What car for a bank robbery?
Discussion
Well, first of all there are some features it absolutely must have:
Four doors - so you can drive the three blaggers to and from the scene of the crime.
Capacious boot - to hold the shooters and the ski masks on the way in and massive bags of lolly on the way out.
Inconspicuous - obviously this motor is not going to be bought on the never never. This will need to be boosted the day before the raid and left under the local railway arches for use on the day. It must be a popular model and capable of blending in.
Fast - might need to lose the rozzers on the get away run…
So, in 1964, the answer to this question was undoubtedly the Mk II Jag.
Gratuitous photo
But what is the motor du jour for a small armed robbery today?
Four doors - so you can drive the three blaggers to and from the scene of the crime.
Capacious boot - to hold the shooters and the ski masks on the way in and massive bags of lolly on the way out.
Inconspicuous - obviously this motor is not going to be bought on the never never. This will need to be boosted the day before the raid and left under the local railway arches for use on the day. It must be a popular model and capable of blending in.
Fast - might need to lose the rozzers on the get away run…
So, in 1964, the answer to this question was undoubtedly the Mk II Jag.
Gratuitous photo
But what is the motor du jour for a small armed robbery today?
I thought all bank robberies were done online these days?
Surely for old times sake it has to be The General Lee? 
Otherwise you need two cars and a couple of trucks. I always thought that if I did a job it would be near some handy road tunnels and i'd use them to my advantage if we got chased.
Obviously the aim is not to get followed by them at all as it's game over when you do, but....
You go in one end of the tunnel with plod not far behind, your colleagues in trucks let you through then close up to block them. Just around the bend you stop and swap cars thus exiting the tunnel (with all the other cars) in something completely different. The copper chopper hovering overhead will never notice and off you go.
Another way is to paint the car in water soluble paint, if chased then go to the drive through car wash, get it all washed off and emerge in a totally different coloured car.
As you can see i've been planning this for quite some time, just think Rodders, this time next year we'll be millionaires
Otherwise you need two cars and a couple of trucks. I always thought that if I did a job it would be near some handy road tunnels and i'd use them to my advantage if we got chased.
Obviously the aim is not to get followed by them at all as it's game over when you do, but....
You go in one end of the tunnel with plod not far behind, your colleagues in trucks let you through then close up to block them. Just around the bend you stop and swap cars thus exiting the tunnel (with all the other cars) in something completely different. The copper chopper hovering overhead will never notice and off you go.
Another way is to paint the car in water soluble paint, if chased then go to the drive through car wash, get it all washed off and emerge in a totally different coloured car.
As you can see i've been planning this for quite some time, just think Rodders, this time next year we'll be millionaires
2 cars for me too. 1st car would be a black cab of the local area, preferably all liveried up to blend in, whilst on chase run through couple taxi ranks and taxi only roads.
Peugeot Partner tepee would work well in our neck of the woods. 1.6hdi - plenty of power to get through the 20mph zones without drama and carrying said loot.
Then park up change vehicle head out of town. Volvo estate, you'll never see one of those being pulled by the cops. Ideally with a 'child on board sticker on the rear'
Peugeot Partner tepee would work well in our neck of the woods. 1.6hdi - plenty of power to get through the 20mph zones without drama and carrying said loot.
Then park up change vehicle head out of town. Volvo estate, you'll never see one of those being pulled by the cops. Ideally with a 'child on board sticker on the rear'
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