±Recent Visitors

Recent Visitors to Com-Central!

±User Info-big


Welcome Anonymous

Nickname
Password

Membership:
Latest: HighestAce
New Today: 0
New Yesterday: 0
Overall: 6648

People Online:
Members: 0
Visitors: 208
Total: 208
Who Is Where:
 Visitors:
01: Home
02: Home
03: Community Forums
04: Community Forums
05: Home
06: Home
07: News
08: Community Forums
09: Downloads
10: Member Screenshots
11: Home
12: Community Forums
13: Home
14: Home
15: Community Forums
16: Member Screenshots
17: Home
18: Community Forums
19: Home
20: Home
21: Home
22: Home
23: Home
24: Member Screenshots
25: Community Forums
26: Member Screenshots
27: Home
28: Downloads
29: Community Forums
30: Home
31: Home
32: Home
33: Community Forums
34: Home
35: Home
36: Home
37: News Archive
38: Home
39: Home
40: Community Forums
41: Member Screenshots
42: Home
43: Home
44: Home
45: Community Forums
46: Home
47: Home
48: News Archive
49: Community Forums
50: Home
51: Photo Gallery
52: News Archive
53: Downloads
54: Home
55: Home
56: Community Forums
57: Home
58: Home
59: News Archive
60: News Archive
61: Home
62: Downloads
63: Home
64: Home
65: Photo Gallery
66: Home
67: Community Forums
68: Home
69: Home
70: Home
71: Home
72: Community Forums
73: Home
74: News Archive
75: Home
76: Member Screenshots
77: Home
78: Home
79: Home
80: Community Forums
81: Member Screenshots
82: Community Forums
83: Home
84: News
85: Home
86: News Archive
87: Member Screenshots
88: Member Screenshots
89: Home
90: Community Forums
91: Community Forums
92: Home
93: Member Screenshots
94: News Archive
95: Community Forums
96: Home
97: Home
98: News Archive
99: Community Forums
100: Community Forums
101: Home
102: Home
103: Home
104: Home
105: Member Screenshots
106: Home
107: Home
108: News Archive
109: Statistics
110: Member Screenshots
111: Community Forums
112: Home
113: News Archive
114: Community Forums
115: Community Forums
116: Community Forums
117: Home
118: Home
119: News Archive
120: Home
121: Home
122: Home
123: Home
124: Home
125: Home
126: Home
127: Home
128: Home
129: News Archive
130: Downloads
131: Home
132: Home
133: Home
134: Home
135: Community Forums
136: News Archive
137: Home
138: Community Forums
139: Community Forums
140: Photo Gallery
141: Community Forums
142: Home
143: Home
144: Photo Gallery
145: News Archive
146: Community Forums
147: Home
148: Member Screenshots
149: Home
150: Community Forums
151: Community Forums
152: Community Forums
153: News Archive
154: Community Forums
155: Photo Gallery
156: Home
157: Home
158: News Archive
159: Member Screenshots
160: Home
161: Home
162: Community Forums
163: Home
164: Community Forums
165: Home
166: News Archive
167: Home
168: Home
169: Community Forums
170: Home
171: Home
172: News Archive
173: Community Forums
174: Community Forums
175: Home
176: Community Forums
177: Home
178: Community Forums
179: Home
180: Community Forums
181: News Archive
182: Member Screenshots
183: Photo Gallery
184: Home
185: Home
186: Home
187: Home
188: Community Forums
189: Community Forums
190: Home
191: Home
192: News Archive
193: Home
194: Home
195: Community Forums
196: Community Forums
197: Community Forums
198: Home
199: News Archive
200: News Archive
201: Member Screenshots
202: Home
203: Home
204: Home
205: Community Forums
206: News Archive
207: Your Account
208: Community Forums

Staff Online:

No staff members are online!
Oakland County, Michigan APC - Can anyone identify?
The AFV ASSOCIATION was formed in 1964 to support the thoughts and research of all those interested in Armored Fighting Vehicles and related topics, such as AFV drawings. The emphasis has always been on sharing information and communicating with other members of similar interests; e.g. German armor, Japanese AFVs, or whatever.
Post new topic    Reply to topic    Printer Friendly Page     Forum Index ›  AFV News Discussion Board

View previous topic :: View next topic  
Author Message
Neil_Baumgardner
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 3942
Location: Arlington, VA
PostPosted: Thu Jun 18, 2009 3:12 am
Post subject: Oakland County, Michigan APC - Can anyone identify?

Came cross this on flickr...

I know what it is, but surprised one found its way into the hands of the Oakland County Sheriff...



www.flickr.com/photos/.../35696367/

So, does anyone know what it is?

Neil
Back to top
View user's profile
MarkHolloway
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Apr 08, 2006
Posts: 2054
Location: Beatty, Nevada
PostPosted: Thu Jun 18, 2009 4:29 pm
Post subject: Re: Oakland County, Michigan APC - Can anyone identify?

Dang! Are we stumped?

_________________
"TUMBLEWEED"
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail Photo Gallery
Neil_Baumgardner
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 3942
Location: Arlington, VA
PostPosted: Thu Jun 18, 2009 4:38 pm
Post subject: Re: Oakland County, Michigan APC - Can anyone identify?

I'll give a couple of hints...

1) Its a fairly new design - last 3 or 4 years. New company - not GD, or BAE, or anyone like that...
2) It hasnt gone anywhere (in terms of customer), except for Turkey... And apparently Oakland County...

