, ‘Simba,' was proving too time consuming to produce. As a result there was an urgent requirement for stop-gap replacement for Hotspur. The solution was a number of rolling chassis that old Hot...

Aug 1, 2010 · The first one was called the Hotspur because of the name of the steel armour used - based on the series 3 109 chassis. They then had the Simba armoured Land Rover based on the 110 V8 chassis, but this was very slow to be produced. The RUC then began producing the Hotspur 110 V8 to replace the 109's in the late 80's.

Simba Preservation Group. 461 likes. To the memory of the Royal Ulster Constabulary GC by the preservation of Simba Landrover (MXI 9012).

Simba armoured Landrover (Ref CVW-113-B) as used by theRoyal Ulster Constabulary . Reproduced from a Watercolour painting, by Northern Ireland motoring artist "Mike . 6in x 8in (152mm x 203mm) print on photographic paper, set behind white bevel cut mount card. Mounted in 8in x 10in (203mm x 254mm) black frame fitted with stand and hanger

RUC Simba and SNATCH land rover