ARMOURED BULLION VANS FOR PARIS.
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Although Bonnot's outlaw band has been exterminated, and, we trust., forgotten by most people, the various Paris bank officials are still of the opinion that greater care should be taken in the transportation of money and objects of value from the branch establishments to the headquarters banks.
Thus, one of the leading banks has -replaced its unprotected horsedrawn wagonettes, which up to the present have made the rounds of the various branch banks, by a cornpletely armoured motor vehicle.
These new vans are built on 30 h.p. Mors chassis, having chain drive and twin solid tires on the rear wheels ; the front wheels are fitted with a cushion •type of tire. The whole of the body is covered with steel plates capable of resisting rifle shots. Maximum protection is given to the driver consistent with a clear vision for driving under city conditions. The scuttle dash and side doors are built flush.
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