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Re: The Bavarian Prime Minister Drives an Audi A8 Security. - 11-10-2006, 07:33 PM

Quick Q does VAG get there armoured cars Phaeton & A8 built by an subcontractor still ?

I say this because when PanEuropean Phaeton Mod from vwvortex was in Dresden, I happened to ask about armoured Phaetons, he asked Dresden & they gave him a name of a company that does all armouring for VAG vehicles.
Also no one off the street can buy one they have to be screened 1st apparently.

heres a link about my Phaeton armouring question - ONLY REGISTERED AND ACTIVATED USERS CAN SEE ALL LINKS - CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
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Re: The Bavarian Prime Minister Drives an Audi A8 Security. - 11-10-2006, 09:46 PM

That's a good question, phaeton. I think some of the European automakers did partner with outside armouring companies. For example, the armoured Volvo S80 was built with the help of O'Gara Hess & Eisenhardt. The armoured Range Rovers were developed working closely with OHE as well. OHE built the US Presidential Limousines for several decades.

From what I have read, most of the cars are built in-house. The MB Guard and BMW High Security are built on a different line at the same factory. I think the VAG cars are likely the same.
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Re: The Bavarian Prime Minister Drives an Audi A8 Security. - 11-11-2006, 04:10 AM

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What cars did these German politicians use in the 1980s and '90s?
Not exactly 'these' German politicians, but the East German government interestingly had a fleet of Citroen CX's, some of them streched:
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Re: The Bavarian Prime Minister Drives an Audi A8 Security. - 11-11-2006, 08:08 AM

The words passion and Citroen in one sentence is something I find highly funny
That car above is one ugly piece of machinery (and has always been)
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Re: The Bavarian Prime Minister Drives an Audi A8 Security. - 11-11-2006, 08:29 AM

a little OT: klier, these days Citroen-Passion may sound a bit funny, but some decades before, in the years of CX and DS and other great cars, there was so much passion... I have been driven in a DS recently and i can assure you that such thing will never be built again. BTW, those cars were considered beauties back then...
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