Tuesday 20th October 2009

Rolls Royce Phantom Shoot-em-up

Video: Armoured car company assaults Chichester's finest

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Er... click the link if you want to watch a bunch of Germans pumping bullets into a Rolls-Royce Phantom before blowing it up with a land-mine. And let's face it, who doesn't!

The savage assault is all in the name of research, apparently, as German armoured car company Mutec carries out ballistic tests on one of its conversions.

And to think we worry about handing back press cars with kerbing damage...

[Lordbenny]

What a job!

[Jasper Gilder]

I wonder if this was a dress rehearsal by someone who'd been fired from the apprentice?

[Dr G]

Almost makes you want to get shot at

[pSynrg]

They could at least show some confidence in their product by sitting in the car during the tests...

[0191mark]

I like the way it just sits there, accepting it's lot with dignity.

[Oily Nails]

I loved how the charge went off under it and it barely shuddered. Your Martini wouldn't have spilt if your were sat in side

[bobdylan]

so the moral is ..... knock on the window wait till he winds it down and shoot him in the face

[Lord Flathead]

Lady Penelope: Did you hear something Parker, I thought I heard an explosion?


Parker: Sorry me lady, I just farted.

[Godzilla]

LOL! You could have won WWI in one of those. Just fit one of those Silver Ghost machine gun turrets on the top...

[Snoggledog]

Huge let down. Was hoping that someone would hop into it after they'd finished testing and drive it away.

[ceriw]

I'd quite like that when they have finished teaching the empire a lesson.... I'd be very happy bowling thru' Deutschland in it.
Perhaps need new windshield?

A genuine 'murdered car' for once?

[AndrewW-G]

It'll be in the Autotrader next week "Rolls Royce Phantom, LHD, one owner, magnificent example of this desireable car, highly maintaned and immaculate throughout"

[edinph]

DREARY! I'd have been impressed if someone had stepped out of the car, or if it had driven off. The interior could be an inferno for all we know! Pointless. I'm cancelling my order! Hahaha

[Sean 2000]

Best thing that could happen to the ghastly German overweight monster, they should do that to all of em IMHO.

[JumpinJack]

Any mention of price?? (not that I can afford a standard Phantom) Shame they didn't drive it away afterwards. Can't imagine there would have been much left of the wheel bolts after the explosions... But looks pretty damn solid!

[Lordbenny]

What does one of thoses things weigh? Must be 5 ton+

[DP 1]

After the explosion at 1:52 there's a long pause- would have been funny if one of the doors just fell off lol

[angus54]

We should be sending them out to our troops.

This miserly gov has a lot to answer for.

Edited by angus54 on Tuesday 20th October 12:39

[Graham E]

Doesn't really show you much though, does it? For all we know, they could be hollowpoints, or some other bullet designed _not_ to penetrate armour.

FOr a real test, I want to see Arnie strap on guns for 5 inutes (to poundng 80's montage music), before shooting the arse out of it with a large calibre fully automatic rifle (held in 1 arm, witha "flex" pose).

Then, and only then, can we establish if it's as awesome as they claim.

[Ollieb7]

Repair the windows and how cool would that car be to cruise around in!