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Humber Light Reconnaissance Car, also known as '''Ironside''', was a British Armoured Car produced during the World War II . HISTORY Produced by Rootes Groop , the Humber Light Reconnaissance Car was an armored car based on the Humber Super Snipe luxury car chassis with some minor changes such as War Department pattern wheels and run-flat tyres. Was equipped with No. 19 radio set. From 1940 to 1943 over 3600 units were built. The vehicle was used by Infantry Reconnaissance Regiments and the RAF Regiment in Tunisia , Italy and Western Europe . Three Mk I vehicles were modified for use by the British Royal Family and the Cabinet Ministers and were known as ''Special Ironside Saloons''. After the war, some vehicles remained in service with the British units in India and in the Far East . VARIANTS
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