Armored Cars & Trucks

No reader of the classical tale Moby Dick can doubt the strength of the book’s central character, a huge, sea dwelling mammal. Therefore, it seems only right to underscore the connection between that fearsome whale and the armored SUV. One factory in Russia has helped to highlight that connection. The Dartz Motorz turns out thousands of armored SUVs. Each of those vehicles has a grandissmus lining. The material in that lining comes from a part of the whale, a part often called the “cassock.” It happens to be the whale’s penis. The unique lining in Dartz’ SUVs demonstrates the extent to which any of these large armored vehicles can be furnished with one or more accessories. Sometimes an armored SUV comes with a set of heavy duty racing brakes. Sometimes it has been supplied with a multi-tone siren or an impressive PA system. On occasion, such a vehicle might feature a set of LED strobe lights. At other times it has other customized modifications. They might be modifica...