Cars
Interested in touring Baghdad for a day in the near future? Â You'll want an armored version of today's tough vehicles - whether you're accustomed to Suburbans or 5-series BMW's, the basic $500.00/day rental cost from some Baghdad-based shops is as good as it gets. Â Don't consider spending $60-$150K on armoring your own vehicle for Baghdad duty until your time in Iraq lengthens. Â But please; do be safe. Â Even as I type I see CNN.com breaking news that a suicide bomber has killed 25 and wounded another forty. Â
- Is This For Real? Alleged Isis Suicide Bomber's Car Explodes Mid-air
We've yet to validate the claim, but it's reported that this footage shows an ISIS suicide bomber's (or possibly just an ISIS bomber's) vehicle exploding for a second time while in the air. Read more »...
- Sales Of Armored Cars Are Booming In The Middle East
Following decades of conflicts and wars, rich people from the Middle East are reportedly buying more armored cars than ever. According to a report from Al Arabiya English, the armored car industry is booming in the region plagued by political crises,...
- Video: Rolls Royce Phantom Gets Shot And Blown Up During Ballistic Test
Just like any other product, armored cars have to pass rigorous tests to make sure they deliver what they promise - even if that means destroying a six-figure vehicle like the Rolls Royce Phantom during the process. In what looks like a real life 'shootem...
- Baghdad Has Car Enthusiasts Too
What's it like to be a car enthusiast under the late and not at all great Saddam Hussein? Fine.... sort of. If you intend to modify; tune; or pimp your auto, consider your actions illegal. Saddam did. CNN went for some drives with a few tuner boys...
- Hummer H2 Driven
Having just stepped out of a Ford Excursion, I had an eery feeling. A been-there-before-deja-vu-all-over-again moment. Something was familiar, and it wasn't just the Excursion. No, I went back in time about a month. Ah yes, I've got it. I basically...
Cars
ARMORED CARS IN BAGHDAD
Interested in touring Baghdad for a day in the near future? Â You'll want an armored version of today's tough vehicles - whether you're accustomed to Suburbans or 5-series BMW's, the basic $500.00/day rental cost from some Baghdad-based shops is as good as it gets. Â Don't consider spending $60-$150K on armoring your own vehicle for Baghdad duty until your time in Iraq lengthens. Â But please; do be safe. Â Even as I type I see CNN.com breaking news that a suicide bomber has killed 25 and wounded another forty. Â
CNN's Michael Holmes delves into this interesting world and comes out with this video. Â
- Is This For Real? Alleged Isis Suicide Bomber's Car Explodes Mid-air
We've yet to validate the claim, but it's reported that this footage shows an ISIS suicide bomber's (or possibly just an ISIS bomber's) vehicle exploding for a second time while in the air. Read more »...
- Sales Of Armored Cars Are Booming In The Middle East
Following decades of conflicts and wars, rich people from the Middle East are reportedly buying more armored cars than ever. According to a report from Al Arabiya English, the armored car industry is booming in the region plagued by political crises,...
- Video: Rolls Royce Phantom Gets Shot And Blown Up During Ballistic Test
Just like any other product, armored cars have to pass rigorous tests to make sure they deliver what they promise - even if that means destroying a six-figure vehicle like the Rolls Royce Phantom during the process. In what looks like a real life 'shootem...
- Baghdad Has Car Enthusiasts Too
What's it like to be a car enthusiast under the late and not at all great Saddam Hussein? Fine.... sort of. If you intend to modify; tune; or pimp your auto, consider your actions illegal. Saddam did. CNN went for some drives with a few tuner boys...
- Hummer H2 Driven
Having just stepped out of a Ford Excursion, I had an eery feeling. A been-there-before-deja-vu-all-over-again moment. Something was familiar, and it wasn't just the Excursion. No, I went back in time about a month. Ah yes, I've got it. I basically...