Neil
Back to top
View user's profile
ShermanWasRight
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Mar 18, 2009
Posts: 165
Location: Central Ohio/Northern Kentucky
PostPosted: Thu Jun 18, 2009 5:46 pm
Post subject: Re: Oakland County, Michigan APC - Can anyone identify?

FNSS Pars?

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FNSS_Pars

Though I must confess I only found this by checking Wiki. Reminds me a bit of the APC From Aliens, though.
Back to top
View user's profile
Neil_Baumgardner
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 3942
Location: Arlington, VA
PostPosted: Thu Jun 18, 2009 6:00 pm
Post subject: Re: Oakland County, Michigan APC - Can anyone identify?

Very close - the answer is in the link. And yes, you cheated...

Neil
Back to top
View user's profile
JG300-Ascout
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 05, 2005
Posts: 6257
Location: Cyberspace
PostPosted: Thu Jun 18, 2009 6:10 pm
Post subject: Re: Oakland County, Michigan APC - Can anyone identify?

- ShermanWasRight
FNSS Pars?

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FNSS_Pars

Though I must confess I only found this by checking Wiki. Reminds me a bit of the APC From Aliens, though.


Which didn't have ground clearance for squat. And the pics I see of this thing don't indicate much more either. If suspension height is non-adjustable, it doesn't take a lot imagination to see this getting high-centered or hung up at the front as soon as the doing gets even a little rough.

_________________
"All facts go to clearly prove that Shades is a thrice-cursed traitor & mentally deranged person steeped in inveterate enmity toward mankind"
Back to top
View user's profile Photo Gallery
ShermanWasRight
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Mar 18, 2009
Posts: 165
Location: Central Ohio/Northern Kentucky
PostPosted: Thu Jun 18, 2009 6:25 pm
Post subject: Re: Oakland County, Michigan APC - Can anyone identify?

- Neil_Baumgardner
Very close - the answer is in the link. And yes, you cheated...

Neil


Well geez when you put it that way
Back to top
View user's profile
SHAWN
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 31, 2006
Posts: 484

PostPosted: Sat Jun 20, 2009 3:57 am
Post subject: Re: Oakland County, Michigan APC - Can anyone identify?

Wow! that was taken on Woodward Ave. during the Woodward Cruise. The Redcoat Tavern is in the background. I havent eaten there in years.

Doesnt surprise me that they have one. There are some wealthy communities in the county, they need to show that they are protecting the community. Assuming this is their replacement, there is/was also a V100 variant and an older Greyhound police variant in the county too. City of Detroit has a V100 thingy. What is that older Air Force armored truck (GM based?)? Well, the city I live in has or had one, and either Wayne or Oakland county used to PR that there armored truck at quite a few of the car shows....

Only one I havent seen used in the area is a real track. Didnt Doug K. or someone post some pics of a police M113 a while back?

Well, glad they have it, a waste of their money, where are they going to use something like that... yeah, there are drug houses and barricaded gunmen that live in Beverly Hills, Bloomfield Hills, Berkley, Birhmingham, Troy, Auburn Hills...
Pontiac could use it but it would be overkill...
I am sure it is on loan to other agencies...
Back to top
View user's profile Photo Gallery
ChrisC
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 26, 2006
Posts: 147

PostPosted: Mon Jun 22, 2009 2:41 am
Post subject: Re: Oakland County, Michigan APC - Can anyone identify?

Shawn,

The Macomb County Sherriff has an M-577, they bring it out to the North Gratiot cruise every year.

Chris
Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website
toadmanstankpictures
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 704

PostPosted: Mon Jun 22, 2009 5:33 am
Post subject: Re: Oakland County, Michigan APC - Can anyone identify?

I don't know about Oakland County Sheriff needing one but Oakland P.D. in California could use about a dozen of them that's for sure!!

_________________
Chris "toadman" Hughes
www.toadmanstankpictures.com
www.cafepress.com/toad...ksandstuff
Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website
bsmart
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 23, 2006
Posts: 2523
Location: Central Maryland
PostPosted: Mon Jun 22, 2009 12:16 pm
Post subject: Re: Oakland County, Michigan APC - Can anyone identify?

- Neil_Baumgardner
Very close - the answer is in the link. And yes, you cheated...

Neil


For those of us who haven't figured out which vehicle it actually is how 'bout enlightning us? At one point I was wondering if it was one of teh 14 Bisons that are listed as being assigned to the National Guard. My guess is that it was some vehicle made surplus after testing at TACOM

_________________
Bob Smart ([email protected])
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail
Neil_Baumgardner
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 3942
Location: Arlington, VA
PostPosted: Mon Jun 22, 2009 1:46 pm
Post subject: Re: Oakland County, Michigan APC - Can anyone identify?

Its a General Purpose Vehicles (GPV) Captain 8x8

GPV doesnt appear to be marketing this specific vehicle anymore on their website, although it still appears on the front page
www.gpv.com/

Here's an archive of more info on it
web.archive.org/web/20...ts/8x8.htm

Neil
Back to top
View user's profile
Display posts from previous:   
Post new topic    Reply to topic    Printer Friendly Page    Forum Index ›  AFV News Discussion Board
Page 1 of 1
All times are GMT - 6 Hours



Jump to:  


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum
You cannot attach files in this forum
You cannot download files in this forum