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Terradyne Armored Vehicles
Toronto , Ontario , Canada .
Teradyne Armoured Vehicles from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Produce all terrain military type vehicles. The range includes the Light armored patrol vehicle (LAPV) the Multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) the Rapid patrol vehicle (RPV) and Civilian limited edition vehicle (CIV).Built on a versatile armoured vehicles platform that are design and manufactured to comply with the automotive industry standards. Built for military services and also available to civilian buyers.
The Light Armored Patrol Vehicle (LAPV) is a military vehicle belonging to the type of vehicle light four-wheel drive, protected patrol vehicles. The protection complies with the NATO guideline STANAG 4569 Level 3 or the CEN B7. The LAPV is made on the basis of the Ford (USA) F550 Pick Up. It is powered by a Ford (USA) V8 diesel with 6.4 liters displacement (the manufacturer's name: Power Stroke V8 DI Turbo Diesel ). The power is given as 330 bhp , around 246 kW or 334 hp. This is then connected to a six- speed automatic transmission .
In the movie Fast & Furious Five (2011), Agent Hobbs uses a LAPV Gurkha as a company car. In addition, the vehicle appears in the film Madagascar 3: Escape through Europe (2012). In addition, it is also shown in the television series Arrow .
The fictional vehicles HVY Insurgent and HVY Insurgent Pickup are based on the Gurkha LAPV in the Grand Theft Auto V Online video game .You can also buy and tune the Gurkha LAPV in the Openworld car racing games Forza Horizon 3 and Forza Horizon 4 .
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Can-Car Canadian Car & Foundry Co Ltd
Commercial vehicle manufacturer, Fort William, Ontario Canada 1946-1962
Can-Car Canadian Car & Foundry Co Ltd built buses along with forestry equipment and also railway rolling stock from the early part of the 20th century.
History
Can-Car also built large machines including boats and planes for the war efforts of WWI and WWII Post war production included public transport later returning to rail production by the 1980s. The first Can-Car was a 44-pasenger trolleybus built by the Canadian Car & Foundry Co Ltd, Fort William, Ontario. This also formed the basis of a new Brill machine built in the USA but it was not until 1956 that the Can-Car name was adopted for all Canadian-built models. Air suspension diesel-engine buses for up to 52 passengers.
In 1960 the company re-named the Canadian Car Co Ltd, moving to Montreal, Quebec More buses were built up to 1962.
