It was based on the chassis of the Peerless three-tonne lorry, with an armoured body built by the Austin Motor Company. The Peerless lorry was a relatively slow and heavy vehicle but was reckoned to be tough, with solid rubber tyres and rear-wheel chain drive.

The Vickers-Peerless was a Greek-made armored car model from the 1920s which served in various duties with the Greek police, until it was pressed into emergency military service during World War II.[2]

During the First World War, sixteen American Peerless trucks were modified by the British to serve as armoured cars. These were relatively primitive designs with open backs, armed with a Pom-pom gun and a machine gun, and were delivered to the British army in 1915. They were used also by the...

2016年6月1日 · Detailing the technical specifications, development, and operational history of the Peerless Armored Car Armored Fighting Vehicle (AFV) including pictures.

2016年10月7日 · In 1919 the British Army found itself short of armoured cars when many were needed quickly to police various trouble spots around the world. Few manufacturers wanted to do war work at the time, but the Austin Motor Company of Birmingham agreed to provide armoured bodies if the War Office could come up with suitable chassis.

During the First World War, sixteen American Peerless trucks were modified by the British to serve as armoured cars. These were relatively primitive designs with open backs, armed with a Pom-pom gun and a machine gun, and were delivered to the British army in 1915. They were used also by the...

After World War One, the British then decided to use those chassis by mating them with twin turreted armoured car hulls very similar to the Austin Armored Car Series. The Tank Museum at Bovington Peerless vehicle is marked for County of London Yeomanry aka "Sharpshooters" in the 1920s when they were used during the General Strike of 1926.

2024年10月7日 · During the First World War, sixteen American Peerless trucks were modified by the British to serve as armoured cars. These were relatively primitive designs with open backs, armed with a Pompom gun and a machine gun, and were delivered to the British army in 1915.

Peerless Armoured Car. The Peerless Armoured Car design was developed in 1919. It was based on the chassis of the Peerless three ton lorry, with an armoured body built by the Austin Motor Company. The most common variant was a twin-turret …

Armored vehicles typically consisted of a fixed armored superstructure mounted on an existing car or truck chassis and were never fully perfected for military service. The British took various forms during World War I, such as the 1915 American Peerless Truck, modified to suit the role with armor and machine guns.